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After 22 rounds of either going out 0.1 or maintaining my handicap, and blowing out from 11.3 to 13.0, I finally broke my handicap, and hit some nice shots. Played on cored greens and had 37 putts, (average around 30 – 32 normally) Shows that the lesson I had a week or so ago is finally paying off. As soon as my brain can understand that the smooth fluent practice swing can also be repeated when I’m over the ball, I may even shoot a few decent scores!
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After 22 rounds of either going out 0.1 or maintaining my handicap, and blowing out from 11.3 to 13.0, I finally broke my handicap, and hit some nice shots.
Your old handicap, or your new one. Played on cored greens and had 37 putts, (average around 30 – 32 normally)
I don’t understand why those things don’t make everyone 3-putt. Shows that the lesson I had a week or so ago is finally paying off. As soon as my brain can understand that the smooth fluent practice swing can also be repeated when I’m over the ball, I may even shoot a few decent scores!
Congratulations. –Blair "Now show Dave how."
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Played Wednesday on a course I’ve only played once and shot an 86, played Thursday at home and shot an 83. Much better than I’ve been hitting this Spring. The 83 round consisted of 8 fairways, 9 greens, no penalty strokes, birdied #2 handicap hole (530yd uphill par 5), 3 putted 3 of the par 3s and… 8 over on the 4 par 3s…. Need to do something about that! After last weeks round I was thinking I didn’t need this frustration. Couldn’t hit a straight shot to save my life. Was going to change drivers and shafts and irons, balls, you name it. Moved a little closer to the ball and it straightened my shots out. IT’S THE SWING STUPID!!!! :-) Bryan — Bryan Berguson RSG Roll Call http://u1.netgate.net/~kirby34/rsg/bergusonb.htm
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Played Wednesday on a course I’ve only played once and shot an 86, played Thursday at home and shot an 83. Much better than I’ve been hitting this Spring. The 83 round consisted of 8 fairways, 9 greens, no penalty strokes, birdied #2 handicap hole (530yd uphill par 5), 3 putted 3 of the par 3s and… 8 over on the 4 par 3s…. Need to do something about that! After last weeks round I was thinking I didn’t need this frustration. Couldn’t hit a straight shot to save my life. Was going to change drivers and shafts and irons, balls, you name it. Moved a little closer to the ball and it straightened my shots out. IT’S THE SWING STUPID!!!! :-) Bryan
Bryan: Actually the SWING is a product of the GEOMETRY of setup and alignment. So ITS THE SETUP, STUPID! (Understand that the swing is definitely a result of things – cause and effect- of SETUP things and of where you put the club at the top and where you hands are… then the SWING is the ONLY POSSIBLE RESULT of that – given that your sequencing is natural and not itself problematic…) It’s not angel dust: it is INFORMATION ABOUT the geometry of things that will enable you to KNOW what those things are that work and that don’t work. Even putts are DECISIONS, not "talent" – the decision to PICK THE LINE; BE PRECISE THAT YOU’VE PERPENDICULARED YOUR CLUBFACE TO THE LINE, THAT YOU’VE DECIDED ON THE AMPLITUDE NEEDED FOR THAT DISTANCE FOR YOUR NATURAL TEMPO (based on previously calibrated feedback and careful recording OF the requisite amplitude!), THAT YOU ARE NOT GOING TO LET THE CLUBFACE ALIGNMENT CHANGE, AND THAT YOU EXECUTE WHAT YOU HAVE DECIDED, AND THAT YOU ARE GOING TO WATCH THE PUTTER IMPACT THE BALL (so as not to disrupt the stroke). THE…., as putting is a decision, SO IS ANY GOLF SHOT. The details must be attended to, then executed. It is something you make up your mind to do. Then you do it. Get the knowledge, then use it, and play par golf! George Hibbard www.perfectimpact.com – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text –
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Actually the SWING is a product of the GEOMETRY of setup and alignment. So ITS THE SETUP, STUPID! <snip
Good point. My setup was the problem which in turn caused the swing problems. Bryan