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Ron del Barrio

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  • Birthday 11/30/1964

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  1. What part of LA California do you live in?
  2. I think today's PGA Tournament is a great example of someone who started at the age of 19 and thought he could make the tour. Who knew he would beat Tiger Woods... Food for thought!
  3. Has anyone here ever played professionally?
  4. Hi Dave, Being a golf instructor I can tell you this much, when you hire a golf professional they work for you. I have seen this over and over again in my profession where the student gets frustrated with their lessons. First of all, I hope you take your time with a package of lessons. What I mean by that is, one should NEVER take a lesson and after that lesson is done, they book another appt. with their pro. In between each lesson you should take as much time as you need to work on the positions that you and your pro worked on. After YOU feel that you worked the positions or movements your pro wanted you to work on and you feel that you improved then you call the pro up to set up another appt. I have found that with my clients that they improve much faster when they ask too many questions and get the answers. Hopefully you are taking notes, video taping your lesson etc, so you can concentrate on the exact movements your pro wants you to work on. I would rather my clients not schedule their next lesson right after their last lesson ends. This way they can take their time and really own the positions that the pro wants them to work on. Another problem that I have seen in the 26 years that I have been teaching is, it is almost as if the student is worried about asking too many questions and or embarrassed to ask the pro for a different way to discribe the same position. There are a bunch of ways to roll a 6 in Vegas so there are many different ways to discribe a position. If you do not totally understand what your pro is saying then flat out tell him\her that you are not understanding or getting it. I am sure you have a good pro and I doubt he\she would get frustrated with those types of questions. I know I'm rambling on and on but being a instructor I feel your pain!!!! Fairways and Greens, Ron
  5. QUICK!!! I do believe it's page 39 and if not it's page 59 but it is by far the best part of that book that will yield the best results without having to work too many of the swing positions. It says that EVERYONE should practice with their thumb and index finger off of the club. Without the thumb and finger (on the right hand if your right handed or left hand if your left handed) there must be a different set of muscles that delivers the club to the ball since the power hand can not. Give that a try and I promise that everyone will hit it better!!!!!
  6. Bring it and it's on me!
  7. Hi madcityscott, Your in mid cali and I'm in southern. If you're in this neck of the woods, come take a freebie and check it out!
  8. Hi Dukenukem, Thanks for that kind message. The good news about golf is that 52 years young is the new 20 something in relationship to golf!!! It's never too late
  9. howdy zenabi, There could be a few things that would not allow you to have a descending swing and of course the first and most likely cause of the angle being lost is the grip and arm pressure changing on the downswing. Gravity will always do its job unless we inhibit that force. That being said if you remain consistant with your grip AND arm pressure, you want to make sure that on the downswing that you are rotating the body forward. Think of the breastbone as the bottom of the swing. If the breastbone is moving forward rotationally and is ahead of the ball at impact you should be able to trap the ball a little better. Try this; The next time you are on the range, go to your normal set up and before you take your club back, lift your right heel off of the ground about an inch and then make your normal swing. This will inhibit any lateral movement off of the ball and promote a forward rotation on the downswing. Let me know if that was any help??? Cheers, Ron
  10. Howdy mrserv0n18, I'm glad to hear that you were able to get some stuff from the videos! I have a bunch more coming soon. Feel free to fire away any questions. Regards, Ron
  11. Howdy Kevin, Thank you for your warm welcome. It sounds like you have a handle on your swing issues and I'm not sure I read anything regarding you working with a pro or not? That being said, you should ask your pro the cause and effects of spine tilt change or lateral head movement. If you do not presently have a pro, if you have access to a video camera and can film your swing from straight on and from behind, you can either post it on yourtube or send it to me in an email and there is no question in my mind that I can answer all of your questions over the internet. (of course no charge) Let me know if you will be able to film your swing and if not and you are working with a pro, I will give you some key questions to ask your pro so he can better serve you and make the improvements. Regards, Ron del Barrio
  12. Howdy TN94z, That's the exact approach that needs to take place when it comes down to lowering your index to scratch and better. As you said in your post, you are willing to go through the pain and suffering to lower your index and believe you me, those few index points are tough, ie; going from a 3 to a scratch but when you make it there, your new bad rounds will be 75! Keep us posted and good luck to you!
  13. I've been going over most of the post msgs regarding taking lessons. Rate of improving, getting worse before it gets better etc. It is typical to go backwards after a lesson or lessons for a while, during the swing change. The way I see it is, golf is very expensive and it takes money and time to improve ones golf game. That being said, wouldn't everyone want to know if they have the right professional teaching them? It has been my experience as a golf pro that the majority of golfers do not take the time researching the instructor and their ability to teach. As I'm sure you all know, there is really no certification to call yourself a teaching pro. Having the PGA of America (going through the program to be certified as a PGA Instructor) before your name on a business card doesn't mean that you are good enough to teach the game. The P.A.T (player ability test) for the PGA of America is set at 150 for two rounds. What that means is, if you can shoot 150 for two rounds of golf you will be certified to be in the PGA of America as a class "A" member. Now, I am not ragging on the PGA of America at all because it's a fantastic organization, however, I would feel more comfortable as a golfer to know that the person who is trying to teach me to break par can actually do it themselves. My point to all of this is, if you are taking lessons you should be prepaired to ask as many questions as you might have and to have them answered. If they can not be answered then you need to move on to another instructor. The student should also bring a note pad and pen, a video camera or a voice recorder so that you can retain all that is being said during the lesson. The learning curve in golf is tough so why make it tougher by missing one part of the swing or a position in the sequence because one forgot that little bit? After all, if you plan on playing golf for the rest of your life, your improvement and the work you put into it is all on you. You get out of it what you put in it and anyone who has ever played this game and is scratch or better had to do the same things everyone has done to achieve their goals! I vividly remember being a 30 hdcp and being excited to break 115 as well as the work and lessons I took to become a +3. There are a ton of great instructors out there and it's a relationship that you develop throughout the years you will be together! Regards, Ron
  14. I couldn't agree with you more! I've been teaching for 26 years and I can not tell you how tough it is as an educator to work with golfers that have been working on their swings by themselves, watching the golf channel, golf magazines or friends etc. We all have an overabundence of information as it is and it takes a long time to introduce new positions when there are bad habits. I would suggest to all that golf to have a consistant routine regarding lessons and sticking with ONE teacher and one teacher only.
  15. In the professional fitting world there is a term called, "Coefficient of Restitution" or smash factor. What this means is the efficiency of impact and there are several components that make that happen. If you have ever been fit for a driver, you will have read outs of a bunch of numbers; spin rate, launch angle, side spin, club speed and ball speed. I have heard from several golfers that they do not think their swing is good enough to get fit and this is where I think they are wrong. Each golfer has their own set of numbers and there are shafts that can fit you. From your discription, you most likely have too much back spin on the ball and your launch angel sounds too high. Before I put you to sleep with more info, have you been fit for a shaft in the past? Regards, Ron
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