[faux_maestro]

Even though the last post in this thread is 5 years, 5 months and 12 days old I felt the need to post here.

I had heard of The Golfing Machine in high school. This was probably in about 1994, it was a story in one of the golf rags about the "lost generation" of golfers that had shown promise in the 80's but had lost it. I think it included Hal Sutton, Scott Verplank (before their comebacks) and Bobby Clampett among others. The thing I remember from the story was how TGM "ruined" B.C.'s swing. His swing "got quicker and flatter the more mechanical he got".......yada yada. So of course I HAD to see what it was all about

I checked the book out from the library, I remember trying to read it and feeling like I must not know the english language because I had NO idea what the heck H.K. was saying. I wasn't ready for it.

I was an ok player by my senior year, averaging 40.3 in our 9 hole league matches, but I knew I was never going to make it as a golfer so I picked a real major (music....hahaha real major). I continued to play golf, a lot at the beginning of my time in college. My first year the University course had a student membership for $250, unlimited play. I wore it out, but eventually they raised the rates, school was getting harder and I met my ex-wife (if only I had known she was a "swinger".....) so I played less and less. Graduated, got a job, got married, got divorced, so playing golf took a back seat to life. I still got out 8-10 times per year and could still scrape it around in the low 80's with some luck.

I couldn't stand not playing much and not really playing well when I did so last summer I started browsing some online sites to find info. On this other site the big stuff seemed to be stack and tilt and Sean Foley.....and some TGM info. I remembered my earlier exposure and started looking around. I met our friend KevCarter "over there" and he helped my understanding of what I was learning and where to look for the good stuff (translation: pay attention to anything on Lynn Blake Golf).

My learning is just beginning but I am very happy with what I have been working on and the progress I've made. I have tweaked just about every aspect of my swing that can be tweaked. The thing that I love is that so far is I'm hitting the ball SO SOLID. I played 9 holes for the first time last weekend and shot 39 with out making any putts. The most impressive thing to me is that every iron shot was solid. I played one ball for score and a couple more just to try stuff out and while I didn't hit every shot straight they were all solid. It was a nice feeling, now if I can just make some putts

I'm actually looking forward to the golf season now, maybe I'll play a little more this year. I have some big goals for my game in the coming years as I get back to work (took time off to go back to school full time) and can spend more time and money on the game. I hope to make it down to the swamp someday, I'm literally saving my pennies and nickels. I'll make it some day, for now this site is my guide. Thanks for all the help and happy G.O.L.F.ing