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[wadc45]

GAC = guilty as charged...at the end of the round I felt guilty for playing the blues...

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[Thump]

GAC = guilty as charged...at the end of the round I felt guilty for playing the blues...

Group ID#: 26105
Group Name: Buckeye Planet
Group Password: gobucks

Shame the other pansies by having them play the blues while you play the blacks.

 

[sparcboxbuck]

Shame the other pansies by having them play the blues while you play the blacks.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BznwsT6r_tM]YouTube - Arrested Development - I Just "Blue" Myself[/ame]

 

[wadc45]

Shame the other pansies by having them play the blues while you play the blacks.

Normally I would have...had they been just a couple of buddies. But considering one of them was my 67-year old father (who drives the ball about 200 yards tops) and one of the other guys was a client, it didn't seem like the smart move to shame them after inviting them out to my track.

 

[Thump]

Normally I would have...had they been just a couple of buddies. But considering one of them was my 67-year old father (who drives the ball about 200 yards tops) and one of the other guys was a client, it didn't seem like the smart move to shame them after inviting them out to my track.

Wuss

 

[wadc45]

 

[Buck Nasty]

I posted this in the Phone thread too, anyone using a good Golf GPS on their smartphone that they like. I have GolfLogix right now but it is killing the battery on my Incredible. I can only get about 6-9 holes in before it craps out.

 

[fourteenandoh]

Normally I would have...had they been just a couple of buddies. But considering one of them was my 67-year old father (who drives the ball about 200 yards tops) and one of the other guys was a client, it didn't seem like the smart move to shame them after inviting them out to my track.

that happens to me a lot. i want to play the tips, but very few people ever want to play them with me. so do you go back there anyway and make them look bad? i usually bite the bullet and play up.

i played at cooks creek yesterday. we went out right after the rain stopped. when the sun came out on 2, it was unbelievably hot. when we finished i was exhausted. i lost two balls off the tee and shot 75. i dropped a fifty footer for birdie on 6, and got home in two on 7 (made birdie).

since we are talking swing flaws, i am curious if i can get some advice. i am taking the club back shut and inside then spinning out from the top. my miss is a big block. i'm not really sure where to start correcting this. i was on the range the other day and i tried dropping my right foot way back. this seemed to help me stay in the shot from the top, but it still isn't as good as it should be. any other ideas?

 

[fourteenandoh]

i just joined the group

wsugolfman

 

[Thump]

that happens to me a lot. i want to play the tips, but very few people ever want to play them with me. so do you go back there anyway and make them look bad? i usually bite the bullet and play up.

i played at cooks creek yesterday. we went out right after the rain stopped. when the sun came out on 2, it was unbelievably hot. when we finished i was exhausted. i lost two balls off the tee and shot 75. i dropped a fifty footer for birdie on 6, and got home in two on 7 (made birdie).

since we are talking swing flaws, i am curious if i can get some advice. i am taking the club back shut and inside then spinning out from the top. my miss is a big block. i'm not really sure where to start correcting this. i was on the range the other day and i tried dropping my right foot way back. this seemed to help me stay in the shot from the top, but it still isn't as good as it should be. any other ideas?

Tips I assume?

Great round.

I have to say that this year I have noticed the greens at Cooks not being as good as in the past. The grass seems to be very thin.

 

[wadc45]

I find that most of my blocks come from keeping my right shoulder (I'm right handed) tilted too far back...and when I drop my right shoulder like that and don't finish with it out in front of my left foot, I tend to block things out to the right.

Went back to the tips and shot 83 on Friday...still missing fairways like I'm getting a paycheck for it. Still over rotating. Probably penalized myself 6 strokes on the back side alone with poor tee shots...with a variety of clubs (driver, 5-wood, hybrid, etc.)...and still shot 42. Didn't putt real well...it was just a real pedestrian round from start to finish. I feel like I am getting close to getting it sorted out...just need to spend some more time on the range, which I plan to do this week.

 

[MaxBuck]

...just need to spend some more time on the range, which I plan to do this week.

What is this "range" I hear you talking about?

 

[DA-Bucks]

that happens to me a lot. i want to play the tips, but very few people ever want to play them with me. so do you go back there anyway and make them look bad? i usually bite the bullet and play up.

i played at cooks creek yesterday. we went out right after the rain stopped. when the sun came out on 2, it was unbelievably hot. when we finished i was exhausted. i lost two balls off the tee and shot 75. i dropped a fifty footer for birdie on 6, and got home in two on 7 (made birdie).

since we are talking swing flaws, i am curious if i can get some advice. i am taking the club back shut and inside then spinning out from the top. my miss is a big block. i'm not really sure where to start correcting this. i was on the range the other day and i tried dropping my right foot way back. this seemed to help me stay in the shot from the top, but it still isn't as good as it should be. any other ideas?

I personally don't like the though of putting your right foot back to stop a block. If anything that's going to promote a block or a snap hook depending on how you pronate through the ball.

I have a similar flaw that I've had since I was 15 (shut and inside during the takeaway). I still play shut to this day, as trying to get square just messes me up more. The biggest thing for me is to focus on taking the club out wider (more outside) and then feel like I'm taking a shorter backswing.

My check for taking it out wider is looking a mirror down the line behind me. I take it back normally until the club is parallel to the ground (1/4 way back). I then check the mirror to see if the club head is inside my hands. If it is I work on it again until the club is just outside of my hands in the mirror.

When I have mastered that I then take the club until it feels 3/4th finished. In reality my club will almost reach parallel, which is far better for a shut player than beyond parallel. The moment you get long in your swing that will promote a push.

You may already feel this way, but tempo for a shut player is absolutely key. The moment you start getting quick you'll be erratic (moreso than a square player).

1. Tempo
2. Take out wider.
3. More compact swing.

 

[Gatorubet]

You may already feel this way, but tempo for a shut player is absolutely key. The moment you start getting quick you'll be erratic (moreso than a square player).

1. Tempo
2. Take out wider.
3. More compact swing.

Yep. My dad used to call me "Larry Lighting" because I always swing too fast. Push everything right. When I get a little tired on the back nine I start killing everything because I slow down.

And I'd look at my grip too to make sure that you are not blaming the wrong cause. Only 500 things have to work right for a swing to work.

 

[fourteenandoh]

I personally don't like the though of putting your right foot back to stop a block. If anything that's going to promote a block or a snap hook depending on how you pronate through the ball.

I have a similar flaw that I've had since I was 15 (shut and inside during the takeaway). I still play shut to this day, as trying to get square just messes me up more. The biggest thing for me is to focus on taking the club out wider (more outside) and then feel like I'm taking a shorter backswing.

My check for taking it out wider is looking a mirror down the line behind me. I take it back normally until the club is parallel to the ground (1/4 way back). I then check the mirror to see if the club head is inside my hands. If it is I work on it again until the club is just outside of my hands in the mirror.

When I have mastered that I then take the club until it feels 3/4th finished. In reality my club will almost reach parallel, which is far better for a shut player than beyond parallel. The moment you get long in your swing that will promote a push.

You may already feel this way, but tempo for a shut player is absolutely key. The moment you start getting quick you'll be erratic (moreso than a square player).

1. Tempo
2. Take out wider.
3. More compact swing.

dropping my right foot back is helping me keep from spinning out my left hip. i think the block is from me dropping my right shoulder to "save" myself from hitting the ball 100 yards left. long story short, the problem is the spinning out, not the block. i believe it all stems from being inside going back though.

when i teach people, i always tell them that about 90% of your swing flaws can be traced back to the setup and the first foot or so of the backswing. with that said, i'm going to focus on setting up with my shoulders square and getting the face working open on the begining of the take away.

i like the idea of the mirror, and i do a lot of that myself. i use my sliding glass door and practice at home.