Recent content by blehnhard

Brian / Others Please comment on the advantages / disadvantages of what I consider 2 basic styles of swinging the club. Early Turn / Late Lift (Snead, Littler, many other "old time / classic players) - hips / core / shoulders turn at start of swing; hands and arms stay close to body in 1st...

Brian, What are your thoughts on head position at address? Head "up" - neck in line with spine (Adam Scott, Billy Horschel, et al) or head more down (rounded shoulders) (Snead, Nicklaus, et al)? For myself, I seem to be more effective with the head down and tilted slightly back (like I am...

Title says it all - Need to decide if I should “Keep at it”; “Take a 3 month or so Layoff”, or “Just Plain Quit”. I returned from my bi-annual 4 day trip to Pinehurst just a few days ago (total of 12 good golfers – hdcps from 0 to 5). My scores were 81, 82, 84, & 78. The last round is pretty...

I am looking into the idea of reshafting my Titleist 910 Fd 13.5 deg metal wood. Current shaft is Diamana "Ahina" for Titleist 82 gram 'S" (low launch). I currently have the hosel setting to adjust the loft to 15 deg but am having trouble launching high enough to maximize carry from reasonably...

My 9 year old granddaughter (one of 11 grandchildren) recently had to turn in a permission form from some activity this summer. She went a head to fill out the form so that her parents could sign giving permission. She dutifully filled in her name, address, phone #, and age. When she came to...

Well I have finally accomplished my goal for the year - to shoot my age (or better). Did it with a mediocre 2 over par 37 on the first nine and a nifty 5 under par 31 on the back - 3 birdies and 1 eagle - total of 68 - 1 better than my age of 69. Now if I can only putt the way I did on the...

Seems the more I practice putting the worse I am on the course (and worse is really bad). And I have been practicing a lot lately. In practice, I make good strokes, have good speed control, can start the putts on line, etc. On the course, I am just the opposite. I putt in "fear". Even 12"...

Is there and data to suggest that slightly less than a person's maximum clubhead speed can be offset by a certain decrease in dynamic loft? In other words would a a drive CHS of say 100 mph with a dynamic loft of 10 degrees be as effective distance wise as 105 mph with a dynamic loft of say 12...

From many of the various threads concerning the "New Release", Forward Lean (FL), and moving the bottom of the handle past the top of the handle (rotation about the CP) - I believe that we need to take the following points away from all of this discussion: The club is (or should sould be) in...

Will the hot musical trio of Bubba, Ben, and Hunter come out with a rendition of "Swing Like Bubba (to the tune of Christine Aguilar's "Moves Like Jaeger")? Congrats to Bubba on a great win - fantastic Masters as almost always. Best of the "Majors" because it is played on the same course year...

Happy T-Day to All - Lots of mention has been made of "recruiting" the body on the DS. I interpert this to mean only using what in necessary in body movement to accomplish the new information on the release (out toss, lining up, letting the left wrist bend after impact as needed, etc). Should...

Is releasing the "bent right wrist" applying "FATS"? If the release of the angle in the wrist begins at approx. when the hands are approaching (or just at) low point of the hands is that an application of FATS too late in the swing? Or should the release of the angle be "passive" (caused by...

You say What?? If I could move up from absolutely horrible to just Bad, I would save 3 or 4 strokes a round. I can roll the ball quite nicely and pretty much on line with good speed on anything outside of 15' to 20'. Anything from outside of 1' to up to 4 or 5 feet is a disaster. I have to...

Hi Brian, Sorry to see that the "LG" thread disappeared. Given the comments on her 'sweep release' vs the proponents of the later 'snap' release - Is it not entirely possible that equal or better distance can be achieved with the 'sweep' as it allows for a slower and steadier movement of the...

For Brian and Damon - Having a terrible time putting this spring - finding it difficult to even make 3 in a row straight in up hill putts on the practice green. Missing 3 to 4 putts a round in the 2' to 4' range per round. Missed a straight in 2' 2'' putt on last hole Sunday. Barely touched...