Topic: Golf Equipment / Perth - Bridgestone Ball Fitting Challenge

Booked in for 4.15 pm .
Will try and have a hit afterwards.
Do we have to book a tee time?

I Like the elephant jockeys description , but calling Adlo a male model is pushing it to far.

Alot of air brushing needed .

Cheers,

Phil.

Topic: The Lounge / Maybe this wasn't a great idea after all.

I have done community work with Sudanese refugees in Melbourne, and can say emphatically that the answer is not to stop bringing them in.

The answer is in education, teaching them to resolve their conflicts in non-violent ways.

Yer right.

Stop bringing them in, its cheaper and let some other country deal with them.

Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Most exotic course you have played?

Whaleback Golf course in Perth.

The wild life you meet on there is amazing , not very bright but still amazing.

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Left Thumb Pressure

Jack I have that much golf on at the moment ( down at Busselton this weekend ) that it is hard to fit all the games in.

I have some mates that played at Araluen a few weeks ago and they enjoyed it.

The TGM book is a book not to be rushed.

It looks like a different language at first , but if you read it slowly and then read it again in the order it says to and keep going back to it and don’t try to understand it all in one go then you have a chance of getting somewhere.

Once you understand how different parts of your swing are effected/changed by other movements, pressure points , set up fix and plane lines you can start to understand your swing better.

Dart ,Guru and the other TGM teachers have to apply this to many different swings , all your have to do is apply it to your swing.

By the sounds of all these post you are following this road anyway , maybe it will turn into a yellow book road .

Cheers,

Phil

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Had 2 shockers in club champs 90 and 91..what do I do?

Thats what makes golf interesting Dave.

You just don’t know how well you will play on the day.

Be happy you can/have played to low 80’s for the other rounds.

Be happy and enjoy your golf and all will be good.

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Left Thumb Pressure

Hi Jack you must be a mind reader as Guru (Paul) e-mailed me a few days ago to see how things were going and I was telling him about what I had tried to put into practice from the TGM book.

It was about pressure point #1 and how it is not just the left thumb pressue but the right hand pressue that sits on top as well.

I to have notice a great improvement in the club face control on all clubs.

As I said to Guru the light is getting brighter , good job as it has been dim for 20 years.

Some things work better for hitters ( like what you have mentioned ) then swingers.

Go the hitters and axe handle method ( or should that be system ).

Cheers,

Phil

Topic: Golf Equipment / SMT Driver Advice

Have a look at www.smtgolf.com.au and then dealers.

Tim at long drive golf is on the list and has used there drivers.

Happy looking and testing,

As some have quoted there are other top components to choose from.

Best of luck,

Phil

Topic: Golf Equipment / SMT Driver Advice

BD+ is $155 US from the States which if it came out in july would have cost you $158 Aus but will cost you $254 now ( head only ).

nearly 40% more in just 4 months.

Still cheap compared to OEM lastest and greatest or should I have said longest and straightest ever.

Yes there has been a long wait for this head but we are nearly at the go,go,go stage.

Just in time for Christmas and summer.

You can’t go wrong with good head and stiff shaft , always makes for a happy ending 8-).

Topic: Golf Equipment / SMT Driver Advice

Chuck have a look at the latest remax results in the USA.

Phillis Metis a kiwi lass hit the new DB+ 349 yds.

They are good quality golf components and when fitted by a good club fitter can really work wonders for your game.

There are several great component manufactures of heads , shafts and grips a club fitter can work with to suit your swing.

Do yourself a favour and find a good club fitter and test as many heads as possible not just one brand.

Looking forward to my DB+ coming next month

Good luck,

Phil

Topic: Golf Talk / Daylight Saving

JonD with all the top rounds and being the club champion when are you turning Pro?

Good to hear your golf is going in the direction you have worked for with TGM and Guru.

How are you enjoying the social club?

I was stopped from playing on Saturday at your old club , because I am only a trial member and don’t have 5 cards in yet.

It was made very clear I am only a trial member and a second class member.

Rules are rules.

Topic: Golf Talk / ISG 2008 PGA Tour Tipping - Changes Thread

Muntz I think you have over spent.

Camilo 4.28
Ben 3.21
Carl 2.43
Chad 2.15

Total 12.07

Right on the number my arse.

Please check your squad and total as you don’t want to be disqualified from your own comp.

I’m sure Davego is checking every squad.

Is there an upto date money list mate.

cheers,

Topdog

Topic: Golf Talk / Friday Comps In Perth

MegaWatty check out the ISG days.

Adlo (Adam) is trying to organise another day out in October.

Come along to this one , All good guys who enjoy golf in a relax and social manner.

Guru goes to them as well.

It would be good to see a few more at the next game.

Cheers,

Phil

Topic: Golf Equipment / good high fps camera?

Most of the Movies speeds on olympus camera’s is max 30fps.

Any faster and the price just flys up.

Most of the olympus FE range are set at 30 fps for movie (video).

Sequential shooting of pictures is only 13.5 fps @ 3 megapixels using the olympus SP565uz.

Like I said last week , you are looking for high speed video and this will cost more then the $500 you are willing to pay .

Your mate can only get you 20% off Olympus cameras any way.

Wait a few years and things will change.

Topic: Golf Equipment / good high fps camera?

25 FPS in a digital camera is fast.

you will be better off using a high speed video camera that you can pause , rewind and play at very slow speed.

I work for a major camera manufacture and would think if you wait 5/6 years there will be plenty of high end digital cameras able to meet your needs.

I have used high speed camera’s to watch machines operating at 35 operations a second and the pictures are clear as long as there is plenty of light on the item being video.

cheers,

Phil

Topic: iseekgolf Golf Days / ISG Golf Competition

I will try to make this game as well, Adam.

Played Binningup a few times and enjoyed all games .

Maybe a game in perth metro might get a few more players.

If you keep the $ value to below $40 this would interest a few new players.

Good on ya for trying to organise a ISG day in W.A.

Cheers,

Phil .

Topic: The Lounge / 1Billion Debt for N.S.W

Vote them out.

Thats what we do in W.A

Topic: Golf Talk / ISG 2008 PGA Tour Tipping - Changes Thread

OUT Brandt Snedeker

IN Carl Petterson

Carl Petterson 2.43
Camilo Villegas 4.28
Stuart Appleby 3.14
Chad Campbell 2.15

Total 12.00

Nothing to spare on the total.

2 x fatboys and 2 x big guns

Hope its time for the Fatboys need the points to catch Dave.

Chad Campbell needs the money to feed another mouth if its built like him.

Topic: iseekgolf Golf Days / Play @ Perths top courses

Jack_Golfer (John) be very carefull what you write as others may take it the wrong way.

I normal get wobbly knees when the wife is playing with me!

I will take advice from “Franky goes to Hollywood” and relax on the first few holes.

We live and learn , but still make the same mistakes.

Cheers,

Phil

Topic: iseekgolf Golf Days / Play @ Perths top courses

Jack_golf took some great pictures of our full golf swing.
( 9 per swing ).

This was a real eye opener and great fault highlighter.

Thanks to John and camera.

Look forward to the next game.

Cheers ,

Phil.

Topic: Golf Talk / ISG 2008 PGA Tour Tipping - Changes Thread

Out Paul Casey

IN Chad Champbell

Chad Campbell 2.21
Stuart Appleby 3.20
Camilo Villegas 3.04
Brandt Snedeker 2.43

Total 10.88

Topic: iseekgolf Golf Days / Play @ Perths top courses

Sounds good to me.

Will we be all off the stick or can we use our handicap?

It will be good to have a team event as well as keeping your own score.

Looking forward to Tuesday.

It’s not often I say that on a Friday.

Topic: iseekgolf Golf Days / Play @ Perths top courses

Winter Special for $79 and the weather is forecast to be sunny and 23c .

Love winters in Perth.

Are the Carts 4 wheel drive?

Walk it last time there , some holes have some steep slopes.

Cheers,

Phil

Topic: iseekgolf Golf Days / Play @ Perths top courses

I think you will find JonD is the old Rebjon .
Just changed his user name.

cheers,

Phil

Topic: The Lounge / Feckin Weather

Styles it was 23c and sunny all weekend in Perth and we have had no rain for a couple of weeks now.

You must be getting our share of the rain.

Guru might want to take a wet suit and flippers with him.

This is one reason I have lived in Australia for the last ten years.

But you do have the greenist grass in Ireland when it’s not under water.

Keep washing the black velvet down and an eye for a break in the clouds.

Topic: iseekgolf Golf Days / Play @ Perths top courses

Sent the e-mail Sir Jack.