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    My lesson with MJ

    Thats Mike Jacobs, not Jordon. Is there a holy grail? It all depends of how much you want it. Me I found my holy grail in golf. Its simple I found a teacher that knows how to teach. I'm not looking to go on tour just enjoy playing golf. Mike showed me instantly were in the last 17 yrs noone...
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    For teachers only

    Look I`m just average golfer with average intelligence. I find it hard to understand what most talk about. I do however understand that most teach differently. I started late in life (56) and now at 72 still confused about the golf swing. I had many so called teachers teach me the last 16 yrs...
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    slow hands

    In my younger days playing soft ball I was told I had slow hands in hitting the softball. My friend played minor league ball. He was small and hit it very far and said he had fast hands. I notice all the ball players that hit it far and who didnt still to this day do the same with the golf...
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    set up problem

    I stand little too far away from the ball cause of my eye glasses and because of it my toe of the club is alittle upright. Now If I stand taller and closer I see under my gasses or the bottom of them. However when I get closer I have to choke up on the shaft but hit good shots. Now I cant...
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    What makes some golfers "lose it"?

    Could any one tell me why I and any golfer and pro lose their swing. I could be swinging really good for a while and then one bad swing leads to another and I feel like I never golfed before? I find it agin and lose it time after time and then I start trying different swings and end up with my...
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    Distance of hands

    I see the proper way of the hands from the body is about hand length. I have the tendency to be further. My friends tell me I`m too far away and it is why I dont hit it high and take divots. I see pros that are far from the ball than hand length( moe norman for one). Now my question is this...
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    old forum?

    Any chance to get the old forum, there was great info there that dated back to the beginning....joe
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    Toski

    Anyone see Toski last nite on the golf channel. Real adament about using arms and golf club head, mocked the right side and said it was all left arm, I also found him cocky.Well its the way I saw it. Its amazing, I watch the golf channel alot and teachers and pros all have a diiferent opinions...
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    Right forearm problem

    I tried using my hips for a pivot and find it hard to get my hands and swing insinc I like using my hips (feels powerfull) for a pivot, however I also like my r arm takeaway. Its the first time in my 15 yrs of playing golf I can hit my irons taking a divot. Now I think my problem is I`m swinging...
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    pivot on downswing

    "Throw the drunk off you" = Pivot correctly through the ball, is this what your pivot suppose to do on the downswing. Does this mean when your on the way down with your swing you think moving the back of your left shoulder away from ball??
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    Right shoulder

    I asked about taking the club away with th right shoulder and Brian responded its OK. I tried r arm take away and it worked great for a short while then I loose it and the same with the r hip but the r shoulder seems to work best for me. Now I still have the problem of the down swing. Is it the...
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    Sling shot release

    I think this mite be helpfull for me how is it done?.I have trouble on my downswing coming under my backswing.I seem to come down the same plane or over it..Help anyone?...joe
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    If it works dont change it, Right???

    I started using my right shoulder to start the back swing and ask about it. Brian said it was all right . So I started working on it. Then I started using my left shoulder on the down swing. I never hit the ball so straight and long(for me) in the 15yrs I`ve been playing (71 yrs old). But most...
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    Could some one answer this?

    Is there anything wrong with starting the swing with the right shoulder takeaway? If so could you give me the pro and cons of this,,, thanks ....joe
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    ? on the hips

    This may sound stupid BUT which hip fires in the swing using hip control, right or left. Or is it something else. I`ve been working on using the hips to control the swing ,when I use my left side I get very quick my right has to be timed perfect so how is it done right....joe
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    ? on hips

    This may sound stupid BUT I`ve been working on hip control of the swing the question is which hips fires on the down swing left which makes me very quick or the right which also has to be timed right? Is there a right way and wrong way?...joe Sorry screwed up with the same thread
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    Brian about the hips.

    Are you saying start the swing with the hips and downswing with the hips? Doesnt that give you a roundhouse swing? I do have more power when I use my hips but with the driver my timing is off why is that?...joe
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