Keep your head down!

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Notorious B.E.N.

Notorious B.E.N.

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I've read one of those "golf tips a day calender" in the bookstore and one of the

tips went like this: "Flip your wrists at impact for more power"

I died laughing.
 
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I for one will give "Tong" more credit than the rest of you - I believe that he is referring to the "address position" - "face down" and looking straight out of the eyes (not the Adam Scott adress with the neck in line with the spine).

The head of every great player is "down" at impact - why not start it there?
 
tongzilla

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So this thread is obviously a bit of a joke. Keeping your head down is probably one of the most overused cliches in casual weekend golf instruction.

Blehnhard mentioned the parallel neck location and impact which is absolutely true...but I wasn't even trying to be that clever.

So why did I start this thread? Because I was at the range the other day and some random guy suggested that I should try to keep my head down. On one hand I was thinking "stfu and get back to hacking balls you inbred cream-puff", but being a reasonably open minded person I decided to give this tip a go. And it worked. The pulls I was hitting that day disappeared.

What's my point? My point is no matter how rubbish something sounds, it will work for someone out there. The teacher's job is to find the simplest "tip" that will "fix" that person immediately. The change may just be a stepping stone to additional upgrades in the future. Also, something can be scientifically unsound, e.g. the heavy hit, sustaining the lag, etc., but yet produce great results. And something can be very scientifically sound but yet produce poor results. I'm sure members here can find examples of each.
 
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Thank God...

...you were joking.

I just about thought the forum was going to explode when I first read your post. :eek:
 
dashfan87

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I liked it.

because that tip once saved me too.

semi-joke, but still, it is easy to overlook the simple stuff.
 
vjsinger

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So...Today was the first time I have ever took a full swing at a ball. I wanted to see what this swing looked like so I brought my little DV camcorder out with me. The first ball I hit was with a 5iron..I pushed it straight right and topped it. I looked at that swing on video and noticed that I was doing a little look off the ball on the down swing(think Annika Sorenstam), my pivot looked good to me but my little look off was pronounced even more than Annika..I wasn't even close to looking at the ball at impact. So..I started to cook my little coconut for ideas about this low BIG Block. I tried to "Keep my head down" and "Watch the Ball". After getting used to it for a bit it started to work. I started to swing a little more left and started to release the club and I hit it REALLY Solid. I was flying the Flag 200 yards away and I could hear/see a little click at the ball. SWEET. Overall....I can't ask for much more than that the first time on the range. It was all because of the "KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN" Tip and this site of course.
 
shortgamer

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vjsinger said:
So...Today was the first time I have ever took a full swing at a ball. I wanted to see what this swing looked like so I brought my little DV camcorder out with me. The first ball I hit was with a 5iron..I pushed it straight right and topped it. I looked at that swing on video and noticed that I was doing a little look off the ball on the down swing(think Annika Sorenstam), my pivot looked good to me but my little look off was pronounced even more than Annika..I wasn't even close to looking at the ball at impact. So..I started to cook my little coconut for ideas about this low BIG Block. I tried to "Keep my head down" and "Watch the Ball". After getting used to it for a bit it started to work. I started to swing a little more left and started to release the club and I hit it REALLY Solid. I was flying the Flag 200 yards away and I could hear/see a little click at the ball. SWEET. Overall....I can't ask for much more than that the first time on the range. It was all because of the "KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN" Tip and this site of course.
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What???? The first time you've ever taken a full swing and you were flying the 200 yard marker with a 5 iron. Brian this maybe the biggest success of your entire career. "Watch my videos folks and you'll be hitting longer the the average pro on your first range visit":)
 
KOC

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tongzilla,

Questions...I remember you said to me that head down or even slightly head drop is your natural move since you were a child, I can't understand how come you don't have "keep you head down look" from other eyes.
 
vjsinger

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shortgamer said:
What???? The first time you've ever taken a full swing and you were flying the 200 yard marker with a 5 iron. Brian this maybe the biggest success of your entire career. "Watch my videos folks and you'll be hitting longer the the average pro on your first range visit":)
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First time Ive been to the range and took a full swing at the ball. I've been doing mirror practice, swinging at the ground and watching Brians Videos for 3 months, about 4-6 hours a day. I always have a club in my hand..even at work. I don't think golf is that hard if you listen to the right people and work your tail off.
 
cmartingolf

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tongzilla said:
Today's Golf Swing Tip of the Day brought to you by tongzilla is:


Keep your head down!​
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Let's face it.

Stare at and slap whitey is how most people get started playing golf. Not the best way, but a way none the less.

It's amazing how "keeping your head down" is religion to most golfers and sacrilegious if slandered.

In Tongs case, it likely changed his sequence a tiny bit and that's all he needed.

The comment makes me dry heave, but if it works, it works.....
 
shortgamer

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vjsinger said:
First time Ive been to the range and took a full swing at the ball. I've been doing mirror practice, swinging at the ground and watching Brians Videos for 3 months, about 4-6 hours a day. I always have a club in my hand..even at work. I don't think golf is that hard if you listen to the right people and work your tail off.
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Okay, it's on DV so lets see it.
 
vjsinger

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shortgamer said:
Wait a minute, golfs not that hard? You've never even played.....
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No I haven't, but if I tell myself that it is TOO HARD or that I CAN'T do it.. then I've already shot myself in the foot. So, I like to tell myself that it is easy or that I CAN do it. If I do those things..I think I or ANYONE for that matter has a much better shot at excelling in something if they are positive. My way of being positive is to not make such a big deal out of something, go work hard and just do it. I already know I'll be good at golf because I've already talked myself into it. It will work.... I'll be patient, work hard,trust my instructor and I'll be able to reach my goals..whatever I decide those goals will be. Right now I'm just having fun learning and putting good thoughts in my noggin.
 
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