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Day 497 - 2026-02-10 Got some work done downtown (Golf Evolution), did some Skillest lessons, and then got three foam balls and three regular balls out and alternated hitting them for awhile.

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Day 496 - 2026-02-09 Chipping work. Not my best day. 🙂 Got @NatalieB on GEARS Hybrid. Look forward to making some video of it later.

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Day 496 - 2026-02-08 Hit another dozen balls on the mat after work. Axis tilt is part of the downswing (and backswing).

I don't agree with that part either.

Day 495 - 2026-02-07 Hit twelve balls after a long day of teaching. Juniors and a GEARS session from Toronto.

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Day 494 - 2026-02-06 Got some swing work in after a few lessons. When GEARS is set up, with Hybrid, it's easy.

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Day 493 - 2026-02-05 GEARS lesson with a college coach today. Went well. Got in the system before he arrived for some Hybrid swings. Downswing work going slowly.

This video is 11 years old and Dave Pelz has since passed on. And the video above reminded me of this gem of a thread: I have two issues with this video. First, Dave's math is once again wrong. Winners historically putt to a level where it accounts for 35% of their "win." Very little of a win is short game, leaving most of the 65% for the full swing. Second, and perhaps most importantly… he makes the opposite point he thinks he's making. He proves that the short game is easier and that putting is easier to reach a high level, and that most people have no hope of improving their full swing to the point where they can compete with a PGA Tour player. Because that's the area where better players separate themselves the most. That's the area where the biggest batch of strokes to be gained or lost exists for almost every player.

TPI (@mytpi) • Instagram reel 617 likes, 10 comments - mytpi on February 2, 2026: "Why test the Toe Touch if you don’t do it in your golf swing? Because it reveals how well you can hip hinge, a foundational movement for posture in golf. When... That's the original link… here's my YouTube copy of the same video: Here's what a… let's go with "knowledgeable" friend said to me about this video: Why on earth would you need to test someone's ability to touch their toes to see if they have the physical capability to get into a good set up position? At the beginning of the video Greg demonstrates the hip hinge movement he wants, just see if they can do that. No toe touching required! He also said they aren't interested in whether a golfer can actually touch their toes, he's trying to see how they hinge from their hips. This doesn't make any sense, as in their screening the criteria is pass or fail for touching toes, there's no scoring for how the person did it, other than that they didn't bend their knees… which is again moronic because you can bend your knees in the swing! The toe touch isn't a hip hinge test either: it's a hip hinge and spinal flexion test. Everyone that touches their does does so with a combo of both. It's a perfect example of a screening being a distraction rather than additive. Sure, having good mobility is better than not, but how can a toe touch be informative of the ability to get into a good setup? You can just ask the golfer to set up and see if they can do what you want! I think it's interesting how many PGA Tour players fail at the TPI tests. P.S. The Toe Touch test has always been, AFAIK, about the hamstrings. Tight hamstrings = gonna early extend. (But even that's not a truth.)