[Overkill]

Great post! Nice jab too! Mike O will be knocking at your door in the gimp suit soon . . .

Target directs the process. Like that a lot. My stromie Drewitgolfsurfer says "Your target is the ball . . . the green is the ball's target." So it all comes down to the process basically being . . . picking a target and a shot letting it go and making a motion . . . learning how to overcome downstroke blackout . . . the the motion make the shot PROCESS.

Why do you think the the guys that hit it straight hit it straight? Does it start in the mind or in the hands or both?

Dance like nobody is watching . . . Mike O makes love while nobody's in the room.

Bucket

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TARGET is everthing//// Players who hit it straight focus on their target, players who curve it focus on their target/// Players get in trouble when they get all hung up on results rather than being target oriented and just letting it happen. Example, last week, last hole Sunday (Cong) my pro tries to kill a 3wd and hit it way left into the trees. He gets a 'line of sight drop' but is still in the trees 200yds from front of green. Remember, this is his first week back after 4 Months off and his natural shot is not a draw/// He asks me if I think a 5 iron will run down to the green if he keeps it low and turns it, I say sure, I like it.

He takes the 5 iron, takes a couple of swings and hits this rocket which turns about 45 deg/ the ball splits the front of the green, dead centre and runs all the way to the back, about 20' from the pin//// Do you think there were many swing thoughts there, do you think he was concerned about results, or do you think he was thinking about his target and FEELING the shot.

We are walking to the green, the crowd is clapping and shouting, and he says, "I love those shots, they are so much fun to hit"

Also, a little putting example which may or may not fit in. My pro and I have putting contests from time to time. On Wed we have a 36 hole pull back tourn; pull back means that if you miss a put you have to pull it back the length of your putter and put again, so the shortest put you ever have is over 3'. After, 18 holes I have him 2 down and he says, whatever your thinking, just keep doing it. I thought about it for a second and then I replied, I'm not thinking about anything, I'm just looking at the hole and letting my brain figure everyhting else out. He said, I like it and the next 18 holes he made several long ones and no three putts.

By the way, he won, I was 4 over and he was 3. Again, it's all about your TARGET.

In a former life, I was a sniper and also instructed others. When you are setting up, you have to consider wind, humidity, elevation, temp., etc; IF YOU EVER ALLOW YOURSELF TO BECOME CONCERNED ABOUT THE RESULTS, YOU ARE FINISHED///////