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So does Sparky’s….and he is known to hit it pretty long.  Here in the NW we have a term for that….mediocre.  :-)

Ouch! I didn’t really look at Matt’s left foot.  Could be just ’cause he was swinging in his tennis shoes in the long wet grass of Portland.  A big guy like him needs some sort of traction in the golf swing.

I tried playing in tennis shoes twice.  Once when it was dry, I was able to keep my balance.  The other when it was slightly wet,  I couldn’t keep my balance at all, was slipping and spraying the ball all over the place.  I only play in golf shoes with good spikes now.  250 pounds of pure, err…table muscle, needs more traction than tennis shoes.

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Well, the left foot turns 90 degrees, that is pretty odd. So does Sparky’s….and he is known to hit it pretty long.  Here in the NW we have a term for that….mediocre.  :-)

Yeah, ok, Sparky may hit it long and straight that way, but it’s still odd. It’s very hard to keep your balance, when your left foot isn’t planted on the ground. I used to do that and my pro told me I am turning way too much. Indeed, when I stopped turning so much my swing improved a lot and I was able to keep my balance. FWIW, everyone must have his own system Ulrich

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I was in sneakers on wet grass.  Next time I’ll get a video at the range with my golf shoes on.

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I don’t know ’bout you Matt, but I wouldn’t change much.  Doesn’t look like your balance is that far off to me.  It may look a bit like that, just ’cause you wanted to get back to turn the camera off.  I think you could hold that finish forever. Well, the left foot turns 90 degrees, that is pretty odd.

So does Sparky’s….and he is known to hit it pretty long.  Here in the NW we have a term for that….mediocre.  :-) I didn’t really look at Matt’s left foot.  Could be just ’cause he was swinging in his tennis shoes in the long wet grass of Portland.  A big guy like him needs some sort of traction in the golf swing. — Washington State University "That shot is impossible!…Jack Nicholson himself couldn’t make it!"– Homer Simpson

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I don’t know ’bout you Matt, but I wouldn’t change much.  Doesn’t look like your balance is that far off to me.  It may look a bit like that, just ’cause you wanted to get back to turn the camera off.  I think you could hold that finish forever.

Well, the left foot turns 90 degrees, that is pretty odd. Ulrich

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Matt, it’s been a few years since we last played golf together.  I don’t recall you being this ugly!  <g

Neither do I But the swing looks terrific.  Very fluid. I’d like to see you address the ball just a wee bit closer to your body; looks like you’re reaching for it a bit.  But other than that, this is a very solid golf swing. Randy

GOOD CATCH, In the video I am too far and my arms are stretching out!  I’ve been told that before and have really been working on it, but old habits die hard.   I think what happened is that my current irons are 1/2 over (without me knowing it till last Monday BTW) and it’s caused me to stand a little further from the ball than I should.  I’m gripping down on my clubs now but I still have that tendency I guess. Another poster mentioned my spine angle changes in the backswing and downswing.  I did some video capture and photoshoping and my angle doesn’t change in the backswing but in the downswing it does, my head and spine dip. Maybe that’s good, maybe that’s bad.  I might try to fix it….Maybe…I’ll have to see what happens after I fix my reaching problem.  have to make sure I only change one thing at a time.

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My camera is a Cannon A40 with a Movie mode.  I should have brought it out with us on the course to take more pics and some video’s.   Come on down here and we’ll setup to play Camas Meadows just outside of Vancouver, I can take some videos of you swing

You could further decrease the file size with http://www.divx.com/divx .. (codec) and the virtualdub (look for it in the net) (free btw) (PS: to make swings with or without balls can be very different AFAIK, but it looks like modern swings looks like) —   calmar            (o_         GNU/Linux is GREAT                  //                            V_/_        http://www.calmar.ws

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(did the pine cone slice or draw?) I think it hit the tree just to my left.

lets see what you get on a golf shot (real ball- real course)

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Matt, it’s been a few years since we last played golf together.  I don’t recall you being this ugly!  <g  But the swing looks terrific.  Very fluid. I’d like to see you address the ball just a wee bit closer to your body; looks like you’re reaching for it a bit.  But other than that, this is a very solid golf swing. Randy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I decided to take a look at my swing and see what some issues could be. I put it on my server for anyone to see.  There is no ball, but that pinecone is history. You may have to try multiple apps to see it.  I got it to work best under Apple Quicktime. http://home.comcast.net/~maamold/golfswing.AVI

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I decided to take a look at my swing and see what some issues could be. I put it on my server for anyone to see.  There is no ball, but that pinecone is history. You may have to try multiple apps to see it.  I got it to work best under Apple Quicktime.

I’m impressed that the video came from a digital camera, that looked pretty good. I have that feature in mine, but I never use it. . . I don’t know enough to offer you swing advice, but simply wanted to suggest that you might position the camera so it’s centered on the ball and not on you. You’ll be able to check your takeaway and swing plane a bit better that way. From this angle, it looks like you’re taking the club back too far inside and your swing plane is too flat but I dunno, it doesn’t seem to hurt your swing. (oops, I did it anyway, sorry. . .)

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What kind of distances do you hit?? Uh….is "a friggin’ ton" descriptive enough?  The Big Dog can move it….esp. from the tee.  Big high ball via Taylor Made 5 series.

 In georgia we have a word for big hitters from the NW,   "short"…. me

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My camera is a Cannon A40 with a Movie mode.  I should have brought it out with us on the course to take more pics and some video’s.   Come on down here and we’ll setup to play Camas Meadows just outside of Vancouver, I can take some videos of you swing

What are the specs for the movie mode on that camera?  Does it shoot it in .avi or did you convert it with something? My Sony will shoot .mpeg at HQX320×240 at 16 frames/sec.  Your Canon seemed to do better than that.  Maybe it’s just the .avi format? — Washington State University "That shot is impossible!…Jack Nicholson himself couldn’t make it!"– Homer Simpson

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You were hitting more than a few drives ’bout 280-290 right Matt?  Distances with irons were pretty reasonable (8 iron around 150), but they were 1980 Hogan blades.  8 iron was probably lofted around 42*, 9 iron 46*, E-wedge around 50*.  At least a club weaker than today’s even weaker club standards. Todd….what are the specs on those Hogans?

1980-model Ben Hogan Directors with DG X100’s (1/2" long) and Golf Pride Full Cord Tour Wraps. (I plan to take them in to my club guy and get him to lop the extra half-inch off for me…I’m just not tall enough.  Should allow me to set up a little more comfortably.) Lofts are, in order: 3I – 23* 4I – 26.5* 5I – 30* 6I – 33.5* 7I – 37* 8I – 41* 9I – 45* E – 51.5* As for me having to lay off with Matt’s S300-shafted Revolutions…I’m not necessarily sure that was a bad thing.  On a lot of shots I found myself at weird yardages, so Sasha was saying "it’s a nuked eight or a soft seven" pretty often.  That day I felt more comfortable trying to feather the ball in there.  I dunno.  I don’t have enough rounds on the X100’s to figure out how smoothly I can swing them (and what kind of distance that’ll cost me).  I figure if I look at my swingspeed, I’m just barely into the X range… Go work on your short game!  :-)

Chip into your kid’s crib!  You’ve got incentive to be accurate… Prof. Rev. Todd "Runyan" McGillivray, Esq. http://cplhicks.tripod.com/ Emailing me?  tmcg at sasktel dot net. "He was full of pep. Must’ve had his grande-latte enema." – Fight Club

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Uh….is "a friggin’ ton" descriptive enough?  The Big Dog can move it….esp. from the tee.  Big high ball via Taylor Made 5 series. You were hitting more than a few drives ’bout 280-290 right Matt?

You and Todd aren’t slouches either, you won theRSG NW 03 Long drive as I remember.   I just want to be as accurate as Mark and Peeps! Distances with irons were pretty reasonable (8 iron around 150), but they were 1980 Hogan blades.  8 iron was probably lofted around 42*, 9 iron 46*, E-wedge around 50*.  At least a club weaker than today’s even weaker club standards. Todd….what are the specs on those Hogans?

on Hogans site it lists these lofts 3i is 23*, 5i is 30*, 9i is 45* and PW is 51.5 How far did you hit that 3 iron from the tee on 17 in the morning round? That was impressive.

Big, it was big. I only had 147 into 17 so by the e-yardage book it was about 235. It also look likes you want to look up ala Duval/Sorenstam as your begin your downswing, but you hold it off and come underneath beautifully….it’s a great move to your left side.  The long-backswing, yet balanced finish look rather Daly-esque. What did you shoot that video with?….works great with Quick Time.  I’d like to shoot a similar one of mine to analyze with QT next time I’m over in PDX.  The drag bar is a nice way to way to analyze and the frame setting you used seems pretty seemless….not too disjunct. Go work on your short game!  :-)

My camera is a Cannon A40 with a Movie mode.  I should have brought it out with us on the course to take more pics and some video’s.   Come on down here and we’ll setup to play Camas Meadows just outside of Vancouver, I can take some videos of you swing

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I decided to take a look at my swing and see what some issues could be. I put it on my server for anyone to see.  There is no ball, but that pinecone is history. You may have to try multiple apps to see it.  I got it to work best under Apple Quicktime. http://home.comcast.net/~maamold/golfswing.AVI

Here are my observations — caveat i have only been playing golf for two years so buyer beware. It looks like your spine angle is getting a little bit upright on the backswing, mainly at the top of swing position (I could also see a little bit too much straightening of the right knee). I believe this is due to overswinging – the club also goes way past parallel. My guess based on your swing is that your bad shots are of three types – thin shots, hooks and pushes. Thin shots due to spine angle coming up and then you dipping a little on the downswing. Hooks and pushes mainly because your swing path is in to out — notice that if you draw a line along the shaft halfway during the downswing (btw the shaft bisecting the forearms is a great position), and you look at the corresponding position in the follow through the shaft is much more vertical. It might help to go a little bit more inside-square-inside rather than inside out. Again, I’m not a swing expert — I guess others on the group can provide more assistance. Vijay

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(did the pine cone slice or draw?)

Knowing Matty?  About a three-yard draw.  Problem is that there’s no pinecone left. Todd – you should see what he does to a golf ball Prof. Rev. Todd "Runyan" McGillivray, Esq. http://cplhicks.tripod.com/ Emailing me?  tmcg at sasktel dot net. "He was full of pep. Must’ve had his grande-latte enema." – Fight Club

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It used to be 11 and getting lower,  Then I got married and had a kid so it’s on the rise .  First time I played Bandon Dunes the other day I shot an 88 after a 2 (or 3?) month absence from a golf course so it’s probably a 12-13 now.  I usually hover around low 80’s, If I could get my short game together I could go lower.   I also need to get in better shape, I get tired I start hooking the ball like crazy. Next time I’ll go to get to the range and video myself and put it on the server – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – nice looking position at the top…and nice swing plane too. what’s your handicap? jk

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a) your grass needs cutting!

That’s what I was doing b) nice powerful swing style

Thanks c) seems to be too much weight towards your toes at address…leading to imbalance on the follow through.

ok, I was thinking that also.  Losing some weight is my goal to help with keeping my weight centered more d) keep your eye on the ball position a fraction longer..will help you stay ‘behind’ the ball and will also help your balance

My group at Bandon noticed that too, my head swivels towards the target and then back to the ball then past the ball again. Weird!?! ok, stay behind the ball more just after impact. (did the pine cone slice or draw?)

I think it hit the tree just to my left.

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a) your grass needs cutting! That’s what I was doing

A nice sling blade on a Harrison shaft might be faster… Eliyahu

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What kind of distances do you hit?? – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I decided to take a look at my swing and see what some issues could be. I put it on my server for anyone to see.  There is no ball, but that pinecone is history. You may have to try multiple apps to see it.  I got it to work best under Apple Quicktime. http://home.comcast.net/~maamold/golfswing.AVI

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    Using Todd’s Hogan’s with x-100 (X-Stiff) shafts the other day I hit an 8i 155y and my 7 went 168y, I also hit a huge 3i off the tee (230-240 maybe?).  With my normal S300 (Stiff) shafts I hit my own 3 wood off the deck 240y (carry) my driver goes 260-270 with those shafts.      I think If I were to go X-Stiff in all my clubs I’d gain another 10-15 yards with my woods and about 5-10 yards with my irons, I would be able to swing at my comfort speed rather than holding back so much.  Todd had hold back when he borrowed my Rev’s with S300 shafts, he couldn’t swing as fast as he normally does.

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I decided to take a look at my swing and see what some issues could be. I put it on my server for anyone to see.  There is no ball, but that pinecone is history. You may have to try multiple apps to see it.  I got it to work best under Apple Quicktime. http://home.comcast.net/~maamold/golfswing.AVI

What kind of distances do you hit??

Uh….is "a friggin’ ton" descriptive enough?  The Big Dog can move it….esp. from the tee.  Big high ball via Taylor Made 5 series. You were hitting more than a few drives ’bout 280-290 right Matt?  Distances with irons were pretty reasonable (8 iron around 150), but they were 1980 Hogan blades.  8 iron was probably lofted around 42*, 9 iron 46*, E-wedge around 50*.  At least a club weaker than today’s even weaker club standards. Todd….what are the specs on those Hogans? How far did you hit that 3 iron from the tee on 17 in the morning round? That was impressive. I don’t know ’bout you Matt, but I wouldn’t change much.  Doesn’t look like your balance is that far off to me.  It may look a bit like that, just ’cause you wanted to get back to turn the camera off.  I think you could hold that finish forever. It also look likes you want to look up ala Duval/Sorenstam as your begin your downswing, but you hold it off and come underneath beautifully….it’s a great move to your left side.  The long-backswing, yet balanced finish look rather Daly-esque. What did you shoot that video with?….works great with Quick Time.  I’d like to shoot a similar one of mine to analyze with QT next time I’m over in PDX.  The drag bar is a nice way to way to analyze and the frame setting you used seems pretty seemless….not too disjunct. Go work on your short game!  :-) — Washington State University "That shot is impossible!…Jack Nicholson himself couldn’t make it!"– Homer Simpson

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I decided to take a look at my swing and see what some issues could be. I put it on my server for anyone to see.  There is no ball, but that pinecone is history. You may have to try multiple apps to see it.  I got it to work best under Apple Quicktime. http://home.comcast.net/~maamold/golfswing.AVI

a) your grass needs cutting! b) nice powerful swing style c) seems to be too much weight towards your toes at address…leading to imbalance on the follow through. d) keep your eye on the ball position a fraction longer..will help you stay ‘behind’ the ball and will also help your balance otherwise, looks Ok! (did the pine cone slice or draw?) cheers david

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nice looking position at the top…and nice swing plane too. what’s your handicap? jk – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I decided to take a look at my swing and see what some issues could be. I put it on my server for anyone to see.  There is no ball, but that pinecone is history. You may have to try multiple apps to see it.  I got it to work best under Apple Quicktime. http://home.comcast.net/~maamold/golfswing.AVI

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I decided to take a look at my swing and see what some issues could be. I put it on my server for anyone to see.  There is no ball, but that pinecone is history. You may have to try multiple apps to see it.  I got it to work best under Apple Quicktime. http://home.comcast.net/~maamold/golfswing.AVI

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