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Yoda 06-24-2011 10:18 PM

Air's Joy
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by airair (Post 85561)
Thanks. Interesting. I have nothing to lose - so I might as well try ...

Right you are, Air. You have nothing to lose . . .

Even more important, you have something 'new' to gain!

:eyes:

This latest intersection is part and parcel of your personal golf journey . . . from where you are now to the best you can be.

From the weekend 'dub' to the competing Pro . . .

Quote:

"The joy is in improving."

-- Ben Hogan

:salut:

O.B.Left 06-25-2011 01:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 85559)
Paul Runyan, short game maestro, used the reverse overlap putting grip to win 24 PGA Tour events, three major championships, two Leading Money Winner titles, and some forty PGA Sectional tournaments, all while being consistently out-driven by his fellow competitors by 30-50 yards. It was this grip that he explained and illustrated in his book, The Short Way To Lower Scoring.

In his later years, after experimenting with the Baseball Grip (including the exaggerated, split-hand version), he elected to eliminate the overlap. The hand alignments (positioned opposing each other at 45 degrees to the shaft per the photo in my post above) remained unchanged, as did the grip pressure (equally firm in both hands).

He presented this grip in his presentation to the 1990 PGA Teaching and Coaching Summit. After viewing that presentation this spring (thanks, O.B. Left!), I tried it and have been using it ever since. At the very least, it is easier to teach (and learn).

The Reverse Overlap version is sound -- you have not been "doing this wrong" -- but Mr. Runyan came to believe that his ten-finger version was superior. Give it a try and draw your own conclusion.

The end goal is to make more putts. Go with the grip that gets that job done.

:salut:


You honour me Sir. Thank you Yoda.

Cant say Ive ever tried that wacky stuff but I might have to soon...... (Just kidding). Paul Runyan absolutely slaughtered his opponents with his short game. Slaughtered!

Yoda 06-25-2011 05:25 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: At Nuevo Laredo Cantina for early dinner with Mrs. Yoda. Voted "Best of Atlanta" -- since 1992!!! http://lockerz.com/s/114127560

Yoda 06-25-2011 05:34 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: This place was modeled after the Cadillac Bar & Rest in Nuevo Laredo, Tamps, Mexico. At 4:50 PM, we had to wait for a table. Hay carramba!

Yoda 06-25-2011 06:06 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: BTW, 1992 is when this 'hole-in-the-wall' was established! http://lockerz.com/s/114138854

Yoda 06-28-2011 07:16 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Curt Sanders, Carolinas PGA Section (largest in USA w 2,000+ members) Player of the Year 2008, 2009, & 2010. http://lockerz.com/s/115123150

Yoda 06-28-2011 07:21 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Curt & I continued our work of these past 3 years these past 2 days @ Cuscowilla. Long & short game. Heavy emphasis on Runyan techniques.

Yoda 06-28-2011 07:24 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: After check-up / warm-up, our work today was done entirely on the course at Cuscowilla. Fish & swimming lessons. Gotta luv it! :-)

Yoda 06-30-2011 05:27 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Really jammed this week -- on tee @ 7 AM and off about 5 PM. Fun! Here's the chipping setup I used this PM. http://lockerz.com/s/115712154

Yoda 06-30-2011 05:35 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: http://lockerz.com/s/115713902 Here's the down the line view of the chippng setup. First club is a 6 iron and the ... http://tmi.me/cocW8

Yoda 06-30-2011 08:29 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Sitting w Wayne Watts on outside patio @ Waterside Rest in Cuscowilla. Glass of red & a cigar. Great times! http://lockerz.com/s/115753617

Yoda 07-01-2011 06:37 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: http://lockerz.com/s/116045268 Cele Covey was Lady Amateur Champion of Long Island somewhere "back in the fifties". ... http://tmi.me/crhjE

Yoda 07-01-2011 06:40 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Also at "S-a-a-g Harbour". Not to mention Fresh Meadow and Noyak CC, those would b the ones next to Shinnecock and Maidstone.

Yoda 07-01-2011 06:43 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Cele had 15 holes-in-one. Her primary instructor was ERNEST JONES. Now @ age 84 and recovering from a stroke, she still loves the game. :-)

Yoda 07-01-2011 06:54 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: When Cele swings, she keeps tempo saying "FRED-DIE-COUP-LES". When that doesn't work, its "An-ni-ka-Sorenstam". That failing, "Oh-She-ut!".

Yoda 07-01-2011 08:46 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Dinner with friends. Gotta luv it! :-) http://lockerz.com/s/116078601

Yoda 07-01-2011 09:10 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Executive Chef Gerald Schmidt at The Waterside makes his personal wine recommendations. World class! http://lockerz.com/s/116085021

Yoda 07-01-2011 09:13 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: And then came the 'special' bottles from Sid White-s private cellar. $15 corkage fee; $200 savings @ retail! http://lockerz.com/s/116085949

Yoda 07-01-2011 09:15 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Sid does the honors. Chef Schmidt gets the 'assist'! :-) http://lockerz.com/s/116086477

Yoda 07-01-2011 09:22 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Private stock. http://lockerz.com/s/116088208

Yoda 07-01-2011 09:55 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: http://lockerz.com/s/116097160 I'll be on the tee @ 7 AM. Meanwhile, the night rules. No big deal. All married and ... http://tmi.me/crzNO

Yoda 07-02-2011 07:35 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Was it hot & humid today! 94* at 11 & my shirt was soaked. Just in @ 7 PM. View from my Cuscowilla balcony. http://lockerz.com/s/116421803

Yoda 07-02-2011 07:41 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Another balcony view. Kids being towed on a tube behind the boat. 11th green at Cuscowilla is in background http://lockerz.com/s/116423696

Yoda 07-02-2011 08:15 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Fish fry tonight at neighbors condo. We're grilling the venison tenderloins down below. Here's the dock view! http://lockerz.com/s/116433479

Yoda 07-02-2011 08:19 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Bobby Wright mans the grill. Says he,"These deer steaks are gonna make you sit up and bark!" http://lockerz.com/s/116434612

Yoda 07-02-2011 09:50 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: With Travis McMahan, asst greens boss at Cuscowilla. He's here after a 5-year stint at Southern Hills. http://lockerz.com/s/116462633

Yoda 07-02-2011 09:55 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Travis is #2 behind Sam Murphy, who himself was #2 for 5 years . . . at Augusta National. We got 'good people'! :-)

Yoda 07-03-2011 04:56 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Perfecting Station Three -- the Finish -- with my young pupil this morning. Could be the next logo silouette! http://lockerz.com/s/116736151

Yoda 07-03-2011 05:03 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Here's a neat trick from Lionel Hebert. The 'question mark' teaches how to make the rt hand 'trigger' finger. http://lockerz.com/s/116738044

Yoda 07-04-2011 04:21 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Big storm now at Cuscowilla. God's 4th of July fireworks with lightning everywhere. Idiot with a death wish in a dingy 150 yds offshore. :-(

Yoda 07-05-2011 12:44 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Just RSVPed to Larry Nelson's PGA Distinguished Service Award ceremony & recept Aug 10. Vince Gill performs! http://lockerz.com/s/117327939

Yoda 07-06-2011 09:35 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: @KipHenley They take DOLLARS, Kip, not dimes! :-)

Yoda 07-06-2011 09:59 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: @KipHenley Kipper, CW must've took from Harvey Penick: He said ur risking ur back to tie ur shoes without sitting down & crossing ur legs!

Yoda 07-06-2011 10:09 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: @KipHenley Kipper, tell Foochie and Justin to hit the EVAC vehicles when the lightning comes. God CAN hit a hybrid!

Yoda 07-06-2011 10:18 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: @BrianGayPGA Judge Brian Reality TV. Take #1. . DOA. Sorry!

Yoda 07-06-2011 11:05 PM

Carnack Replies . . . But No Question!
 
Okay . . . Just now discovering that my own tweets are appearing (in this thread), but any tweets to which I am replying (including photos) are not. Kinda lame.

Ben, for those not following me on Twitter, what can we do about it? Anything?

:confused1

bambam 07-07-2011 09:04 AM

It depends on what Twitter can provide; right now, it's pulling in your twitter 'feed', which doesn't include posts to which you've replied, but I'll find out!

Yoda 07-08-2011 09:28 AM

LynnBlakeGolf: Another of life's milestones coming up on Oct 13: my 65th birthday. Now at Social Security offices applying for Medicare. It's so NOT me!

Yoda 07-08-2011 09:34 AM

LynnBlakeGolf: Almost done, but my Social Security person needs to step on it: I've got a full day's lessons booked starting in 28 minutes!

Yoda 07-08-2011 09:51 PM

LynnBlakeGolf: Here's the signage leaving Social Securty offices this morning. The Exit sign points opposite the One Way! http://lockerz.com/s/118345230


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