lia41985
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Today I had my first, and God willing, not my last lesson with Brian.
Brian watched me a hit a couple of 6 irons and dove right into it making some changes.
First, my grip. Starting with the left hand, he moved the grip a little more along the palm with a shorter thumb. The right hand, which was to weak, was adjusted such that my life line would now be overlapping my left thumb.
Second, my arms. My right arm, to paraphrase Brian, looked like it had Viagra surging through it--much too straight. Brian had me put some bend into my right arm. The left arm was basically okay and only changed because of what we did next.
Third, my hands. They were sitting way too low so Brian had me put them up some.
Fourth, my feet. They were way too narrow. Brian had me feel like I was standing "three times as wide" with more knee bend and a higher chest.
Fifth, my backswing. Brian noticed my arms collapsing into me and not getting off my left foot enough. Once I adjusted the backswing and posed the top Brian said I got into a position that was the best top of the backswing position he had seen all year
Sixth, my downswing. Trackman showed me swinging 5 to 6 degrees inside out. Woah. Brian had me work on the carry and incorporated the hurdle drill to work on this feeling. This was the hardest change I worked on. Brian could tell I was motivated and gave me some added incentive by telling me that only two people had done the hurdle drill right the first time. Perked up to become the third I proceeded to miss the mat
The next hardest change was what I had to do with my body on the down and through swing. This was the seventh thing we worked on. Brian wanted me to get more into my left side, then turn, and get into back extension. He literally got down on his knees and gave me a "boost" by using his hands. The turn and back extension were tough to incorporate but when I was able to incorporate these two components with the carry I was able to hit a really high soft draw.
Basically, my previous pattern was all a result of my flawed setup. The new setup felt awkward at first but I got over it after a couple of balls. Right now my focus is on working on the downswing, specifically the carry, getting to my left side, then turning, and then getting into back extension. I noticed that this was a lot easier when I slowed down my rhythm and got the sequence right.
Brian is a great guy. He made the experience really fun. He had the proprietors of the range laughing like crazy. Speaking of crazy, Trackman was showing that my new irons, the Taylor Made R11, were routinely recording a smash factor greater than 1.4 :O
As I said, God willing, I'll definitely see Brian again after having worked hard on my game. Because Pittsburgh's not very far I'm definitely going to try and make a couple of trips to see Kevin Shields. One of Kevin's students was there, working hard with Brian. He had an impressive game.
Brian watched me a hit a couple of 6 irons and dove right into it making some changes.
First, my grip. Starting with the left hand, he moved the grip a little more along the palm with a shorter thumb. The right hand, which was to weak, was adjusted such that my life line would now be overlapping my left thumb.
Second, my arms. My right arm, to paraphrase Brian, looked like it had Viagra surging through it--much too straight. Brian had me put some bend into my right arm. The left arm was basically okay and only changed because of what we did next.
Third, my hands. They were sitting way too low so Brian had me put them up some.
Fourth, my feet. They were way too narrow. Brian had me feel like I was standing "three times as wide" with more knee bend and a higher chest.
Fifth, my backswing. Brian noticed my arms collapsing into me and not getting off my left foot enough. Once I adjusted the backswing and posed the top Brian said I got into a position that was the best top of the backswing position he had seen all year
Sixth, my downswing. Trackman showed me swinging 5 to 6 degrees inside out. Woah. Brian had me work on the carry and incorporated the hurdle drill to work on this feeling. This was the hardest change I worked on. Brian could tell I was motivated and gave me some added incentive by telling me that only two people had done the hurdle drill right the first time. Perked up to become the third I proceeded to miss the mat
The next hardest change was what I had to do with my body on the down and through swing. This was the seventh thing we worked on. Brian wanted me to get more into my left side, then turn, and get into back extension. He literally got down on his knees and gave me a "boost" by using his hands. The turn and back extension were tough to incorporate but when I was able to incorporate these two components with the carry I was able to hit a really high soft draw.
Basically, my previous pattern was all a result of my flawed setup. The new setup felt awkward at first but I got over it after a couple of balls. Right now my focus is on working on the downswing, specifically the carry, getting to my left side, then turning, and then getting into back extension. I noticed that this was a lot easier when I slowed down my rhythm and got the sequence right.
Brian is a great guy. He made the experience really fun. He had the proprietors of the range laughing like crazy. Speaking of crazy, Trackman was showing that my new irons, the Taylor Made R11, were routinely recording a smash factor greater than 1.4 :O
As I said, God willing, I'll definitely see Brian again after having worked hard on my game. Because Pittsburgh's not very far I'm definitely going to try and make a couple of trips to see Kevin Shields. One of Kevin's students was there, working hard with Brian. He had an impressive game.
