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I shot a video interview with Micheal "hammer man" Lavery

He is somewhat known around these parts for being an eccentric guy with some out there ideas about training your whole brain for golf so I had to talk to him. He has some very unique drills to improve your hand eye coordination.

I was skeptical but then impressed by what he had to say and I think it does help your golf game a lot. Check it out.


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I thought it was a good interview, have you practiced it much?

Also really like your YouTube channel, really good interview with monty.


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All sports have kooks but golf has the best kooks, in my humble opinion.

Stretch.

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Mike is not that "Kooky". He looks like one when he's hammering the golf balls, maybe, but he's not that far off from what current sports science seems to be advocating?

Does anyone agree with the 3 year USGA theory? I'm a counterexample to that! I've made strong strides this last 6 months, but have been doing golf for over 4 years. . .

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Mike is not that "Kooky". He looks like one when he's hammering the golf balls, maybe, but he's not that far off from what current sports science seems to be advocating?

Does anyone agree with the 3 year USGA theory? I'm a counterexample to that! I've made strong strides this last 6 months, but have been doing golf for over 4 years. . .

I would agree that almost any new golfer who takes up the game and just goes out and plays will hit some kind of wall after three years. I think that wall is breakable but only with instruction or some kind of coaching.

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Mike is not that "Kooky". He looks like one when he's hammering the golf balls, maybe, but he's not that far off from what current sports science seems to be advocating?

Does anyone agree with the 3 year USGA theory? I'm a counterexample to that! I've made strong strides this last 6 months, but have been doing golf for over 4 years. . .

I totally agree with the 3 year theory, but only because most golfer's don't know how to practice. The pros obviously took a lot more than 3 years to get where they are now.

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Mike is not that "Kooky". He looks like one when he's hammering the golf balls, maybe, but he's not that far off from what current sports science seems to be advocating?

Does anyone agree with the 3 year USGA theory? I'm a counterexample to that! I've made strong strides this last 6 months, but have been doing golf for over 4 years. . .

I totally agree with the 3 year theory, but only because most golfer's don't know how to practice. The pros obviously took a lot more than 3 years to get where they are now.

So true, but that's not what was discussed in the interview. @bdevore76 said that everyone will stagnate after 3 years. If they get to a 10 handicap in 3 years they might only get to a 9.8 or something like that someday, but not from an 18 down to a single digit or something like that. after the 3 years.

So, it makes me wonder if they are referring to talent limits or some other limit?

I have no idea what USGA is referring to as I am getting it second hand from the video, but it makes me wonder.

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So true, but that's not what was discussed in the interview. @bdevore76 said that everyone will stagnate after 3 years. If they get to a 10 handicap in 3 years they might only get to a 9.8 or something like that someday, but not from an 18 down to a single digit or something like that. after the 3 years.

So, it makes me wonder if they are referring to talent limits or some other limit?

I have no idea what USGA is referring to as I am getting it second hand from the video, but it makes me wonder.

Yeah but everyone isn't a good sample because so few know how to practice. The guy who improves after years of playing seems like an outlier but your average golfer is only maintaining his game by playing once a week and pounding balls without purpose on the range.

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So true, but that's not what was discussed in the interview. @bdevore76 said that everyone will stagnate after 3 years. If they get to a 10 handicap in 3 years they might only get to a 9.8 or something like that someday, but not from an 18 down to a single digit or something like that. after the 3 years.

So, it makes me wonder if they are referring to talent limits or some other limit?

I have no idea what USGA is referring to as I am getting it second hand from the video, but it makes me wonder.

Yeah but everyone isn't a good sample because so few know how to practice. The guy who improves after years of playing seems like an outlier but your average golfer is only maintaining his game by playing once a week and pounding balls without purpose on the range.

Or maybe not even that. . .

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