bioman

Bumping a old thread I know. Is this the same concept Michael Breed uses on the Golf Fix when he puts a Swim Floatie over his right elbow? If so, might be a cheaper alternative.

In the first post, it looks like half the pro's have a slightly bent leg and half half a straightened leg. I don't see where it says what the left leg has to do, it just talks about hips. I want to know the goal of the left leg at impact. Slightly bent or fully straight? When I practice, I can practically slide my hips the same amount forward or even farther with my belt buckle still staying relatively perpendicular to the target line. So "sliding the hips" thought might not work for my swing. But if I start to slide and straighten my left leg, the hips do begin to rotate halfway, which is why I am originally asking the question.

Thanks David. A question about the left leg. As the hips slide forward, and the right knee is moving towards the target, does the left knee straighten at impact? In the video I posted, the forward hip slide that he recommends not to do is pretty exaggerated. I've never seen pro swings come close to coming the hips laterally that much, but the video guy doesn't straighten his legs when he is showing that example. When I see a lot of swing vision vids, it seems like the pro's do not move as much laterally as I am practicing. I'm trying to move laterally a lot before impact, but I noticed that in order to get that extra bit of lateral motion, my left leg isn't straightening at impact all the way. I do see that in almost all pro golfer vids, the left leg is straightened at impact and hips (or belt buckle) facing the target. When I try to emulate this, while focusing just on the most hip slide I can get, I can see that my hips are not fully facing the target, maybe 30 deg off from it. So, basic quesiton is, what does the left leg do during the hip slide?

Is this guy wrong?

Which courses do you play in SoCal?

Your talking on the downswing only correct? So, you want your right knee to pass over the inside tripod leg and not hit the tripod head? Just to clarify.

What did he do during the week that made Couples act tough?

I think a better term is "trapping" the ball.

Can you show a video of your swing or someone else's illustrating "deep quickly" and correctly?

What kind of grip do you have?

Yes, you need to have a more pronounced weight shift with the lower body on longer irons. For me, with a 6-iron or up, I definitely concentrate on shifting the weight to the left with a good hip slide/bump. Also, for me, it helps if I flatten my swing a tiny bit the longer the club gets.

You are either doing it wrong or your wedge head is not 370.

If he has a fast swing speed or in good shape, I'd suggest the 65 gram. 50gr shaft is pretty light and unless he has a really slow tempo, I'd suggest the heaviers shaft.

^lol. How much?

Try to clear the hips a bit faster.

This sounds like it was a penalty on the person giving the advice?

I'd like to know as well.

I just played with one last weekend and balata's are ridiculously soft. I could barely feel it on the clubface, especially off the putter.

Since Stricker is at ~5k, and Tiger around ~7k, isn't Stricker the only one who would be able to win the Fedex cup besides tiger? I believe the rest of the guys are at around 3k pts or less.

Nice round. I'm still looking to go under since coming back as well.

How many fedex cup pts is the tour championship worth?

Try cutting down the shaft first an inch. The shaft in the stock burner isn't that bad, even with the higher torque numbers. I can hit my friends '09 burner stiff 280+ without any less accuracy than my Ping with a X-flex low torque shaft. If the grip is new, they can usually save it when you cut the shaft down. 1 inch does make a big difference. I had my driver cut down .5" which I thought wouldn't be noticeable, but it definitely was.

Mizuno, no better irons for me.

R9 460. They are going to $199 brand new over at gpp.com

I don't think 96mph with 6 iron is unreasonable. I hit the 6 between 90-95mph, about a average of 93 with a smooth swing. And I don't think I swing nearly as fast as others.