Keep that mind open Patrick, and you will have an incredible week. I can't wait to hear all about it!!!
Grip and Balance.
I watched a very talented golfer take a lesson from Lynn this morning and he was not only phenomenal on the putting green, but he put a clinic on at the short game station and the proceeded to crush balls with every type of club on the range.
His motion was effortless and his left wrist was flat.
I thought it would be years before I could do something like that. Instead it was two hours!!!
The gentleman from North Carolina was humble and personable. He quietly hit the ball so hard that the ball shook in terror as it left . It seemed to hit second gear at 225 yards and then exploded two or three stories higher until I lost sight of it.
His motion was so subtle! How could I ever do that?
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 watched a very talented golfer take a lesson from Lynn this morning and he was not only phenomenal on the putting green, but he put a clinic on at the short game station and the proceeded to crush balls with every type of club on the range.
His motion was effortless and his left wrist was flat.
I thought it would be years before I could do something like that. Instead it was two hours!!!
The gentleman from North Carolina was humble and personable. He quietly hit the ball so hard that the ball shook in terror as it left . It seemed to hit second gear at 225 yards and then exploded two or three stories higher until I lost sight of it.
His motion was so subtle! How could I ever do that?
ICT
Lynn asked me if I wanted a bandaid or a real cure. Give me the Alignments!
I had some perverted notion of Impact Fix! It was wrong. Lynn showed me the value of Mid-Body Hands with Standard Address. Bent Left Wrist and Straight Right Wrist.
All of the sudden, my club was square to the ball and hit the ball before taking turf. My Basic Motion tattled on me though! I was terribly wooden in my heels and my shoulders were rocking and blocking. I had swaying hips not turning hips . I had no balance!
Two hours later, my golf shots were showing an inverted fish hook shape and my driver was carrying 200 hards with only two thoughts in my mind: "Standard Address" and "Heels lift in Balance!"
My club head speed increased by at least 100% as I stayed in balance!
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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!
Lynn asked me if I wanted a bandaid or a real cure. Give me the Alignments!
I had some perverted notion of Impact Fix! It was wrong. Lynn showed me the value of Mid-Body Hands with Standard Address. Bent Left Wrist and Straight Right Wrist.
All of the sudden, my club was square to the ball and bit the ball before taking turf. My Basic Motion tattled on me though! I was terribly wooden in my heels and my shoulders were rocking and blocking. I had swaying hips not turning hips . I had no balance!
Two hours later, my golf shots were showing an inverted fish hook shape and my driver was carrying 200 hards with only two thoughts in my mind: "Standard Address" and "Heels lift in Balance!"
My club head speed increased by at least 100% as I stayed in balance!
I don't know how to place the pictures of Exercises 1-4 in this text. I need some help with that, but as soon as I got my left heel up and right hip STRAIGHT BACK, my shoulders flattened out and I had gained tremendous whip on the club!
Lynn demonstrated how balance actually allowed the feet and arms to move in a coordinated fashion! Because my body was so quiet, I was able easily view the ball and watch the club firing through with what seemed to be an incredibly quiet body and almost perfectly still head.
Almost an hour later, as Lynn was logically layering connections with the machine I sort of got lost. Without saying anything to Lynn, I quieted my body and simply maintained my balance with heels up and down and the ball began to yelp off the club face! 7 iron, wedge, driver it made no difference.
March on my right heel left heel comes up. March on my left heel and right heel comes up as I step and face the shot! I had so much balance, I was able to simply hold my "arrow through the ear" position indicating great Balance, Swivel, and Extensor Action. And then I would simply let the club slide down through my hands.
More to come!
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 : 04-19-2011 at 01:21 AM.
Prior to our individual session, he watched for two hours as I worked with two very talented professional players. That experience resulted in more than a few "Aha!" moments.
Later, when we began our two-hour mano-a-mano, he demonstrated a wonderful understanding of the Basic Motion. Through his time and diligent study on our website, he had mastered the Flat Left Wrist with the Club below his hands. Terrific!
However, he needed a major grip adjustment that would enable all future progress. He made the change immediately and never looked back. That done, we went to work on his Pivot, learning and doing several drills that would forever rid him of his "cement legs and feet" that was inhibiting his natural, athletic motion.
Summarizing, we began with his grip (his connection to the club) and then went immediately to his feet (his connection with the ground).
We progressed rapidly through the short clubs -- turf finally began to fly! -- and ended with his driver. Using the same motion we had been working on from the beginning, he proceeded to nail shot after shot down the length of the range. His swing would have brought a smile to the face of Sam "Oily" Snead.
Proud of you, ICT!
Tomorrow, we build on that progress. Using the same concepts (but with several deliberate 'tweaks'), we'll attack the short game and learn a myriad of scoring shots. This is, after all, in the vernacular of the PGA TOUR pro . . .
Money.
I've got photos and a video I'll post soon in this thread.
I hate to say it Air, but I am very jealous of you and Patrick right now...
I was working on my own on the range today for the first time in a very long time. Concentrated on Mr. Yoda's teaching as I remember it. Right - Left - Right - Left -- no more pressure on the left foot at the top with driver, lift that left heel and turn the right hip pocket back and into that braced right leg and fall towards the target. Finally felt some "pop" again after a few years of not playing. I'm excited again. Right back to watching YODA's most basic videos and going to let it sink in for good. I finally get how you can shift your weight properly and stay centered in the tripod. Huge breakthrough for me, and it just felt like it did when I used to be able to play...
Kevin
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I could be wrong. I have been before, and will be again.
I had so much balance, I was able to simply hold my "arrow through the ear" position indicating great Balance, Swivel, and Extensor Action. And then I would simply let the club slide down through my hands.
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