Premium on Accuracy at the PGA

3 more rounds ?
I'd be interested to know how you go
Give us a report if you feel inclined to

During our club champs, the course is tricked up real hard so it's tough to play to handicap
Many guys stuff up because they're trying to play better than they can

All the best for the remaining rounds

Jack

Stan,
If you classify calling someone's free lesson tip, "Just another rambling opinion" as JD has done, as being positive and constructive, I am sorry, but I have to disagree. To me, it seems very insulting and belittling. So yes, JD seems to be a bit of a Prig in regards to someones style of speak being beneath him, as he has demonstrated in offering his opinion. 

He seems to think, just because this is a public forum, Surge needs to speak in a very prepared professional manner of delivery. What he doesn't realize is, Surge is not giving a public speech, he is talking to all of us as friends and family from his back porch, just the same as if we were there, one on one, sitting beside him, having a beer, and just chatting.

 The majority of us like the way Surge delivers these daily lesson chats, in a very informal, off the cuff, non-staged, non-teleprompter ,non cold and non formal type of delivery. He chooses to talk with and to us, instead of at us. It is not a speech, it is one friend talking to another while visiting on his back porch.

If that makes me an All Worked Up BUBBA, I am happy to be one. Very happy to be one.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm - mmmmmmmmmmmm - mmmmmmmmmmmmm - mmmmmmmmm
Mmmmmmmm - mmmmmnmmmmm

Brian, Did you spot the n?

No point - I was just droning

Jackoz

Robert, I caught it too, must be all the word search & other puzzles I love to work.

ThaTs not verily profffesionel, i naver make wretton mistackes. i alwess poofread everthung befer it ghoes out.

Thanks Surge .I am about to play my first round of club champs, so will use this advice to try and stay in control and not stuff up my shots from trying to hit the ball too hard. Relaxed but focused, only way to go.

Mate of mine always says dont let your expectations exceed your ability

Agree with everyone that your swing looks pretty good in all the fundamentals. What I notice in watching your transition from the BUS to FUS that the "bump" looks to be out of time with the FUS start. If you watch Surge's swing his bump occurs before the BUS ends, this timing difference makes a huge impact on the power and I believe accuracy. Not sure what to suggest but the bump has to occur before the end of the BUS. My feeling is that any problem you are having is a timing issue. Maybe some of the other surgeites have a good drill for this.
Onesigma

lipout, practice it with your eyes shut. You will have everything concentrated on staying firm in the legs and you will more readily feel when the club is vertical and weightless as it reaches the top of the backswing.That is when you bump. It is only a 'nudge' of 1-2"inches.Anymore and you will overdo it, with predictable results. Good luck.PS Anybody has a better swing than Mr Barkley hahahaha.

Steve,

I definitely do not want to get in the middle of anything, so this is just an unbiased opinion. I felt/feel that Jack was just playing along or off of the humor you started with the King Of line. Not laughing at you, but with you. Just my opinion or perception, and I will go no further with the matter.

PMG

Hi Brian,
Welcome to the Surge Nation!  You'll find that the vast majority of folks on this blog absolutely love and admire Don Trahan and his folksy approach to giving us an awesome free lesson on a daily basis.  If You get too tired when listening to the daily tip, then I suggest that You go lay down and take a nap.

Hit'em Long and Straight,
Bob

As I have stated in the past these daily sermons could be condensed by at least 67%. I am also tired of listening to the countless " and and and, it it it, on on on, " etc.

E Vopel - I have to agree, I like the tips but find I cannot hardly make it through anymore.

Sorry Surge but it's a matter of preparation and having what you want to say clear in mind.  If you want to be on a public platform you owe it to your listeners to be somewhat fluent.

And you guys can say 'just don't listen' and that is exactly what everyone with whom I share these tips has done, dismissed Surge as just another rambling opinion.

With my old rotational swing I had a hard time getting my hips going first.Now with the PPGS it doesn't matter if I  "just bump" or " skip the rock",I have a heck of a time getting it right.Now I know how Charles Barkley feels.My only saving method is to not concemtrate on getting into the mitt, and bumping the hip just as I reach the top of the backswing.This is going to need a ton of concentration and practice but I'll get it right or join Mr Barkley.

A self crowned King may not be in line for the throne
Anyhow, your invention - yours to keep

Steve it is cool to hear from an insider who is a coach of one of the top 125 players on the PGA and current # 168 in the world rankings. How cool it would be to be inside the ropes for so many PGA events.

Len, like Steve and Jack below, I think the swing looks fine.The one thing I did notice and concentrated on,and I watched it run through 3 times and bumped up my volume, is that on the first ball you said "relatively straight" and then "weak & right" on the others. I think if you review the video again, you'll notice that on ball #1, the position was closer to the left heel. You moved it back slightly with the other balls, so that might be a reason in the difference between ball one & the others. I get tunnel vision when I key in on something but that was main thing I noticed in this go round.Keep up the good work.
Happy Golfing.

edit ps: When I said you moved the ball back, I actually meant that you moved your left foot slightly forward. six one way,half a dozen another but you get the jest of what I was saying. :)

Charlie, That was a very informative artivle you refered to. Interesting and it confirms the importance of course management for all of us. Everyone should take 5 minutes and read it. The 42 I shot the other day was due to a course management change primarily. I took 3 metal on  4 of 7 holes on the nine I played and driver on the other three. (the other two holes were par threes). This especially helped me on both par 5's where my odds of getting on in two are slim anyway. In both cases I took a 3 wood on the tee and was either in the fairway or playably close enough. Then I took 6 or 7 iron and hit it to PW distance of around 100 yards (my most reliable club and length) and then was either on the green or fringe in every case.
The other points in the article were spot on too and certainly back up all Surge says about the importance of fairways and greens. It is particularly true here in Las Vegas where most of our golf courses offer deep rough and desert for wayward drives that leave one S O L!!

You crack me up Jack! 

I looked ten times and couldn't spot any n's in your droning.

Bob

Then stop coming by to watch and listen to them.  No one is making you.  And Don certainly isn't going to change his style for little ole you.  Bye bye.

As mentioned before, WE ALL like Surge and his off the cuff home spun lesson tips just the way they are. If you fancy yourself too high-falutin  to bare a common man and his common tongue. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. Take your smug attitude and go elsewhere, and bitch about something or someone else who is also beneath YOU!

It's a shame you are actually such a low class self serving individual, that you can't tolerate anything you ASSUME is beneath you. Glad to not actually know you.

Confirmation if it was ever needed in the first place. Power under Control ; - )
Addiction to length tends to overlook the more important things, like course management and strategic shots.
Fairways and Greens.
Long and straight ON the Fairways and Greens.
A timely topic Surge for the Afflicted Addicted Among us heh heh heh.

Steve Smith:

    I understood your "explanation" and I agree with it.  On my home course, on 16 and 17  missing the fariway on the right side is OK -- missing it on the left side is almost a guranteed bogie or worse.
    16 has trees down the left - and a green shaped like a light bulb with the "base" at the front - but totaed about 30* CCW to the fairway.  A huge bunker that would normally be on the left side is now almost in the front - with 2 other bunkers on the right side and slightly behind the green. And just for fun -- the main irrigation pond is located directly behind and slightly left of the green -- with steep slopes leading into the water.  Any tee shot left of the fariway center becomes a problem - even if it is in the fairway.  However, tee shots hit into the adjoining 17th fairway are looking at the green, straight between the bunkers with only a few of the skinny desert palme trees to deal with - and they are generally 30 to 40 apart.

     18 is a par 5 with a flood control "ditch" or "gulley" about 8 feet deep by 30 feet wide at the top, with a very narrow "channel" at the bottom., that parallels the fairway for about 350 yards. with several big trees and bushes near the end of it. It is possible to have a stance that is "ball below feet" but a lie that is "ball above feet."  Left of the gulley is OB - but it takes a "really big hook" to get there.
    Again, a miss to the right, into the 16th fairway presents only the problem of going over or between a thin stand of trees that seperates the fairways.

     On the other 12 driving holes though, I'll "slighly shorter but in the fairway" every time.

     Keep hitting them STRAIGHT and LONG,

     Amos

ONE of us is making a big deal - A Royal Flush perhaps 
It would appear to be your Highness

Off to golf now

Hey Steve isn't that Proof positive . That old age and cunning will beat youth and brute force and igorance every time?  ; - ) heh heh heh
An interesting observation of yours. It is time perhaps that the courses favouring long hitters were kept for Pro's and lower handicap competitive events. The handicap system is meant to give a level playing field to all players. How do they justify favouring the long hitters, that being the case? Hardly in the spirit of golf, now is it. The game should surely be challenging the golfers'shotmaking and course management skills and not how far they can hit the ball.That should be kept for the Long Driving events perhaps.
Naughty me ; - )

:)

I know there are homes with windows! My Dad used to call them Condo shots. After one of my long and gone shots he would sing, 'la la la la la la laaaaaaaa, tell me condo condo condooooooo!' ( instead of 'cuando I love you' from an old 60's love song)

Hey Bob, just trying to relieve Brians boredom
Sometimes I drone - Sometimes I drome
Jack

BOO-HOO, I guess the world just doesn't revolve around poor little old you. What ever shall we do. If you are that tired of listening, don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

I am soooooooo, sick of all the poor little whining babies, who think everything and everybody has to do everything their way. If you don't like it, just leave. Go away, period. Find something else to bitch about, I'm sure you have a LONG LIST, don't you?

My My, aren't we touchy.  I'm mot talking about class distinctions,  it's called being a professional.  That is why spittin' and swearin' and insultin' have no place on the links, or on this site.

Truer words were never spoken Surge. My Dad was a great example of straight is great. Never very long but always down the middle off the tee. His approach was either on the green or close by. Up and down was his motto. And he was a short game wizard.
Too bad it was not hereditary in my case. My Mom sweared I wasn't adopted. Hmmmn... I wonder some times when stuggling on the golf course.

Henkiolento:

   Scrambling for par is NOT what I enjoy -- but with age an heatlth issues, the Length is gone -- so scrambling IS what I do -- excpet on the par 3's and some par 5's.
    Just for the fun of it. try playing a round deliberately coming up somwehere between the edge of the green and 40 to 60 yards out -- and see how well you score.

    Keep hitting them STRAIGHT asnd LONG

    Amos

Just have fun with it Russty and then rember we're pulling for you. Oh, and make your winning mates buy the pints of brew at the 19th hole :)
Hopefully you'll be buying!

"Relaxed concentration"....... I like it Jack, I like it alot!
PMG with relaxed concentration grasshopper :)

Russty,
What Surgites Meade and Jackoz wrote------plus me.  Let us know how you fared, OK?
Regards,
Ray