Face Facts, AJ

[jamo]

dude, i play once a week and i can consistently have a swing thought that all but eliminates one side. (one way miss). I swing allowing the clubface to be open at the top, just like this guy is talking and I swing very hard. I know that the only way I am going to miss it is left (I am left handed). Really not that hard. maybe i am just fortunate.

So your miss is a slice. Just like 97% of the golfers in the world. Congrats sir, you have found the secret.

[Shanks A Million]

dude, i play once a week and i can consistently have a swing thought that all but eliminates one side. (one way miss). I swing allowing the clubface to be open at the top, just like this guy is talking and I swing very hard. I know that the only way I am going to miss it is left (I am left handed). Really not that hard. maybe i am just fortunate.

Dude, you're wrong. You're a 7 handicap, you're arguing with the logic of respected professionals. AJ Bonar has taught 0 tour pros, and his only claim to fame is selling DVDs on a golf channel infomercial. Guys like you and me can't even shoot within 12 strokes of the lowest ranked tour pros, so it's safe to say we probably shouldn't pretend like we know better.

So your miss is a slice. Just like 97% of the golfers in the world. Congrats sir, you have found the secret.

I was thinking the same thing.

[Carland]

Golf Magazine's latest edition diagnoses Tiger's driver swing problems. Basically, he takes it too far to the outside on the takeaway. He's too flat at the top and laid off with a bowed left wrist. I suppose if you follow AJ Bonar's logic, Tiger's not likely to be laid off if he cups his wrist. Just joking. I tried Bonar's tip about 3 years ago. It's a complete disaster. I could never be consistent trying to close the clubface through impact. But it was a great tip for hitting hooks.

[TurfDr]

So your miss is a slice. Just like 97% of the golfers in the world. Congrats sir, you have found the secret.

nope just a block to the left but thanks for playing.

[sonnydamico pdx]

I love it how everyone could fix Tiger in two minutes with one random tweak. It's like Caruso lost his voice and a bunch of twats in the box seats are debating whether his collar's too tight.

This is the best two sentence summary of the entire Tiger swing discussion I've seen all year. "!!!Well done, Stretch!!!". 8-).

[Phil McGleno]

nope just a block to the left but thanks for playing.

HA! Let me guess - it's your putting and short game that's preventing you from breaking 80 more than once every 20 rounds or so!? Ha.

Pffft.

[Shanks A Million]

HA! Let me guess - it's your putting and short game that's preventing you from breaking 80 more than once every 20 rounds or so!? Ha.

Hahaha. Hey Butch, you need to go back to Tiger, right? Get him to use Winn's new ultralight grip technology, and the new Momentus power hitter.

[sean_miller]

Tiger needs to make more putts - don't we all?

[The Recreational Golfer]

"AB: Take your normal driver backswing and stop at the top. The toe of the club should point toward the ground, with the face pointing toward the back of your head."

Any ideas on how can you see this unless you can swivel your head around like Linda Blair? Good grief!

[Shanks A Million]

"AB: Take your normal driver backswing and stop at the top. The toe of the club should point toward the ground, with the face pointing toward the back of your head."

You need A.J.'s 'The Truth About Flexibility'.

[sean_miller]

"AB: Take your normal driver backswing and stop at the top. The toe of the club should point toward the ground, with the face pointing toward the back of your head."

Maybe he has one of those new fangled video tape machines?!?

[jamo]

Anyone else think this thread should be titled "Face Facts, AJ"? Every time I see it I think it is a Tiger bashing thread. Then I open it, laugh at AJ, and realize it's not.

[JWL1957]

Does anyone here think that his bulking up might have some thing to do with his full swing woes?

[iacas]

Does anyone here think that his bulking up might have some thing to do with his full swing woes?

No. And he's not anywhere near as "bulky" in person as many people seem to believe from seeing him on TV or in pictures.

[Shanks A Million]

No. And he's not anywhere near as "bulky" in person as many people seem to believe from seeing him on TV or in pictures.

That's true. In person, he's really quite thin and even, back in the day, he was somewhat effeminate looking. I'm always amazed to hear people talk about how large he is or how bulky he is, because when you see him up close, it's not quite the case.

[Carland]

Here's a link to a new Golf Magazine article with a more conventional critique and fix of Tiger's swing: too outside on the takeaway; too flat at the top and too steep at impact:

http://www.golf.com/golf/gallery/art...5892-1,00.html

[deronsizemore]

No. And he's not anywhere near as "bulky" in person as many people seem to believe from seeing him on TV or in pictures.

Same with Phil. People act like he's on the verge of weighing 300 pounds. The guy just isn't THAT big when you see him in person.

[Gordon McTavish]

You need A.J.'s 'The Truth About Flexibility'.

And his "Instant Power Move!"

http://www.golf.com/golf/instruction...565175,00.html