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OK- I'm a tinkerer. I'm old, hit the ball pretty short and I'm oftentimes confused. I started reading this board a few years ago, and it even fed my tinkering more. I love to think about the golf swing, develop a hypothesis, then test it out. I have a million ways to swing a club! A little back...

Does anyone use an Impact Bag? Do you recommend using one? If you use one, how often and how many swings per session? What are the potential problems one of these can create?

As a kid, I vaguely remember Tony Lema, mainly hearing about his death in a plane crash. Later I read a biography, which got me really interested in "Champagne Tony". Here's his swing. What a delite! http://www.historicgolf.com/page_seqphotos2.cfm?photoid=987

I love to experiment and tinker with my swing. I had this idea yesterday. What would happen if I float load my backswing, then at the top, just drive my legs down hard to make a squat. It seemed to create a huge amount of trigger delay, and a very pleasing trajectory. I could feel no upper body...

Ok guys, I'm reasonably old, 53. I believe my pivot is not great. I've read Brian's posts that point out many of his students are long, because they have great pivots. How do I learn to make a great pivot? Can you help?

I am an inveterate tinkerer with my golf swing. Sometimes it works, often not. I get these seemingly solid ideas, then try them out. If they seem to work on the range I then take them to the course, where oftentimes my game turns to crap. Just this week, I had this idea to start playing a cut...

I found this post from an instructor on another forum. Interested to hear others' reaction to this. "As a golf instructor, there are no secrets. The closest you can get to the "secret" is understanding lag. The more lag you can produce, the better your chances in the long run of improving...

I found this interesting. I invited my older brother to play in a guest day outing yesterday. As has been typical lately, I began by playing pretty well- for me. Through 7 holes, I was one under. My brother, who has always been a much better player than I, was just terrible, probably 6-7 over...

Recently, I've begun playing a chop shot from bad lies short game lies in the rough, especially when I need to spin the ball on short pitches from the rough. It's da bomb! Lies that used to mean a good chance for bogie have become pretty easy up 'n downs. One of my friends mentioned that this...

Recently, after working on Brian's comments in the "without a pivot" thread, I sort of discovered a swing feel for me. I'm not exactly sure what I'm doing, but it feels like I begin the downswing, but "hold" the upper body and arms back. As I get to the bottom, it just releases due to pressure...

Once you determine a swing change you need to make, how often do you practice it and for how long each session? Additionally, how long does it take to "stick"?

Does a Pull often indicate not enough axis tilt?

I just saw the new Top 50 teacher list in one of the golf rags and I'm offended. Some teachers went way down for no apparent reason. Some like the stack and tilt guys came from nowhere to the top 15. Mike Bender, who is a very effective instructor made a huge move up to the top 10. I assume it...

How do you all deal with the Seduction of More Distance? I have worked hard to learn to control the ball and to be able to execute shots that are as straight as possible. Then I get seduced by trying to develop more clubhead speed and start tinkering with my swing, trying to find more trigger...

Will flaring of the right foot promote a shallower plane? Will keeping it straight or even pointing a little more toward the target promote a more upright plane? What are the caveats of both?

Can someone explain the significance of the #3 pressure point? I've come to realize I haven't felt this much over the years. I can choose to feel it, and it requires a sort of hit with the right hand, but I'm not sure what it means to impact.

In my lessons, Brian has tried to get my backswing more upright and on plane. I have always been under the TSP and had some sort of strange downswing move that is way under the plane where I slide my hips forward, tilt a lot and the club path is pretty inside-out and very shallow. I've then...

I am making great strides, but get off track often. I think it's possible some days I try to play as a hitter and some as a swinger. A few examples: What I think are hitter moves: bent right wrist at impact pushing the grip through. Using my right arm to "flex the shaft" through the ball...

Lately as I practice, sometimes I get the distinct feeling at impact the bone in the heel of my right hand is driving through impact. Is this a bad move?

I have posted several times that everyone should get "Flipper" as a pre-requisite. I just bought and watched "Building Blocks." It may be the best video I have ever seen. I suggest new members get this AND flipper! Great work Brian!