Potty Training Gone Bad
 

Tong,

I don't want to mislead. Though hindsight proves I never had a TOUR talent, I did begin in my teens and am reasonably well-coordinated. With the gift of time and my own desire, I was a single-digit player after the first few years in the Game. The Saving Grace was that, consciously or unconsciously, I was able to (1) swing through the Ball and (2) keep my Left Wrist (reasonably) Flat.

The problem was that I was worse ten years later...after a tremendous effort based on the then conventional instruction (Reverse 'C', drive the Legs, Left Thumb on Top, Curl Under, Elbows together and tucked in, various Magic Moves, etc.).

It is this fate I would spare all who visit this site and who read me. Golf should be considered as the journey it is, but -- irrespecitve of athleticism -- with an underlying structure and defined benchmarks along the way.

And not as the enigma is was to me.

Lynn,
I hope you realize just how much we all appreciate your efforts with this site, your posts on the other TGM sites, and the energy and enthusiasm with which you teach (for those of us fortunate enough to have visted The Swamp or your other gatherings). We ALL thank you for steering us away from the detours of incorrect information and trendy instruction and back to G.O.L.F. You are correct that golf is a journey, but thanks to you and the other AI's that have stepped forward in the past few years we now have a map! And, as Trig mentioned, having seen you hit balls, I'm not playing you for any serious cash in the near future. Have fun everybody. The journey continues............. Dr Dave

Re: Master's Application
 

I hope that by saying "Can you put that on a resume?" you don't think I was saying "no big deal." I was just joking kinda. Ok bad joke...hehe.

Maybe I should have put a ( :lol: ) after "resume."

Purpose And Choice
 

No problem, birdie. My post was a personal Encounter Session with the tyrant Time: "Nobody has enough...but everybody has all there is."

Our course in life is determined by how we allocate this most precious resource. We are rewarded for the time we are able -- and willing -- to give. And our fruit -- however sweet or bitter -- is the consequence of choice. Ideally, our choices will reflect our conscious purpose.

Expecting something for nothing is called 'wishing.' Or, in its more degenerative form, 'whining.'

All in all, a most unproductive state of affairs.

Your choices and purpose are greatly appreciated by the G.O.L.F.ing nation. :) We hope you feel the same way.

Ringling Brothers
 

Back to this Master's Application stuff and 'Ball Striking for its own reward'...

Today I met with Billy McDonald, Chairman of Henry-Griffitts, the custom club company www.henry-griffitts.com , and a wonderful player in his own right. We spent the whole afternoon fiddling with various Shafts, Lie Angles, and Clubheads, looking for my optimum combination. I dutifully worked through the many options, hitting shot-after-shot. And not just the normal 'lie board' stuff. But off the turf with every conceivable combination of high and low, fade and draw, hit or swing.

The Clubs performed in line with what was expected.

And so did I.

Yes, I could have been playing.

But having the Ball act like a performing seal was a delight and every bit as much fun for me.

Double F
 

Try this link

http://www.henry-griffitts.com/

PChandler

Getting It Right
 

Correction made. Thanks, PChandler!

Working On What Works
 

For the sake of continuity, I've reprinted below my post today from the Hole-ies And Pole-ies Forum. Call it braggadacio, an earned sense of self-satisfaction or simply the quiet pleasure of a job well done. Whatever...The journey enjoys its achievement at road's end, yes, but even more the lessons learned along the way.

More than anything, I wanted to demonstrate that a guy pushing sixty -- who had basically been crippled by conventional 'Reverse C' instruction at 40 -- could play pain-free at a very high level twenty years later. All without drugs or surgery or sacrificing family and friend in the process.

And teach others to do the same.

Anyway...

That's what it meant to me.



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Over the past seventeen months, I have had the privilege of spending a terrific proportion of my waking life teaching and demonstrating the Principles of G.O.L.F. to students -- both amateur and professional -- from all over the world. I've also worked hard on my own Game, hitting many thousands of Chips and Pitches in the Short Game area and thousands more long shots on the Practice Tee. Not to mention all the Impact Bag and Mirror activity in my workout room. What I haven't done is play Golf, and that needed to happen.

So, this past Saturday morning at 8:50 a.m., for the first time since January 5th, I stepped onto the first tee at Atlanta Country Club, site of the inaugural Tournament Players Championship and for thirty years (1966-1996) host of the PGA TOUR's Atlanta Golf Classic. From the Blue Tees, the USGA Course Rating is 72.6 with a Slope of 139.

My card:

5-4-3-4-4-2-4-5-3 / 34

3-5-5-3-4-4-3-4-5 / 36

34-36 / 70

:shock:

:D

8)

I hit 9 Fairways and 14 Greens.

-- Flat Left Wrist
-- Clubhead Lag Pressure Point
-- Right Forearm Plane Line Tracing

This stuff works.

P.S. And so did that brand new set of Henry-Griffitts Irons. Thanks, Billy!

my home club has the same slope from the blue tees so i know that is a very good round lynn its nice to hear that what your teaching is working good for you as well