[Rob2197]

Sounds like a typical Jim Flick comment. Even from instructors that I don't think too much of, I can still see the wisdom in at least part of their comments. Except Flick, whom I've never heard anything good that hadn't already been done by every instructor out there. Occassionally, he will come up with a real gem like "keep your left arm straight."

I don't know him personally but I talked to a guy who was on the tour for many years during the 60's and 70's who said Jim Flick was a joke. He basically was the only one would kiss up to Nicklaus (called Carnac on tour because he knew everything about everything and told everyone he did)and so he got to ride Jack's coat tails and everyone associated them together. His real claim to fame is that he was friend to the greatest player of all time. I'm not certain but I think the guy told me that Flick didn't even make his own high school team.

Sorry for the long post but there is so much bad info. out there and although it frustrates most of the instructors (which is what a large majority of posters on this site are), it absolutely infuriates a mid-handicapper like myself who has tried stupid crap like this only to learn that it's the exact opposite of what I should be doing. Any instructor wondering why people who have the money to take lessons and desire to get better don't take lessons? It's because of idiots like Flick giving out so much wrong information that eventually regualar players can't tell the truth from the lies and just say "the heck with it, I'll just play the way I am and have as much fun as I can" or either just try to figure things out on their own.