Finding Your Power Swing

Thank you kindly.

Simply Golf. It seems so simple and will give it a try. Thanks for your response.

Probably not Monday, but Thursday night is a possibility. I might need mucho cerveza fria afterwards!

Off-Topic but concerns the Fitter Location Map

This used to be under the Academy (along with the Golf Schools - still there) but is now missing.
Hope it can be restored and that we soon see a fitter located in the UK
Pedro

PS I already posted this on March 19 and then realised I wasn't on the latest blog. Also, how does one delete a post?

Tiptoe is correct....NO SOY, especially for us boys.

The product Don offers on this site looks VERY good. But... Price per serving is _______??

An alternative is a high quality whey protein powder.

bodybuilding.com offers dozens of protiens. Be careful with some of them.
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard whey is high quality at a pretty good price.

Reminder, it's what your body uses that determines value.

Simply Golf

God invented golf to teach us humility in all things. ;-)

That or it's another one of those drunken Scottish ideas like flipping telephone poles.

Stick with it. You are trying to "unlearn" the old ways and adapt a new system. It takes time.

Hi raflorian:

I like simple thoughts: Be a kid, and "go skip a rock."

That's all. Your hips, hands, arms will get sequenced and slotted,
and all will be well. Simple.

There is 1 key qualifier : it originates from a slightly laid off position,
which for me this simplifies things even more.

Simply Golf

I'm not sure about deleting posts, although as long as you're registered and logged in with Disqus you can edit your post and make it blank (or as some do put [This comment deleted by poster] in place of whatever you posted).

Spot on Robert Meade, Hope the hand is progressing in leaps and bounds.
When I got my first handicap, the biggest club in my bag was a 5W, I could almost make it talk.An elevated green at 100yds, down the shaft face open and I could drop it on the green. Why Oh! why did I change. In Germany black wooden Ping 5W 230-240yds with ease!
My normal colour code with Ping was orange. On my handicap round in a club competition, I was using a borrowed set of Ping with black colour code.
I will try this in a few weeks time [hopefully sooner] Get well soon

Thanks Dragonhead, I wondered why I didn't iether get some additional comments or some expanded thoughts on these observations of what truely gets us staying on the short grass. I have found the reading of Tom Wishons books absolutely fascinating. He again is not recomending we use a five iron on the tee on a par five but if all golfers really see the studies done on what lenghths and lofts are best for them they would take another look at thier current driver if needed and consider an insiders view of what the big brand companies are pushing - we will be surprised what a difference it could make for them. BTW I am buying these books on Amazon.com for savings of 80% off the original costs and in new condition.
Appreciate that it struck a cord with you. Good golfing.

T. I agree whole heartedly with Big D. You're tops! I also refer golfers to the series of lessons with Chris. There are a bunch of great tips within those lessons including the fact that Surge says that the elbow position at the top(some might refer to as the flying right elbow is the key to learning how to get vertical at 12 oclock. Priceless stuff. My other favorites are the series of lessons of Surge with Matt, where the proper stability of the lower body is clearly identified.

Please, look up the definition of WRIST COCK on PGA.com. DJ does not cock his wrists. He rotates the hands.

Yeah, except he's a natural lefty. I practice left handed for times when I can't get a right-handed stance. ;-)

The map will not go back up until it's correct. There will not be a fitter in the UK until one gets certified. To delete, hit the edit button and erase what is there and hit save.

Steve, It's 16oz. If you click on the nutrition link at their site it shows 16 servings at 1oz each. Fairly costly. I remember checking it out when it was first advertized and decided it was a little too high for me. I also don't recall for sure, but i seem to remember it actually costing less at their site with the shipping and totals then what it was at swingsurgeon, something to do with the quantity bought and shipping, but i don't recall for sure, so check the total prices at both sites before you buy to be sure. Cheers

great video, but I also watched his hands and he definitely cocks his wrists just before takeaway ?

Great video today, can anyone tell me what day this was posted so I can read through it?

Good morning to all. Appreciate the tips from all who love this game and are helpful to others. Can someone help me with the free fall after the slight bump. It seems that once I get the hips moving left, my arms don't want to just free fall even for a very brief moment. If someone has conquered this problem, I would appreciate their help.

Robert

In my book you are special. Ed.
Ha

Actually, he doesn't. The angle between DJ's thumb and forearm and between the back of his left hand and his forearm do not change in the takeaway, or anywhere except a bit of flex at the transition (inevitable but not an active motion) and after release as he moves into the forward mitt and up the tree. What you're confusing for wrist cock is the speed with which DJ rotates and lifts with his left arm. If you watch the driver video (assuming you've bought it), Surge visibly demonstrates this fact.

Surge
Great video. It is good to know that some of us are really starting to get it. It is also good to know that you folks read the blog.

Thanks for giving me back my golf game.

Keeping it vertical, and a little better every day, in Oklahoma
Dick

Steve, I just logged in as a test, everything was fine. However, about two hrs ago i was having trouble just getting the site to load with my normal desk top short cut. I would click on the link and get the usual can't find or load site message, but when i hit refresh on that page it would load. The same thing would happen when i clicked from one blog to another also, i had to click, get the can't find message, hit refresh and it would load. Finally i went to google typed in swingsurgeon.com and clicked on the google link offered. The site came right up, so i replaced my old shortcut with a new shortcut to that page. It has been working fine ever since. Didn't make any sense to me then and still doesn't, but that's what happened for me. Good luck

Hi T,
I've been trying this swing thought and when I possibly get it right it seems to whip the club to a full follow through before I know what's happened. It also gets me better distance. Is your feeling/experience similar?
Pedro

What Robert F said not to mention that when straightening the left left it changes the spine angle as well and makes it even more difficult to get over to the left side. Let me ask, at the top of your back swing, take a look at your left knee. Is it still in front of ball or bent inward and towards the ball or even behind it?

Jac

This too shall pass.

Surge, these video lessons have been right on target. Really helping put all the peices together. In harmony with what you said about the need to what "individually is the maximum,under control, in effeciency and consistency we can swing a golf club in terms of power and speed and hit the ball solid and straight"........is the following test from Tom Wishons 'Search for the Perfect Golf Club' book sarting on page 152 concerning finding the right driver:
"Would you like to know which club is ACTUALLY your driver? It's simple. Go to the driving range and create an imaginary fairway in front of you- let's say it's the red flag on the right and the blue flag on the left....Whatever you can use as a referance that's about 40 yards apart. Now start hitting balls.
The longest club that you can use to hit 7 out of 10 balls between those two flags is your driver. It might say "driver" on the bottom, or ..."3 wood," or "5 wood," or even "5 iron".... Whatever club gets you 7 out of 10- THAT CLUB IS YOUR DRIVER- at least in a world where common sense replaces(ego and) wishful thinking."
Tom goes on to say,
"Don't believe me? Just play nine holes someday with that club as your driver and see what happens.........you WILL be surprised." He adds,"...I am a realist. I know most of you won't actually make that club your real driver, which is why I am spending so much time telling you about reducing your driver length and increasing driver loft"
I am planning on doing this little test as soon as my hands allow. For most of us, playing from the short grass works out alot better than the forest,the desert(in Las Vegas where I live) the lake, the condos, the swimming pool, the weeds and all those other adventurous places that we've all ventured while going after that one big drive that felt awesome but left us without a second shot
One more reason to get our common sense fit while getting our clubs fit so we can hit solid and on center the highest percentage of the time.

Hope it helps, raflorian. That feeling...that motion...we can all remember & execute.

There IS benefit from simple swing thoughts.

btw- a video of your swing you may find MOST helpful. Simple feedback.
You can see how your thoughts translate to reality. Very enlightening & simple.

Trusted input can then follow. Some of the people
on this sight are good observers & give good feedback. But if you have the means,
a good instructor would be the call.

It's an art to put an accurate, do-able swing thoughts into words.
Otherwise, we are weighed down by too many thoughts.

Simply Golf

Ok lads, I am going to go get my 7 hours of beauty sleep.

I hope the mid night shift finds some good stuff to post, so we will have something to entertain us during breakfast.

Dick

I haven't had any problems at all. Now I feel special.

Pedro, To delete, go to the DISQUS dashboard. At the bottom right of your post you will have some option tabs, edit, reply, delete, context, Just click on delete. The last time i tried, however, the tab wasn't working. They might have it active and working by now. If not, just delete by using the edit and replace with "Comment Removed" as i have done in the past. Good luck

Never give up! Never surrender! Golf is war, and we will win or die putting! Ooooooor, like I must do all the time, maybe try just getting back to the basics; GBSAPS. Grip, Ball position, Stance, Alignment, Posture, Swing. Check each one and make sure they are correct. It only takes one thing to be off in our set-up to screw everything else up big-time. Now, go get 'em and hit 'em straight! R2

Pedro,
Asked support about their listing of instructors too and they told me they're working on it so I'm sure it'll all look good soon.

Hi, Robert Meade--choosing this post of yours to sent you another wish for a speedy recovery. I'm going home today after 9 nights in a private room. I must be getting used to it because I keep catching myself saying "hotel" instead of "hospital." I actually like the food, and there's plenty of it. The staff members are great. They are teaching me the true meaning of "working in the service of others." They look after me like I'm a family member.

Back to you--I hope that everything went well and that you have your physical therapy schedule all worked out. I'm sure I don't have to remind you to work hard at your PT, because the harder you work (diligently), the faster your recovery will be, you will recover your full range motion (speaking from past experience).

You and I will have to live through the experiences of our friends until we get to join them as players. I'm out at least eight weeks.

Get Heathy!

SURGE:

G-R-E-A-T video today. I think you hit ALL of my personal "mantras" and swing thoughts 100% with this one.

You once said that we should not be "relaxed" over the ball. I like a feeling of "semi-relaxed" or maybe "semi-tense". It is where I feel the CORRECT muscle groups engaged and ready for action and the others are "just going along for the ride" -- until later in the swing when they are needed. This seems to promote a smooth tempo and my best and most accurate swing speed.

Keep hitting them STRAIGHT and LONG

Amos

Raflorian, I don't know if this swing thought will help you or not, but it is the one i use. In relationship to the arms, i follow a long ago tip from Lee Trevino, who said, "My swing thought from the top is to put my right elbow into my right front pocket" When i do this in conjunction with the forward bump and slight rearward spine tilt, (timing and tempo is very important), it works great to drop the club into that slight inside approach, and on the toe line. Check out this video on the top of the backswing elbow position and the mention of the slightly being laid off as the down,FUS, begins,@ the 1:50 mark. Also included a couple links to the bump lessons. Good luck
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WK: Janet left you her phone number at Stadium Golf, so all you need to do is stop over there and they will give it to you so you can set up a time to meet her. R2

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Charlie,
Kind of you to be concerned about my hands when you are recovering from a much more serious back infection. I hope you recover speedily too my friend. That's how we roll in the Surge family. We keep helping each other though most of us will never meet. Perhaps we'll meet at a future Swing Surgeon Tournament. Take care and cheer for DJ. He was even par after day one.

Sorry can't help there Phil NZ, but good to see you surfacing again.
Check your sweetspots, I just did, quite interesting indeed, see T.Medley's tip yesterday if you haven't seen it already. Worth the effort.
Keep it vertical long and straight.

T Medley. Many thanks for your response. Will be at the range today after reviewing those web sites' Thanks again

STEVE, I get my vitamins/minerals and suppliments through zero calories or very near zero for some which have very low counts and low cost,Wal-Mart brands. Then i can drink the diet drinks without any calories or also very low, like one or more of the several flavors of Crystal Light. I try to watch the cost of things, being on a fixed income. Generally, the pills are a lot cheaper than the suppliment drinks are.

Thanks to Robert, Robert, Doc & T re deleting.

I did try Edit and then deleting completely what I posted only for an alert to come up to the effect that it had to be accepted by the Moderator. It seems that to replace it with something like 'Comment removed', as suggested, is the simple solution without having to go into Disqus.

Pedro