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PT is going well. I got some great exercises for mobility and strength. Really working on the stability muscles and trunk mobility. Looking forward for this weather to finally turn towards spring.

I like this one. Wyndham has two golf swings. With his driver he is pretty much elite from a force plate and 3D measurement perspective. With his irons, he doesn't use his legs correctly. Weight transfer from right heel to left toe instead of weight going to the back heel of the left leg. Soft left leg through impact. Way more upper body focused, and so much that his kinematic sequence was off with the irons. The torso was starting before the lower body. I think some good drills in the video. Hitting the ball with the right foot back to force him to post on the left leg sooner. Then you can start creeping the right foot back to the address position. I like the gym drills for practicing correct kinematic sequence. Just really focusing on the legs driving the arm movement. It is just good offseason work as well, and in season. You don't always need a club to work on something related to the golf swing. I still nitpick on them saying that you push off with the right foot. 😁

I got it, lol.

Yep 😊

This is from Wikipedia Maybe Hackman had a heart attack, and Arakawa committed suicide? The dog might have eaten some of the pills as well. One of my parent's golden retrievers got into her pills by accident in the bathroom once. That memory popped into my head when I read this. Hackman has a history of heart issues that required him to leave acting due to the stress. Could be a gas leak, if those three were in the house and the other two dogs were outside. The two articles referenced are... Oscar-winner Gene Hackman, wife Betsy Arakawa and their dog were dead for some time, warrant shows Santa Fe County Sheriff’s deputies found Hackman, his wife Betsy Arakawa and a dog dead when they performed a welfare check, a spokesperson said. Gene Hackman, wife's cause of death: What we know, including pill bottles found on the scene Actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home. Here's what we know so far about their cause of death. When I think of him, I think of the following movies. Hoosiers Unforgiven The Quick & the Dead The Replacements

I got the ridge wallet that has the elastic strap to hold the money. The ridge wallet itself is built great. I am getting use to using the built in strap. I had the one in the image above with the metal money clip and it worked great. Since I got my 2nd one, I use the old ridge wallet for gift cards and misc cards.

I don't think that is what the study was showing. It just showed that golfers who spent less time over the ball performed better. It didn't say pending their normal pace.

Not sure, I think players have their own pace. Speith was always slow, regardless if he was in contention or not. Well, more so when he was in contention. It might be a push there on that question.

A study done by the European Tour shows spending less time over the ball produces better shots. This makes sense. I can see where if you are over the ball a long time you lose the ability to make a more athletic swing. There is also the possibility of just overthinking the shot while over the wall as well and not being in the right headspace.

Nope, and a bit too expensive for what I usually spend on clothing. Not sure if these pants are the kind where they are like business casual but also can be worn while doing athletic stuff (like working out). I do own a pair of pants from VRST, and like them a lot. They got a business casual look, but very stretchy. I forgot my gym shorts to volleyball on Monday. I had these pants on and had no issues. You can literally go from work to the gym. .

Yep, it is stupidly awkward as heck, and it feels like it a golfer shouldn't be able to hit a ball from there, but it just works. 🤣

Yes

Signed up for some PT just to get some areas worked on. Going to try to get some preventative measures in to stay injury free. During the assessment, found out that my right side has limited mobility compared to my right side. That being in calf tightness, hamstring tightness, internal and external hip rotation. My internal and external hip rotation is about 5-10 degrees less than average. My right side is about 5 degrees less than the left side.

Basal metabolic rate using indirect calorimetry among individuals living with overweight or obesity: The accuracy of predictive equations for basal metabolic rate - PubMed In this study, the Henry and Mifflin St. Jeor equations have the highest accuracy and lowest bias to estimate the basal metabolic rate in a... Maybe not so accurate. Though, I don't have a reference to if it is good or not. A study showed for at least overweight or obese people, they are 73% accurate. It is probably a decent starting point but should not be deemed as accurate. 27% is significant when talking about caloric intake. Let's say the adage is, remove 20% to lose weight. Well, if the equation 20% off in one direction, you could be at 0% caloric deficit. It is probably better than just randomly picking a number. Here is a good video on metabolism. Here is the full episode with show notes and citations. How to Boost Your Metabolism & Burn Fat Discover science-backed methods for boosting metabolism and achieving sustainable fat loss, with expert insights on exercise, nutrition, and... The four factors to your TDEE, total daily energy expenditure. First, EAT - Exercise Activity Thermogenesis. This makes up 0-30% of your daily expenditure. Best way to measure is with a wearable heart rate monitor across the chest. Though they all tend to overestimate caloric burn. Second, NEAT - Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (non-structured activity, i.e. fidgeting, moving around, going up stairs at work, walking to the store from your car). This makes up 5-30% of your daily expenditure. Best way to measure is something like a Fitbit which counts steps. Really this is a lot of movement between bouts of resting/sitting around. It will not account for things like fidgeting or chewing gum (yes burns calories). Third, TEF - Thermal Effect of Food (the energy required to digest food). Even though carbohydrates and protein have the same calorie per gram value. Protein requires more energy to digest. *makes up 8-15% of your daily expenditure. Fourth, RMR - Resting Metabolic Rate *makes up anywhere from 40% to 80% your TDEE pending how much of the first three account for your daily expenditure. If you have a sedimentary lifestyle, it makes up closer to 80% of your TDEE. Per Dr. Andy Galpin, who's career is sports science, and a PhD is Human Bioenergetics, says this is very hard to estimate. RMR can range from like 1000 to over 3000. It generally scales with body size but not always. There was a paper done showing that pending lean muscle mass %, for athletes, the RMR per kg of body weight can be up to 145% difference (high percentile versus low percentile). Maybe for people who live a more sedimentary lifestyle might be more consistent since lean muscle mass is in the very low percentile.

Yea, it seems Rick cares more about his brand and money than morality in this case. I have stopped watching his videos years ago.

I think it is probably my lack of motivation to work out the past 8 months. I could tell it was starting to act up a bit. Like, one day I was getting some micro-spasms. Bowling just tipped it over the edge. Its not the worst it has been. Moving around helps out. I just need to do some PT.

Welp, 2025 has started off great (sarcasm). Lingering cough since Jan. 3rd-ish. Now, I was bowling in a tournament this morning, and felt like two cracks / pops in my back near my hip. Luckily not sudden pain or what not, but my lower back is not happy. It was the weirdest sensation, and then not feeling the pain I thought would happen. Still, I think I hurt my back in some way. Going into rehab mode now. 😹

Maybe this is what you were getting at? Doing some math. Comparing JumboMax versus Tour Velvet, standard size in both. I got the force required using the JumboMax grip, to achieve the same rotational acceleration as the Tour Velvet, is about 1.37 more for the JumboMax grip. Interestingly, the Jumbomax grip is about 17% larger than the Tour Velvet, and 17% lighter for the standard size. I just substituted out the radius and mass of the JumboMax as a ratio of the Tour Velvet's mass and radius. This allows me to cancel out the mass and radius and get a ratio for the force. If you need 100 (force units of your choice) to achieve a certain rotational acceleration, you will need 137 (force units of your choice). There was another thread on the forum about offset, where it basically just delays closure by some stupidly small amount. A lot of fun math there. Most golfers have to go from about 90 degrees open clubface at A4 to square at A7. So, having a grip that requires more force to close that clubface might not be the best idea pending the golf swing. A question is, since the clubface is open at A4, and square at A7. Does that mean you want most of the closure to happen from A4 to let say A6, and not A6 to A7, for better consistently (less timing at impact). Just a thought.

Depends on the person. Metabolic rates can vary in the thousands of calories per day from the low to the high end.

I think calorie counting is good to learn how much to eat. It is tough to know how much you are burning every day. The best way, and it takes longer, is trial and error. Just keep cutting until you see that downward trend (over the course of months) in the weight. Make some life choices. Do you want to drink your calories (soda's, beer, wine, etc...). This could be a huge calorie savings. Eat more foods that keep you feeling full longer. More fiber, protein, whole foods. Stay away from highly processed foods. I can make a BIG bowl of pasta that doesn't touch 800 calories. You eat one burger from Wendy's and its over 1000. It isn't about what type of food makes you gain or lose weight, but certain foods make it more difficult to hit the calorie deficit. I would say the best diets are Mediterranean or Blue Zone diets.

Same, I rather be able to mix and match to get the ball flight I want. Chip a 9 iron or crush a 9 iron. It gives a lot of flexibility. It makes golf more fun.

Most feels need to be extreme. Example, I have to feel like my hands go down towards my right ankle or right hip pocket from the top of the backswing. I HATE IT! But the club gets on plane in the downswing. It is stupid difficult for me to do because of my old patterns. So, I may need to SLOW it down to be able to do it. You have spent years ingraining movements that feel natural. So, if you are feeling a golf swing that feels normal, you are 99% likely using the old swing. It sucks, but you will need to make things uncomfortable till they become comfortable. I can't find the video, but Tiger mentioned once, and I am getting the general of the quote not exact, but the feel of like 2-3 FT of clubhead position in the backswing is like 3" of real position change. There are videos of him exaggerating movements, and when he takes a normal swing, it is nothing like what he is exaggerating. That isn't him making swing changes. That his him just being able to time up path to clubface more consistently. At a certain point we should be able to move the body without needing to look at the body part moving. This is why training with mirrors can be a double edge sword. It is great to be able to see where the club is at, but in reality, you are not training your body to do that without looking at it. Sometimes you need that initial feedback to get things started.

Can confirm. I lost like 80+ lbs in about 3 years after college. I was probably near the 300-lb range at some point in life. It is always very fast at the start. You should take its as a % of your body weight. 5% of a 400-lb person is 20-lbs, 5% of a 180-lb person is 9-lbs. Losing 20-lbs for a 400-lb person is healthy, but it might not be healthy for a 180-lb person. It all depends how you are tracking things. I recommend weighting yourself at the same time every day or every other day. I like in the morning before you drink any water. Water weight is substantial. Like, 3-5 lbs can be lost during an hard workout. You can lose 3lbs of water weight over night through respiration. As long as you are seeing a downward trend (negative slop) to the curve over a few months then what you are doing is working, even though you may gain weight one day but then lose weight over the next 3-4 days.

Yea, I’ve kinda of been off the sugar hate train for a while.