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footwedge

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duckhook said:
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I am self taught. Through trial and error ( and forums like this)I discovered some things that work great and some things that just don't hold up under pressure (for me).One thing I learned early was that hooding the club(keeping it square if you will) in the first half of the swing worked great in my short game.I then decided to look at the pro's and find one that hoods the club. I found Duval. Studied him endless hours and through trial and error found what worked and didn't work. My slightly bent right arm at address is used as guide to get me on plane on the backswing and back on plane on the downswing. It's hard to explain. I feel as if my right elbow acts as a fulcrum for my left side to either push against in the backswing and pull against in the downswing.It simply acts as a plane guide is the best way i can put it.It also stays close tomy side, does not fly at the top. My right hand produces no power.It very lightly holds on to the club. Power comes from the body and the utilizing the kinematic sequence as Hogan described in his book.

Trevino said that pressure is a 5 dollar nassau when you only have 3 dollars in your pocket. If I think that I have a method that works I put it to the "Trevino test" as I call it. This method has worked great for ME. It may ruin your game.

Sorry the non TGM nomenclature
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Is it like that Taly guy's method or any similarities to it?
 
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Footwedge- I have never tried Taly's gadget but I have looked at it on youtube and it sure looks like it follows the principles of what I have found that works for me.
He Demonstrates setting the flying wedges prior to starting the backswing. This helps tremendously for getting one on plane. The downswing becomes a no brainer almost.
 
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duckhook said:
Footwedge- I have never tried Taly's gadget but I have looked at it on youtube and it sure looks like it follows the principles of what I have found that works for me.
He Demonstrates setting the flying wedges prior to starting the backswing. This helps tremendously for getting one on plane. The downswing becomes a no brainer almost.
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Similar to Steve Stricker?
 
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footwedge said:
Timbo, you shot 21 over with the same slow motion swing in the garden? If so that would be an incredible round of golf using that swing with that amount of non- effort, just think of the possibilities when you really use your real swing. No where to go except up from here.

Seriously for a strapping lad you look like an old lady swinging like that, what are you afraid of a speeding ticket from the golf police...lol.
Just a friendly kick in the behind to wake you up.
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As I have said perhaps that is a realistic view of my swing as I have by working on a few things which maybe I have been thinking of too much rather than relying more on natural instincts. My round of 21 over i just went out and was thinking about good ball striking.
My swing cannot be that slow, the pro who custom fitted my clubs said I had a good tempo and my swing speed was measured at 85-95mph with a 7 iron resulting in stiff shafts.
 
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As I have said perhaps that is a realistic view of my swing as I have by working on a few things which maybe I have been thinking of too much rather than relying more on natural instincts. My round of 21 over i just went out and was thinking about good ball striking.
My swing cannot be that slow, the pro who custom fitted my clubs said I had a good tempo and my swing speed was measured at 85-95mph with a 7 iron resulting in stiff shafts.
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Must be the camera then, or the video player. Anyways you have serious popout of your left arm at the start of the b.s. and I think it looks like a shut clubface at the top not sure, anyway it looks like you also overswing , all fixable with the right instructor and instruction. JMO.
 
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Good luck Timbooooo. Welcome to the forum. Not exactly sure what guff is, but don't take any guff.

Lots of room for improvement for any beginner. That's a good thing. Good info in here if you stick with it.
 
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