Playing , or trying to play, golf for 14 years, with a hcp around 11 during the last three years, I probably arrived at a level according to my capabilites on my age (+40). Until last year my personal record was 80, played two times during a qualifying club competition, on two different par 72 courses. But, although my hcp and playing results were admired by several fellow club members, I was personnaly never completely satisfied with my capability of reproducing the same level of play during different situations. Probably because I was having trouble timing the flip, as Brian calls it, as I would discover later.
Last year I discovered TGM. This apparently well-known method of analyzing and explaining the golf swing in a scientific way, was completely unknown to me. I spent some time studying it. The theorie's appealed to me since I'm an engineer myself. I studied some videos on Youtube and became a fan of TGM, Brian (among other TGM instructors), this forum but most importantly I became a fan of Brian's teaching attitude.
This is how I discovered I was doing something that was called flipping, a term that is also used in my mother language but then it funny enough means 'losing your mind'. Until then, nobody told me I was flipping, not even golf pro's from whom I occasionally took lessons. So I ordered Brian's 'former flipper' video. At first I had my doubts, having played the same way for 13 years, with moments of success. But some practice chipping experiments with the flat left wrist and the impact position, confirmed the method was promising.
12 months of intensive practice and studying followed. In the mean time I think I viewed the video some 15 or 20 times. I even catch myself repeating some of Brian's oneliners in my head. Even now, I can repeat some of them by heart. "There are few things in life that feel like a crisply struk golf shot. ..." '... Setting your wrists early and keeping them like that ..." "..You don't have to flip it! Why would you! ..."
To make a long story short: In the beginning of August I played 80 on a rather difficult par 71 course in rather windy conditions. Not exceptionally better as what I had achieved before. But it was my experience and the feelling I had during the shots and the round that finally confirmed to me I was on the right track thanks to TGM, its intructors and Brian.
Last week I was on holiday with my family in France and played the 16th Touquet Amateur Classic, an important French individual tournament for amateurs. 72 holes in 4 competition days on Le Touquet's 2 championship links courses : 2 rounds on the beautifull par 71 "La Forêt" and two rounds on the (for me) incredibly difficult par 72 "La Mer". See http://www.opengolfclub.com/touquet/en/golf-touquet-courses.html In my category there were 60 players with a hcp between 9 and 14, a field of competition I had never played before. We played strokeplay and the competition committee let us play from the yellow tees, I assume because of the windy conditions near the Northsea Channel.
On the second day I played a 74 (+3) on La Foret, broke my personal record by 5 shots and won the day competition. Thanks to that round I also won the overall net competition in my category after four rounds. A memorable experience.
I wanted to share this story here with you, out of gratitude, and appreciation. Since I felt and I therefore know that now, in all honesty, I can say that I became a former flipper too.
Brian, thanks and keep up the good work.
Last year I discovered TGM. This apparently well-known method of analyzing and explaining the golf swing in a scientific way, was completely unknown to me. I spent some time studying it. The theorie's appealed to me since I'm an engineer myself. I studied some videos on Youtube and became a fan of TGM, Brian (among other TGM instructors), this forum but most importantly I became a fan of Brian's teaching attitude.
This is how I discovered I was doing something that was called flipping, a term that is also used in my mother language but then it funny enough means 'losing your mind'. Until then, nobody told me I was flipping, not even golf pro's from whom I occasionally took lessons. So I ordered Brian's 'former flipper' video. At first I had my doubts, having played the same way for 13 years, with moments of success. But some practice chipping experiments with the flat left wrist and the impact position, confirmed the method was promising.
12 months of intensive practice and studying followed. In the mean time I think I viewed the video some 15 or 20 times. I even catch myself repeating some of Brian's oneliners in my head. Even now, I can repeat some of them by heart. "There are few things in life that feel like a crisply struk golf shot. ..." '... Setting your wrists early and keeping them like that ..." "..You don't have to flip it! Why would you! ..."
To make a long story short: In the beginning of August I played 80 on a rather difficult par 71 course in rather windy conditions. Not exceptionally better as what I had achieved before. But it was my experience and the feelling I had during the shots and the round that finally confirmed to me I was on the right track thanks to TGM, its intructors and Brian.
Last week I was on holiday with my family in France and played the 16th Touquet Amateur Classic, an important French individual tournament for amateurs. 72 holes in 4 competition days on Le Touquet's 2 championship links courses : 2 rounds on the beautifull par 71 "La Forêt" and two rounds on the (for me) incredibly difficult par 72 "La Mer". See http://www.opengolfclub.com/touquet/en/golf-touquet-courses.html In my category there were 60 players with a hcp between 9 and 14, a field of competition I had never played before. We played strokeplay and the competition committee let us play from the yellow tees, I assume because of the windy conditions near the Northsea Channel.
On the second day I played a 74 (+3) on La Foret, broke my personal record by 5 shots and won the day competition. Thanks to that round I also won the overall net competition in my category after four rounds. A memorable experience.
I wanted to share this story here with you, out of gratitude, and appreciation. Since I felt and I therefore know that now, in all honesty, I can say that I became a former flipper too.
Brian, thanks and keep up the good work.
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