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Hips and chest seem slightly open in setup, at least compared to foot line so hard to say where the aim is. Overall, I’d like to see more flow. Your left knee dips forward, towards ball, in the backswing instead of turning inwards a little which also means not getting into your right side a little. It appears like 80% of your weight is already on the lead side before you hit the top of your backswing. This makes getting a good lower body turn on the downswing difficult, hips move forward (early extend) to hit ball. I’d start by hitting some shots with your feet completely together (touching). Find that balance, you shod be able to full swing and not fall over. As you widen the stance try to at least keep the weight centered throughout the backswing and then in transition, you can start to transfer towards lead side.

Jason Day has always been my dark horse (sort of). Always been a favorite of mine. I’m also sort of ok with Brooks doing well. I don’t agree with rules decision but I’m generally ok with him. I don’t like his overall mentality but I like the game. Course looked like it played easy today. Not a lot of wind scheduled tomorrow, just rain. So not sure how much that’ll really effect things. Cold weather for Saturday certainly can.

They say it well around minute 7. You don’t want to overly round the upper back (they say old man posture). It’s a slight rounding of the shoulders.

From the article, “This posture can limit a golfer’s thoracic spine mobility. As a result, it reduces the player’s ability to rotate in the backswing…” The lumbar spine is for stability and the thoracic spine is for mobility. S-posture is curving lumbar spine and is main cause of back problems for golfers. C-posture curves the thoracic spine more than we would want. It should be obvious that this curvature could hamper rotation. Having C posture does not automatically mean they have a muscle/mobility/stability issue. They simply could be unknowing. Also, starting in that position may not mean they stay there throughout the swing. But it’s not ideal or efficient either. Having some curvature is normal. You don’t want it perfectly straight and you don’t want too much curvature lower back or upper. We are very likely talking about getting to the same position. I just want people to be careful about curving too much.

THE 12 BIG SWING CHARACTERISTICS: Is your C-Posture affecting your ability to rotate in the backswing ? | Elite Performance Therapy This posture can limit a golfer’s thoracic spine mobility. As a result, it reduces the player’s ability to...

It can go the other way too. One can round too much and lose chest rotation.

Impact of Distance Changes in Professional Golf, With a Focus on the ShotLink Era by Mark Broadie :: SSRN This report examines the evolution of men's professional golf with an emphasis on the impact of driving... I believe this may be it.

This right here is exactly it. Maybe 250 used to be ok. Todays crop of players hitting longer is largely due to fitness and body efficiency. I can take an old persimmon wood and hit it 275+. I do it often for my classes. Saying that old courses are being made obsolete due to equipment is BS. Obviously technology has improved to make the game longer to an extent. But not as much as the USGA suggests, imo.

I guess I think of it in terms of PTR. With limited flight range balls, they held to around a 1.35, in my very limited testing. I wonder if this is trying to bring the max down from 1.52. It wouldn’t need much to achieve 15-20yds. This would also mean it wouldn’t affect many other clubs.

Oh boy…

I really like my Srixon SX7. The mkII version is slightly fade biased which is fine but they play very similarly. Realistically, tipping my ventus black 6x 1in really helped for this year though.

Start by swinging to strike a specific spot on the grass/mat. That location should be close to the lead edge of the ball. I like the idea of looking at the lead edge, but it should lead to seeing through the ball and almost looking at nothing in particular. If you trust someone, take swings and have them randomly place a ball as you take a backswing. Our motion hits a ball. Don’t focus so much on the ball.

si.com -All Tours get points -at no-cut events top 75% get points -only 12 months of events are counted, 100% of points earned from last 4 months, 70% of points earned 5-8 months ago, and 40% of points earned 9-12 months ago -they will factor in their own strength of field; they want a strokes gained but it is not calculated for all tours, so they made a metric called DPS (distance per shot) (I’m not sure how they calculate these or how they use them) This is their top 100. They said they will add more as time goes and try to update every Monday. From OWGR, this is their current ratings: Official World Golf Ranking - Ranking ELIGIBLE TOURS. OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING FOUNDERS. STAY IN TOUCH. © 2022 - OFFICIAL...

I’m keeping records for the few times. 😂

I have always been a Jason Day fan. To see his swing improvement over the last year and a half has been great, especially this season. Last season, through 19 events he had: 2 top 10s, 5 top 25s and 12 cuts made. So far this season, through the 10 events, he has 4 top 10s and 8 top 25s. He has 2 missed cuts, so when he made the cut, he finished top 25. Definitely an improvement from last year. Where’s the difference? This is last years strokes gained: So far this season: A really big difference. Even started to lose around the green strokes, but really improved full swing stats. Chris Como started working with him in 2022. Biggest difference is lower body work: reduced flex in trail leg on BS, more rotation and extension of lead leg on downswing (less EE). Basically, he’s using his body better, while reducing the strain on his back. He even says that he doesn’t trust the swing yet. I can’t wait to see when he does.

These are opposites. Being good at multi tasking means not being really good at one thing, but reasonable at all things. So they can’t necessarily be more attentive and multitask at the same time. I mean I have to win some points on my wife, right? 😂

For those unaware, there is actually a large amount of discussion on social media amongst golf instructors on the topic of side bend, in the last several days. This is GEARS perspective.

This! As he went on, I kept thinking, Why are we adding so much to this to make it complicated? I couldn’t imagine that much adduction on the left arm, with no lowering of arms, and flexion of wrists. It hurts to try and bend over that much. Interesting how this topic has taken golf instruction by storm online.

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Are we losing sportsmanship and respect in all this? Be rivals all you want. But I don’t feel we should lose respect.

I listened again so I could write my thoughts. It was a main comment that, what is said, depends on a few things: The level of golfer, if they are actively taking lessons or just want to play or in between, and their goals. For example, the idea of taking slow swings to change something. That comment is for specific people with specific swing improvement goals. Or also as you said, want to increase their baseline technique. The people that just want to play golf and get better that way won’t get much by taking slow swings The reference to musical learning is great. I play cello and piano. Taking it slow to play right notes first is a great way to play a new piece. I think watching youtube for instruction has its place. But more for knowledge than application. Unfortunately many people try to apply every video they watch. Along with somewhat individualistic swings, is their ability to learn. Some students want the process and the breakdown. Others, that would go straight over their head. But, like you said, I want my students to have some parameters and understanding of their practice. That way as their swings evolve, they can let their feels evolve, knowing where the lines are drawn. There’s always that question of transfer practice. Transfer of normal swing to weird lies swing to windy swing, etc. It’s something I talk to students a bit about. Like you said, the swing is going to be virtually the same, except a couple set up variables. I apply that to general “noise.” There’s a target, a distance, a setup, and a flight path. Once those are decided, nearly everything else is ignored. Swing. Like going to a brand new course, it doesn’t (shouldn’t) matter where you are at, even Augusta. The game is the same as at your local muni. Enjoy the scenery in between shots, but around the ball, wind it into what you always do. Overall, the podcast was enjoyable. Should’ve been decided early on who the target audience is or the difference between audience. Then, it wouldn’t have to be said several times. Hard to think, talking golf could be wound down to only 60-90min. 😂

@iacas starts the podcast by explaining a bit about how he got into the business. Some main topics include prioritizing information (coaches and youtube), what to practice and how, and setting appropriate goals. A couple other podcasts @iacashas been on: All are worth a listen, check them out! Other helpful and related topics: For more information on Fit for Golf:

One similar to @iacas, I once gave a “lesson” to an older guy. He warmed up for a bit, I stopped him and asked him something about his set up (I don’t remember what it was). He made the adjustment and hit the next few like he wanted, then said that was it. I looked at my watch and it was 5min into the lesson. I asked if he wanted to check with another club or work on a different part of the game. He said nope and that was it. Some immediate improvement of performance lessons would be course management and club selection, typically happen during playing lessons. Regarding general improvement after lessons. I would say it depends on how we define improvement. There can be improvement in understanding the mechanics, improvement of feel, improvement of performance, etc. So, yes, I would expect immediate improvement after a lesson simply because they should leave with a better understanding of their swing, the mechanics of the priority piece, and a general feel of what to work on/towards. Their performance will likely not jump to perfection simply because of the competing motion patterns they are now working through.

New clubs came! Also got the proto Z star series balls to try. Clubs feel good. Biggest change is driver. The shaft I got has a stiffer tip, no more carbon fiber look on top, it sort of sets up different than the last one, and there is different weighting in the shaft. So, it will take time to get comfortable with it. I really like the shaft, though. I can tell it has much lower flight and spin. I also got a new putter, not shown in the pic. I was using an older cleveland elevado. I decided, last year, this putter I now have, will be my last one I get for a while. I am going to bend it 1* less loft and then it will be perfect. I played a round yesterday and I made everything inside 8ft. The look and alignment with it is spot on. I can feel/visualize my putts with it much better than my last putters. It’s a bit lighter though and I was hitting the putts a bit firmer than intended outside 12ft. So still need practice with it, but I think it will really help with my confidence on the greens.