But of course there are exceptions.......you could "swing the club head" in an attempt to hit a flop shot or sand shot say with .....intentional throwaway. Not that this is the only way to hit a high shot but......just saying. To me the 10-3-J Pause Minor Basic Stroke sure feels like Im swinging the clubhead past the hands, which come to a stop or "pause" as the clubhead whips past them.
Whatever lends itself to compression ....when reversed, lends itself to an intentional loss of compression. That's a pretty good line if I say so myself.. Maybe Ill run that one by Daryl for approval.
Kevin, I'm an adult capable of buying my own enchladas and Pink Lemonade by the
Originally Posted by KevCarter
Foundation my ass, it's the whole enchilada!
Kevin
....pitcher. Shania Twain = ST, Stack and Tilt is a really good Pivot controlling the hands IMHO. You are not an idiot, Kevin, nor is Jerry, we are all just learning. It takes me awhile to reflect on things and I need the Pivot to give my arms and hands power and to fire OUT and DOWN my FLW striking the ball.
Watching those guys clued me in on adding a lot more out to my hands. OB, I use throwaway out of the bunker all the time and it works for me, there.
Nice LBG quote btw.
OUT is big for me since it balances the imbalance of my hands, feels # 3PP strongly and lets me whip it down out and forward through the ball.
Daryl, if MS. ST ever consents to be my caddie, my hcp. will suffer for about 6 months while I teach her all I can about other stuff!
Canadian kids need computer teachers, too!
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
I threw away a good dozen billable hours consuming this tale of Patrick, his long back leg, 11 surgeries, Minnesota Beer Fund, John Savage, that clicky thing someone wants to know about, an unfortunate run-in with apple cider beer, pondering what Pat's wife is doing during this whole never-ending saga of 36 hole summer days, crazy alphabet soup, the secret handshake that allowed admission to the basement inner sanctum, Daryl's needlessly harsh barb, outtakes from Moby Dick, etc etc etc. I'm impressed, envious and inspired by Pat's awesome improvement during this thread. Now I know for sure that I can do it too...any beer money left to motivate a 17 handicap Lakers fan who wants more and just ordered his copy of Alignment golf?
I deny any allegations of being "harsh". Ya know, in Philadelphia, between two Italians, that's considered "Pillow Talk". forgetaboudit.
I think that "Innercityteacher" is the alter-ego of this guy who lives in Cody, Wyoming. His name is Chad Ostopowitz, a Real estate Broker who divorced two years ago from his wife of 3 years, Betty-Anne, a full time teacher at a grade-school in a city nearby. I think the Leg Injury is true, but it stems from a demolition derby he lost 6 years ago. About 18 months ago, he moved from his studio apartment above a liquor store, into a foreclosed (due to the economic crisis) one Bedroom condo on a golf course. His doctor suggested golf as a form of rehabilitation.
From what I can gather, he's doing better and has a girlfriend, Gloria, who waits tables part-time at the Golf-course "Grille" where he teaches "line-Dancing" classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have recently adopted dog. My sources say it's a Schnauzer named "Bingo".
I threw away a good dozen billable hours consuming this tale of Patrick, his long back leg, 11 surgeries, Minnesota Beer Fund, John Savage, that clicky thing someone wants to know about, an unfortunate run-in with apple cider beer, pondering what Pat's wife is doing during this whole never-ending saga of 36 hole summer days, crazy alphabet soup, the secret handshake that allowed admission to the basement inner sanctum, Daryl's needlessly harsh barb, outtakes from Moby Dick, etc etc etc. I'm impressed, envious and inspired by Pat's awesome improvement during this thread. Now I know for sure that I can do it too...any beer money left to motivate a 17 handicap Lakers fan who wants more and just ordered his copy of Alignment golf?
Get a copy of TGM, the book, 6th or 7th edition, and look at a few fellow TGM'rs like Gotham Blog and Golf lag tips.com. They seem to be as whack as I am but they have SKILLS and they love LBG!
It also helps to have a new Schnauzser who needs a lot of watching and sits with me as I write!
ICT
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
I deny any allegations of being "harsh". Ya know, in Philadelphia, between two Italians, that's considered "Pillow Talk". forgetaboudit.
I think that "Innercityteacher" is the alter-ego of this guy who lives in Cody, Wyoming. His name is Chad Ostopowitz, a Real estate Broker who divorced two years ago from his wife of 3 years, Betty-Anne, a full time teacher at a grade-school in a city nearby. I think the Leg Injury is true, but it stems from a demolition derby he lost 6 years ago. About 18 months ago, he moved from his studio apartment above a liquor store, into a foreclosed (due to the economic crisis) one Bedroom condo on a golf course. His doctor suggested golf as a form of rehabilitation.
From what I can gather, he's doing better and has a girlfriend, Gloria, who waits tables part-time at the Golf-course "Grille" where he teaches "line-Dancing" classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. They have recently adopted dog. My sources say it's a Schnauzer named "Bingo".
Some of this is speculation.
Chad is my real estate broker. LOL!
ICT
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
It also helps to have a new Schnauzser who needs a lot of watching and sits with me as I write!
ICT
As a matter of fact, I have Henry and Holly (canines) on either side of me as I sit here reading my favorite thread and dreaming about Compression.[/quote]
In one of my graduate programs, we tried to imagine every intellectual point as a 3-dimensional, and look at it from as many sides as possible.
So, if my "mind is in my hands," and "sustaining the lag in balance" are top priorities, certain things must be done.
The Plane is the thing so medium EA is essential with either Hitting or Swinging. A steepness on my front side should actually give my right shoulder a "head start" with a little momentum. So my front hip needs to be out of the way with Hula or an open stance, about 20 degrees for a driver and as much as 30 degrees for everything else. A narrow stance, within the shoulders, helps me feel like that exercise where you stand with your feet together and swing back and through.
With my leg shortness, simply using EA and RFT activates # 3 PP, and stepping left,or simply raising my left shoulder a tad, or even a slight bump left gives me all the room I need. It allows me to drive my right shoulder, arms, hands and the Lag straight DOWN and OUT on Plane through the handle, and through the ball and through the ground. Or, with the same medium EA, simply roll on the TSP and Pivot the shoulder down!
I have two more days to post scores until the last GAP revision of the season. My hcp index is 11.1 now. I'm confident I can control the LAG well enough to shoot par or better. It's 38 degrees here tonight and the high tomorrow is called for 60 degrees and 65 degrees on Sunday. Our regular foursome is disbanded for the season. Maybe I can get in 72 holes this weekend!
Having a new/used Adams 9.5 degree (stiff shaft) Speed Driver helps!!!!
Now, a set of muscleback irons, maybe, and a trip to Cuscowilla in April....what's the weather like there in December I wonder?
ICT
ICT
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Last edited by innercityteacher : 10-29-2010 at 11:02 PM.
A funny thing happened to me on the way to the forum.
Originally Posted by innercityteacher
As a matter of fact, I have Henry and Holly (canines) on either side of me as I sit here reading my favorite thread and dreaming about Compression.
In one of my graduate programs, we tried to imagine every intellectual point as a 3-dimensional, and look at it from as many sides as possible.
So, if my "mind is in my hands," and "sustaining the lag in balance" are top priorities, certain things must be done.
The Plane is the thing so medium EA is essential with either Hitting or Swinging. A steepness on my front side should actually give my right shoulder a "head start" with a little momentum. So my front hip needs to be out of the way with Hula or an open stance, about 20 degrees for a driver and as much as 30 degrees for everything else. A narrow stance, within the shoulders, helps me feel like that exercise where you stand with your feet together and swing back and through.
With my leg shortness, simply using EA and RFT activates # 3 PP, and stepping left,or simply raising my left shoulder a tad, or even a slight bump left gives me all the room I need. It allows me to drive my right shoulder, arms, hands and the Lag straight DOWN and OUT on Plane through the handle, and through the ball and through the ground. Or, with the same medium EA, simply roll on the TSP and Pivot the shoulder down!
I have two more days to post scores until the last GAP revision of the season. My hcp index is 11.1 now. I'm confident I can control the LAG well enough to shoot par or better. It's 38 degrees here tonight and the high tomorrow is called for 60 degrees and 65 degrees on Sunday. Our regular foursome is disbanded for the season. Maybe I can get in 72 holes this weekend!
Having a new/used Adams 9.5 degree (stiff shaft) Speed Driver helps!!!!
Now, a set of muscleback irons, maybe, and a trip to Cuscowilla in April....what's the weather like there in December I wonder?
ICT
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Yesterday, I was feeling vary strong an adventurous. And at Paxon Hollow CC http://www.paxonhollowcc.com/ I struck my drives by EA/Pivot/Pivot/ Right arm thrust and played from the tips. I swung slowly and had my ball at my left heel with a 10 degree closed stance. I hit every fairway and most greens even as they hung on the side of 2-4 club elevated hills.
I shot 10 over. Puts and chips really break on top of hills! Who knew?
I'm licking my chops over a 4 foot birdie putt on a nasty par five elevated four stories over the fairway, and it breaks off the green! That happened about 9 times, yesterday.
So, after 65 rounds this year or so, I've come to some startling conclusions. Keep the ball below the hole!!!! Hitting the ball well is not good golf! Working backwards from the hole and planning your shots is great golf! Leaving yourself vary easy par putts is greart golf! 275 yard drives and 120 yard wedges 20 feet above the pin on a downhill putt is just stupid! Using my old bullseye putter from the fringe is a higher percentage than trying to skip a wedge close to the hole and missing it by 10 feet. UGH!
Great golf is saving par until I develop my rhythm and start throwing darts at the green within 15 feet of the pin and letting the ball die at the hole on the birdie putt and on the long par putt! Great golf is 3 over, not 12 over with two spectacular 30 foot par putts!
I know how to sustain Lag on Plane, now. I know to set up with more weight on my left side and that a smooth Pivot and careful Thrust really torques the club and allows me to play 400 plus par fours as a solid competitor.
Daryl mentioned this about 6 weeks ago but I was concentrating on being Godzilla! I do that a lot. I try to make 15 foot birdies and let the ball go 6 feet past the hole. I miss the comeback putt a lot! Stupid! If I'd just lag the ball 3 inches past the cup, I'd be a single digit hcp. instead of an 11.1! Last afternoon, I knew how to be 3 over or maybe even 1 under if I'd play within myself and not try to be a superstar!
(I hit a guy's Taylor Made Tour Burner 10.5 degree and teed the ball a little lower. It flew into the woods (265 yards) on the fly!)
So, I'm done for the year! Next year I'll play 30 less rounds of golf and hit 100 extra chips, sand shots and putts each week.
This Winter? Shag bag, baby! No charge to use the putting green and chipping around it! No charge to wander off to the closest green and hitting chips and puts close to the pin! Let's see, 30 rounds less * $50 = a week at Cuscowilla and a roundtrip flight to MN! And, with all those sandies and pars I'll be making, the Monday group will be making lots of donations to the various Beer Funds!
Shhhh! don't tell them the plan! 150 yards and in is magic!
ICT
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Last edited by innercityteacher : 10-31-2010 at 06:57 PM.
So, after 65 rounds this year or so, I've come to some startling conclusions. Keep the ball below the hole!!!! Hitting the ball well is not good golf! Working backwards from the hole and planning your shots is great golf! Leaving yourself vary easy par putts is greart golf! 275 yard drives and 120 yard wedges 20 feet above the pin on a downhill putt is just stupid! Using my old bullseye putter from the fringe is a higher percentage than trying to skip a wedge close to the hole and missing it by 10 feet. UGH!
ICT
Using my old bullseye putter from the fringe is a higher percentage than trying to skip a wedge close to the hole and missing it by 10 feet. UGH!
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