mythbuster's Trolling Thread (was Setup = Automatic)

[RussUK]

18 hours ago, jbishop15 said:

This is now my favorite post of all time.

Yep, Flemenco guitarist is a very specific occupation. 

I once aspired to play tuba in a German oompa band until an unfortunate accident with a corby trouser press. I cant book into a hotel that has a trouserpress due to the emotional trauma 

Edited November 26, 2015 by RussUK

[boogielicious]

12 minutes ago, RussUK said:

Yep, Flemenco guitarist is a very specific occupation. 

I once aspired to play tuba in a German oompa band until an unfortunate accident with a corby trouser press. I cant book into a hotel that has a trouserpress due to the emotional trauma 

Tuba dreams shattered! Avoid panini presses as well.

[iacas]

4 hours ago, collapse said:

Ok I was assuming the pre-set drill in this video was being recommended as the position to be in at address.If it isn't,where is the majority of my weight at address through the swing to finish?

That is a drill designed to show where your weight has to be at impact.

Let's stick to the topic, now, please. And happy Thanksgiving.

[DrvFrShow]

Quote

On 11/24/2015, 11:42:03, mythbuster said:

i was an aspirant once of becoming a flamenco guitarist, but i had an accident with my fingers

This is now my favorite post of all time.

 

Edited November 26, 2015 by DrvFrShow

[Pretzel]

5 hours ago, boogielicious said:

Tuba dreams shattered! Avoid panini presses as well.

The question is, is he distressed by golfers with a forward press in their putting stroke or is that far enough removed (similar in name only) to be tolerable?

[Vinsk]

@mythbuster,

if you are saying that this magical setup creates an automatic golfswing, do you feel the same would be true of other sports? If I set up properly will I be able to hit a 96mph fastball! If I set up properly will I be able to smash a tennis ball to the service area consistently? Bowl a strike? I'm assuming your answer would be "no". I'm also assuming you understand that many movements of the human body take place active and passive between set up and impact right? So doesn't it make sense that simply a set up cannot guarantee anything in regards to contact with the ball? 

[craps]

4 hours ago, Vinsk said:

@mythbuster,

if you are saying that this magical setup creates an automatic golfswing, do you feel the same would be true of other sports? If I set up properly will I be able to hit a 96mph fastball! If I set up properly will I be able to smash a tennis ball to the service area consistently? Bowl a strike? I'm assuming your answer would be "no". I'm also assuming you understand that many movements of the human body take place active and passive between set up and impact right? So doesn't it make sense that simply a set up cannot guarantee anything in regards to contact with the ball? 

in other sports , the ball is moving. In golf the ball is not. Brain surgeon is a good profession but can you be a brain surgeon? The OP is saying if set up in a certain way to correct the "consistent" flaw in your swing. Be it the grip or stance or equipment. Make a few wrongs to get it right!!!

Edited November 27, 2015 by craps

[mvmac]

16 minutes ago, craps said:

The OP is saying if set up in a certain way to correct the "consistent" flaw in your swing.

The OP is also clearly a troll so we have to take that into consideration.

[Vinsk]

1 hour ago, craps said:

in other sports , the ball is moving. In golf the ball is not. Brain surgeon is a good profession but can you be a brain surgeon? The OP is saying if set up in a certain way to correct the "consistent" flaw in your swing. Be it the grip or stance or equipment. Make a few wrongs to get it right!!!

Brain surgeon is a poor example. People train a lot less and become brain surgeons than they do good golfers. I'm an excellent physician that took 11 years of training. I'm a much better doctor than I am a golfer. Any way , mvmac makes the real point: mythbuster is just out for a laugh, trolling on.

[mythbuster]

On 11/27/2015, 10:49:38, Vinsk said:

@mythbuster,

if you are saying that this magical setup creates an automatic golfswing, do you feel the same would be true of other sports? If I set up properly will I be able to hit a 96mph fastball! If I set up properly will I be able to smash a tennis ball to the service area consistently? Bowl a strike? I'm assuming your answer would be "no". I'm also assuming you understand that many movements of the human body take place active and passive between set up and impact right? So doesn't it make sense that simply a set up cannot guarantee anything in regards to contact with the ball? 

you make a lot of very  valid points that will be lapped up by so called "believers"  , but you miss the reality mark by a conservative mile. 

when you say that  if you set up properly to hit a baseball, tennis or bowl 'homerun" ,that is in fact a fallacy, as you yourself have no idea what that ideal setup actually is.

sure, you can try and "mirror" the greats of this sport, but it"s akin to hitting your head against a brick wall from the resultant frustration if you are silly enough to follow this doomed path.

ok, at least , i am only here to help as you must appreciate that i am 'handicapped' with my own inflexibility, so when i discover something that works for me it is not a case of poppycock-(cobblers is a better word when translated to masculine generics).

that said, i must admit my advice on setup was totally wrong , but as i said in the past, this is a 'work' in progress.

look, i think i have really discovered something, and it doesn't involve trying to address the ball in contrived ways as i said in the past.

it is so simple , but it involves the grip  and the absolute neutral 'bend' to the ball at setup. i am just trialling this, but it could just confirm the title of my book which is probably in the wings -

Golf is Easy, Golf is Hard-Your Choice.

 

 

 

[Abu3baid]

7 hours ago, mythbuster said:

you make a lot of very  valid points that will be lapped up by so called "believers"  , but you miss the reality mark by a conservative mile. 

when you say that  if you set up properly to hit a baseball, tennis or bowl 'homerun" ,that is in fact a fallacy, as you yourself have no idea what that ideal setup actually is.

sure, you can try and "mirror" the greats of this sport, but it"s akin to hitting your head against a brick wall from the resultant frustration if you are silly enough to follow this doomed path.

ok, at least , i am only here to help as you must appreciate that i am 'handicapped' with my own inflexibility, so when i discover something that works for me it is not a case of poppycock-(cobblers is a better word when translated to masculine generics).

that said, i must admit my advice on setup was totally wrong , but as i said in the past, this is a 'work' in progress.

look, i think i have really discovered something, and it doesn't involve trying to address the ball in contrived ways as i said in the past.

it is so simple , but it involves the grip  and the absolute neutral 'bend' to the ball at setup. i am just trialling this, but it could just confirm the title of my book which is probably in the wings -

Golf is Easy, Golf is Hard-Your Choice.

 

 

 

LOL.. So, just like that all the advice you have given before is bullshit according to you and now you have a new discovery? Priceless for anyone who starts reading this thread from the first post!

[jbishop15]

7 hours ago, mythbuster said:

masculine generics

 

 

 

 

What a great band name.

[Lihu]

8 hours ago, mythbuster said:

you make a lot of very  valid points that will be lapped up by so called "believers"  , but you miss the reality mark by a conservative mile. 

when you say that  if you set up properly to hit a baseball, tennis or bowl 'homerun" ,that is in fact a fallacy, as you yourself have no idea what that ideal setup actually is.

sure, you can try and "mirror" the greats of this sport, but it"s akin to hitting your head against a brick wall from the resultant frustration if you are silly enough to follow this doomed path.

ok, at least , i am only here to help as you must appreciate that i am 'handicapped' with my own inflexibility, so when i discover something that works for me it is not a case of poppycock-(cobblers is a better word when translated to masculine generics).

that said, i must admit my advice on setup was totally wrong , but as i said in the past, this is a 'work' in progress.

look, i think i have really discovered something, and it doesn't involve trying to address the ball in contrived ways as i said in the past.

it is so simple , but it involves the grip  and the absolute neutral 'bend' to the ball at setup. i am just trialling this, but it could just confirm the title of my book which is probably in the wings -

Golf is Easy, Golf is Hard-Your Choice.

Even with a good swing golf is hard.

The main thing you don't seem to be understanding from us is that the setup is only a small percentage of a good swing. You are now finding your ideal setup and it works a lot better than other setups you've tried, and that's great. Many of us have been through this phase.

However, once you have this and eventually develop good full swing mechanics, golf is still hard. You still make misses, only as you get better, the misses are not as penal but they still cost strokes over the course of a round.

The understanding you seem to have is about what I expect from a 15 handicap, and that's good but there is a lot more for you to learn.

[collapse]

10 hours ago, mythbuster said:

you make a lot of very  valid points that will be lapped up by so called "believers"  , but you miss the reality mark by a conservative mile. 

when you say that  if you set up properly to hit a baseball, tennis or bowl 'homerun" ,that is in fact a fallacy, as you yourself have no idea what that ideal setup actually is.

sure, you can try and "mirror" the greats of this sport, but it"s akin to hitting your head against a brick wall from the resultant frustration if you are silly enough to follow this doomed path.

ok, at least , i am only here to help as you must appreciate that i am 'handicapped' with my own inflexibility, so when i discover something that works for me it is not a case of poppycock-(cobblers is a better word when translated to masculine generics).

that said, i must admit my advice on setup was totally wrong , but as i said in the past, this is a 'work' in progress.

look, i think i have really discovered something, and it doesn't involve trying to address the ball in contrived ways as i said in the past.

it is so simple , but it involves the grip  and the absolute neutral 'bend' to the ball at setup. i am just trialling this, but it could just confirm the title of my book which is probably in the wings -

Golf is Easy, Golf is Hard-Your Choice.

 

 

 

Ok ...you are hedging now.....what are you working on specifically?

[Pretzel]

Here's a couple new titles you might want to consider, I think you'll find them to be much more fitting:

"Poppycock - How I Made a Fool of Myself"

"Golf is Hard - No Choice"

"5 Easy Steps to a 15 Handicap!"

"Chasing Band-aid Fixes, the novella"

[Vinsk]

22 hours ago, mythbuster said:

you make a lot of very  valid points that will be lapped up by so called "believers"  , but you miss the reality mark by a conservative mile. 

when you say that  if you set up properly to hit a baseball, tennis or bowl 'homerun" ,that is in fact a fallacy, as you yourself have no idea what that ideal setup actually is.

sure, you can try and "mirror" the greats of this sport, but it"s akin to hitting your head against a brick wall from the resultant frustration if you are silly enough to follow this doomed path.

ok, at least , i am only here to help as you must appreciate that i am 'handicapped' with my own inflexibility, so when i discover something that works for me it is not a case of poppycock-(cobblers is a better word when translated to masculine generics).

that said, i must admit my advice on setup was totally wrong , but as i said in the past, this is a 'work' in progress.

look, i think i have really discovered something, and it doesn't involve trying to address the ball in contrived ways as i said in the past.

it is so simple , but it involves the grip  and the absolute neutral 'bend' to the ball at setup. i am just trialling this, but it could just confirm the title of my book which is probably in the wings -

Golf is Easy, Golf is Hard-Your Choice.

 

 

 

Are you by any chance a Scientologist?

[boogielicious]

19 hours ago, Pretzel said:

Here's a couple new titles you might want to consider, I think you'll find them to be much more fitting:

"Poppycock - How I Made a Fool of Myself"

"Golf is Hard - No Choice"

"5 Easy Steps to a 15 Handicap!"

"Chasing Band-aid Fixes, the novella"

I am disappointed that you did not work Blatherskite into any of those choices.

[craps]

Hey, mythbuster, why don't you try the latest David Leadbetter's A- swing golf method. It focus on a certain way of setting up and the swing is compact and easy to execute cos' it does not require full body turn. I personally like it. Is Lydia Ko using it?