The Proper Way To Pre-Load Your Swing

Surge

I thought I was PLHR.  Well, I was, at least in my mind.  I just stood up from the computer and took my address position and made to move you suggested with the belt.  I've been swaying off the ball to get the feel of PLHR resulting in a reverse C.

Thanks for the visual and the tip that will fix it.

Update on PLHR
I played today using the tip and had one of the best ball striking rounds all year. I was at least 1/2 to a full club longer with my irons. Pleasant problem til my beady little brain finally figured it out...lol,never claimed to be a fast learner. I had to remind myself to stay narrow with my stance and had to move the ball back in my stance a bit. It will take some further experimentation, but some great early results.

Thanks again for the reminder,Surge.

 The mats at the range I have membership at are the type you can use a regular wood tee to hit woods and as far as fat shots off these mats you get punished worse than on real grass. You lose at least half your distance plus generally will jerk the face closed hence shots going way left. I learned to pick the irons real quick.

Rusty, I have birds around the house that routinely use my car as a target for their bombing runs.  I can confirm that T is sadly, absolutely correct. ;0((

I wish we had a range around here with mats like that. Ours are all the standard "make golfers feel better" mats.

Yes Lynn, I have swollows that like to nest in my garage, and the only way to keep them out ,is shut the door. Which means having to open and shut the bloody thing every time I come or go. I'm on the lookout for a cheap door opener

Tiger has joined the PPGS, he was seen trying his FUS on his second shot on the 12th at the AT&T. on on  on and up the tree ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

 I have a turkey necked dusk to dawn light in the gable peak over my garage door. About 2yrs ago a Robin built a nest between the neck loop and the wall. By the time I discovered it, there were eggs, so I waited till it was empty to remove it. The darn robin came back the following year again. I had to actually block the space with a web of small dia wire to keep her out.

I think she craps on my truck every time I leave it out. Anybody know what fried Robin tastes like. Don't say chicken or a little fowl.

Adel

timely reminder Surge, went out in the net & I  had got lazy in PLHR set up. Played today & was hitting ball much cleaner & adding distance to approach play, unfortunatly this was making me overshoot greens so just shot to handicap. Need to get it back in the groove and adjust 4 extra length so if you think you do it automatically Check It you may just be suprised

I remember the Surge saying once that using a mat or the turf should not really matter since the club is supposed to shave the grass as it makes contact with the ball...
I do not know if I understood that right or not.

Great tip!  

That was a great shot. I was worried he would jack up his arm/shoulder/ hands or something when he was attempting that shot with his 'tree' iron!

Thanks Surge.  This daily gives us a great visual supplement to Chapter 5 of the Foundations Manual and the tip that was posted 7/5/09

Thanks Surge, I needed this one too. It is amazing how we can slip into a bad habit and not even realize it. I had the lean, but not the load. Well, some folks think I have a full load of it, but that's a different story.

Thanks Surge for your tip a few days ago re moving your back foot back an inch or 2.
I was hitting weak fades as well & now hitting straight & solid. Makes a huge difference to scoring.

We have all 3 and I prefer the real grass
Mats are to forgiving and often small and not level
artificial grass is better but very hard to play
with irons you have to be very precise
or the grass grabs the club If I have a choice
I will go with the real stuff every time
Just an opinion  Ron 

No T , us folks would never think you have a full load of it. I have lived on farms nearly my whole life and I know what bull s--t looks like.
  I see DJ is making a move on the leader board in the right direction.

I have a question about the practice surface.  I can understand that the Surge uses a mat in his backyard.  But, at the range, is it better to practice off a mat or the turf?

Thank you for that reminder (loaded heavy right)
I need to work on that one
thanks Don for all the time you give in repeting
this info
Ron from Québec Canada

Here's a little joke about s%#t Do you know how bird crap is mostly white, but has little specks of black mixed in it. Do you know what those little black specks are. Just more crap!

Depends what you're practicing and the condition of the range. Mats can disguise the problem of fat hits if you're not sensitive to it, as they'll tend to bounce the club into the ball and you'll still get a decent strike, whereas real turf will kill the strike much more on even slightly fat shots. If you're hitting woods and hybrids, though, it's much less of an issue.

I have never looked that close before,so I'll have to take your word for that. You seem like a man of your word

Both can provide a practice opportunity but given the choice I always perfer grass. Also depends on the golf course and thier practice facility. Some have mats only, some grass only. Others alternate like our local muni. Either way you can grove your swing and practice your complete set up routine. Because mats will normally minimize a fat shot I especially like grass for the short irons, particulrly the 9-wedges where the bounce (or lack of ) and strking the earth before the golf ball shows up our precision or lack of. I also like to allow my ball to lay in diverse and more realistic conditions.