Haven't practiced in a month, but been scoring well.

[uttexas]

With daylight savings time, I haven't had time to hit the range. Been playing 18 every other weekend and have been scoring well. Getting more comfortable with the push draw ball flight.

[jamo]

I haven't gotten to practice in about a month either. Your swing looks good, man.

[uttexas]

Thanks, much appreciated. My best friend and longest golf buddy (he pretty much taught me the game) doesn't like my new swing "you're too tall and big to swing like that". I think he's still upset with my thrashing of him by 10+ strokes this summer.

[uttexas]

Got my push draw back.  feeling that left hip is moving forward throughout the swing then pushing left hip forward to initiate the downswing.  Gotta get my right elbow more connected

[uttexas]

Have had significant breakthrough tonight at range (forgot to bring my video camera with me)

In the backswing, in order to maintain the pressure point of my right thumb pad on the club, feel as though I am pushing the club away from my body.  My evolvr lessons have been instructing me to do this for months, but I didn't envision how to do this correctly until this evening.

This was initially counterintuitive to me.  I thought that pushing away=disconnected.  However, in order to push away you need the force of the right elbow pushing against/into the torso (sort of a force/counterforce).

This pushing away and extending with the arms in combination with the forward push of the hips makes for a really dynamic/forceful move to initiate the forward swing.

I was striking the ball so well at the range this evening.

Need to remember to bring my video camera with me next time I go to the range.

[uttexas]

Hitting the ball better than ever.  I'm starting to overswing a bit, losing the connection at the top.  I've been going to the gym 5 days a week for 30 minutes of stair master/ eliptical and then core and leg workout.  This is helping with my lower body action in the golf swing.

My current swing thoughts are

1.  Push away (push the club away from my body at the top of the backswing while keeping elbow on torso)

2. grab a bite (Nigel Tuffnel line from Spinal Tap when he's talking about his guitar sustain)--a pause in the transition that helps me move the legs/hips first in the downswing

3.  extend-  in the forward swing, extend everything-spine, legs, arms into impact.