Rocket Man

I dont feel that my first post was to far off of topic as the money can pamper the pros as well.I realize that this is not exactly what the op was talking about but its not way off topic.I posted what I honestly felt and got attacked and my post called ridiculous. I guess that I have no right to defend myself and thats ok but I think the poster that challenged my view point was the one way off topic.

I am not talking about "marginal players" trying to establish themselves on tour.I do feel that there are a number of established pga pros that do not have to push themselves to get any better and still make a great living.Do they still have to practice and work at it?Of course they do but they dont have to really push themselves to keep what they have.You do make a good point about how many players lose their cards but also look at how many that dont.

I would say that the club has been improperly refinished to look new and the paint is chipping off or you may have been duped into buying a counterfeit club with a cheap paint job.

I think the money has a lot to do with their motivation to get any better.I really think that a lot of pros just do the minimum amount of practice to keep their cards. I mean wheres your motivation to go pound balls all day long when you can cruise your yaught to the Bahamas for the week and stay in the finest resort available.These guys live a lifestyle that we can only dream about by just plodding along finishing 30th place or so and by the end of the year they walk away with millions!! Why would you want to go practice your game all day long?

I build my own clubs and have several drivers with both steel and graphite shafts in them.I have more control issues with the graphite shafts versus the steel.By far my most reliable and consistent drivers have the steel shafts.It is important to note however that I play smaller heads (280-320cc) in the more traditional "Pear" shape.The oversize heads (360-460cc) that I have tried on steel shafts did not work out for me at all and I would recommend that this size of driver head be put on a graphite shaft.

While watching the featured group channel of the P.G.A.tournament today on direct T.V. I had to mute the volume because I could not stand to listen to Micheal endlessly blab on and on about every shot.I mean the guy never shuts up!!.Not only that but to me he has a rather annoying grating type of voice that he makes worse by emphasizing every second or third word that comes out his mouth.I hope he is not doing the commentating tomorrow!!

Well sir, you can call my course a goat track thanks to your girlfriend grazing in the middle of the fairways!!

"Turn your shoulders in such a way that the club ends up parallel to your target line and then the clubhead runs up a tree trunk like a squirrel" Actual phrase from a golf book that I was reading.Does trying to break your back beat breaking your wrist?

Will you get off of your high horse hobo trekker? There are certain times and golf courses that practicing should be not acceptable but does that mean I cannot ever practice on a course because I am not a pro? At my local course it is PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE AND FINE to practice when the course is empty.I have seen players chipping and putting on the 18th green which is right by the clubhouse with the club pro standing there and talking to some friends.He understands the need for practice on a real course for people other than pros!! It is a common thing when the course is empty that I will come up on someone and they will tell me to play through because they are PRACTICING. If I ran and told the manager he would ask me "Did they let you play through? Yes sir they did " Well if they did not hold you up then whats your problem Bud? There are times and places where practicing on the course is fine and acceptable Mr. "You cant have the privilege of practicing unless your a multi-million dollar pro"

The one thing that really stands out from the first swing to the second is your top of the backswing position. In the second swing when you are hitting good you are completing the backswing in a parallel position to your target line. In the first one you are most definitely not completing the backswing and looks like the club is laid off.Really check and see if you have changed something in your setup from the first to the second swing.

For what its worth, I find that when I am having trouble turning my shoulders without swaying back or moving my head its always a set up issue thats making it very difficult for me to make a centered pivot without swaying or moving my head to much.When my setup is good its much easier to just turn my shoulders without a sway or head movement. One drill that I use to get the feeling back of not moving my head is this. Stand perfectly still and only swing back with your arms and not your shoulders. Simply keep almost everything including your lower body from not moving to much while you do this.You should find that in only swinging your arms that this will make it easier for you not to move your head.Now of course this is only a drill to help feel your head not moving during your normal swing.This will give me back the sensation that I need to feel when I turn my shoulders during my swing. Hope this helps a bit and good luck!!

Patrick,I have read in some of your other posts that you want to discuss golf and some of your ideals.This is not being honest as to why you post your ideals and theories. You are a person that wants to be the "Giver" of great information that you fully understand and others don't and guide them down your path to golf greatness.You do not want people to question your wisdom, you want them to be impressed by it and ram it down every ones throat. You claim to shoot in the 70's and also to be a teacher .In your mind this gives you creditability and think people will be impressed by it. I don't think anyone belives that you are a teacher Patrick. For me you gave yourself away by posting pictures of one of your "Students" and asked the forum for advice on how to fix his swing!! Patrick, no teacher would do this. I think you should do yourself a favor and get some help!!

With the exception of raising the handle I use about a 1/2" forward push to start my swing as well and enjoy the same benefits.My hands hinge much more automatically and keeps my whole swing together.

I always got a laugh out of the Phil commercials when he was endorsing a driver.I always thought that if there was any club that you would see Phil in a commercial with it would be a wedge!! It would go something like "When I made that terrific flop shot on no.12 to help me win the tournament I knew that I can always re-lie on my trusty so and so wedge etc.. etc.. So instead of having Phil endorse our wedge lets have him endorse his worst club in the bag his driver!! I guess they were thinking that if Phil could hit this driver straight anyone can.Shooting the comercial probably went something like this "Ok Phil we need to get a shot of you hitting this driver straight for a scene in the commercial". 2hrs later "Phil hits our driver straight commercial take 237. "Darn I hooked another one, lets do another take"