..especially now that I can apply some of it on the course.
background - playing golf for about five years. Managed to time my flip to playing between an 8 and 11 index over the past two years, and won our club's matchplay championship two years ago, and my flight's net club championship this past year, along with winning my flight's Member-Guest this year. 44 years old.
motivation - as BM states when he opens his 'Confessions of a Former Flipper' video, there is nothing like the feeling of a well struck shot. I could not agree more. I also seldom felt that with my current swing. Secondly, while I have had some tournament success (albeit at my club), I have an inconsistent streak that I believe my current swing will never allow me to overcome. I don't want to be an 8 or 9 index for the next several years. I want my best golf to be in front of me.
plan - learned about this place on 4GEA about a week ago. Picked up the Confessions video and have watched it several times. Great stuff. I have had one lesson with a local authorized TGM instructor, and have six remaining on the package I got. My plan is to learn and apply as much as I can absorb before our first tournament begins in April. I then hope to have a successful tournament season, and I'd like to get the index below 7 in 2006 and keep it there.
first impression - I struggled with stopping the flip. I got it upstairs, but I could not apply that. The 'leading edge pivot drill' and the fiddle drill helped. The lesson helped. Still, I have not educated my hands enough to take it to the course. So yesterday I hit the range before my tee time. I ended up using a thought from Michael Hebron's site. I focus on my right shoulder pulling/leading/tracing a line through the ball and on path during the downswing. The left side seemed to get out of the way instinctively with this thought. My focus was no longer on manipulating the clubhead closed with the hands. My pivot did not stop prematurely and force my right arm to straighten and wrists to collapse. I gained distance, accuracy, FEEL, and did all this with what looked and felt to be an effortless swing.
So thanks to Brian for this site, thanks to all of the informed posters, and I look forward to lurking and learning in the months to come. Good stuff!
background - playing golf for about five years. Managed to time my flip to playing between an 8 and 11 index over the past two years, and won our club's matchplay championship two years ago, and my flight's net club championship this past year, along with winning my flight's Member-Guest this year. 44 years old.
motivation - as BM states when he opens his 'Confessions of a Former Flipper' video, there is nothing like the feeling of a well struck shot. I could not agree more. I also seldom felt that with my current swing. Secondly, while I have had some tournament success (albeit at my club), I have an inconsistent streak that I believe my current swing will never allow me to overcome. I don't want to be an 8 or 9 index for the next several years. I want my best golf to be in front of me.
plan - learned about this place on 4GEA about a week ago. Picked up the Confessions video and have watched it several times. Great stuff. I have had one lesson with a local authorized TGM instructor, and have six remaining on the package I got. My plan is to learn and apply as much as I can absorb before our first tournament begins in April. I then hope to have a successful tournament season, and I'd like to get the index below 7 in 2006 and keep it there.
first impression - I struggled with stopping the flip. I got it upstairs, but I could not apply that. The 'leading edge pivot drill' and the fiddle drill helped. The lesson helped. Still, I have not educated my hands enough to take it to the course. So yesterday I hit the range before my tee time. I ended up using a thought from Michael Hebron's site. I focus on my right shoulder pulling/leading/tracing a line through the ball and on path during the downswing. The left side seemed to get out of the way instinctively with this thought. My focus was no longer on manipulating the clubhead closed with the hands. My pivot did not stop prematurely and force my right arm to straighten and wrists to collapse. I gained distance, accuracy, FEEL, and did all this with what looked and felt to be an effortless swing.
So thanks to Brian for this site, thanks to all of the informed posters, and I look forward to lurking and learning in the months to come. Good stuff!
