Topic: Golf Talk / High Handicappers, playing V tuition - a different approach

Bit of a follow up on this little story.

Since the start of this thread I have dropped down to 27 handicap, so I have averaged a stroke a week decrease.

Since the “month off”, practice at The Range has become habit, Supervised Practice (group session) every Thursday night with singular practice on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Usually hit 40 – 70 balls on Tuesdays and Saturdays and around 160 – 200 balls on Thursday nights, so far from hard yacca but is making big differences in confidence and connection.

As my coach says “Perfect practice makes perfect”.

Can’t recommend this approach enough for anyone who, like me, was struggling to make solid inroads with their golf game.

Once you keep the tinkering with the swing OFF the golf course and play with what you have on the day things get a little easier, I was guilty of trying to fix swing issues as I was playing – impossible to do and try to score at the same time.

Hope this might help anyone looking to turn on the light upstairs!!!!

Foxy

Topic: Golf Equipment / Looking for Putter Cover for Scotty Newport 2

I have used this guy before, Shane is a great Ebayer and only sells authentic Scotty gear!

Topic: Golf Talk / When to upgrade clubs?

Getting properly fitted for clubs is a great idea at any stage. Get a few lessons with your clubfitter, they can asses your action, point you in the right direction and start playing with shafts etc to fit you up.

If you can get hold of someone who really knows what they are doing the right shaft can transform your ball flight dramatically.

I used to hit really low shots, now (granted with working on my action also) I hit the ball nice and high and when it comes out of the screws, long.

It will give you confidence too, you’ll know the gear is right, so it’s all up to you!!!

Hope this helps,

Foxy

Topic: Golf Talk / High Handicappers, playing V tuition - a different approach

Thanks for the kind words guys, Tim where’s my favourite cook gone?? :-)

The thread is more about putting a little outside the box thinking to newbies to the game, rather than flogging a dead horse on the course, if your not getting results this method worked for me and may well do for others too.

Topic: Golf Talk / High Handicappers, playing V tuition - a different approach

I too would tell you to stay off the course if I was the pro giving you lessons at a driving range:)

LOL, except that during the time off not a single lesson was had…......

The idea was to cement what had already been learned in to the swing.

And at seven bucks for a bucket of balls no one was getting rich off little ‘ol me! :-)

Topic: Golf Talk / High Handicappers, playing V tuition - a different approach

Bob Rotella talks about training and trusting. Training is what you need to do to improve your game … it is the learning, the practice, the thinking about swing mechanics. Trusting is what you need to do on the course to put the training into practice … you no longer think about the mechanics because they are ingrained enough to trust their effect. Being in training mode affects confidence, trusting is confidence.

That’s it in a nutshell!!

Those starting out young or picking up the game (as I did) later in life can benefit from this approach, learning the correct motions from a blank slate rather than having to UNLEARN years of bad habits…..

Topic: Golf Talk / High Handicappers, playing V tuition - a different approach

I started having regular golf lessons around six months ago. Was happy with what I was doing in my lessons but dissapointed that it wasn’t translating to the golf course. In Mid January I brought this up with my coach who told me I was undoing the good work from the lessons, subconciously reverting back to my “safe” (ugly) swing on the course.

The solution he said was NOT to play golf – at all – for a whole month!!! Spend a month training every day if possible to cement the work in building a more reliable action and see what happens. All my mates told me I was mad, after all what was the point of NOT playing the game we all love??

Well I am commited to becoming a better golfer so I spent from the middle of January to the third week in February hitting 40 balls at least five times a week, the first three weeks were the dreaded cone drill and the last two weeks were with the resultant swing.

I found a steady improvement in tempo and ball striking, gained alot more confidence over the ball and at the end of four weeks was very keen to play. The first two nine hole practice rounds showed that chipping and putting were rusty as anything, but once a little feel started to return in those areas things have improved greatly.

In the last two weeks I managed to have threee nine hole rounds scoring 20, 21, then 24 points. the 24 points won me the twighlight comp last thursday then I came third in Sundays stroke comp with a Nett 68.

In one week I have dropped from 32 to 30 handicap, something I havent been able to do in the preceding 6 months.

So if you are a high handicapper like me and you are serious about making inroads into better ball striking this is a strategy worth discussing with your coach. I was very sceptical but at the other end was so happy I stuck to it!!!

Big thanks to Chris West at The Range at O’Halloran Hill for taking a different tack with respect to Golf tuition to help me make some solid progress.

Food for thought for the high handicappers, just thought my little story might help some other High markers feeling frustrated with their progress.

Foxy.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Looking for a new high class Putter

Another vote for Scotty Cameron.

I have a Red X2 that i ebayed from US and am very happy with it.

A good putter is no cure for a suspect putting stroke though!!!

Topic: Golf Equipment / Loft gap between hybrids

I use a 19 degree (instead of a 5 wood) and a 22 degree instead of a 4 iron.

Happy with both of them.

Topic: Golf Equipment / Oakley M - frame sunnies..are they any good?

Can’t comment on Oakley, however my m8 just bought some Callaway’s and he loves them!! They have the light amber tint so makes things look alot sharper, you leave them on all the time instead of taking them off t have a shot.

He is very happy with them, see them here:

http://www.callawaygolfcorp...

Topic: Golf Equipment / Alpha Irons

I have had a set of the RX-3 Irons for six months (LOTS of golf too), my playing partner has had RX-1’s for over a year.

They are great quality gear and weather well, I will be staying with them for all my golfing gear.

They hold six (I think) Re-Max long drive championships and I have yet to read a bad review of Alpha gear.

Two happy customers here.

Foxy

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vision Golf Ball Test

A month! Come on Fox, just play, you do this for enjoyment, you’re getting too serious, (I won’t tell Westy!)

Could always have a hit at the Twilight tomorrow?

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I said the same thing Neil, but not much point in paying a bloke to improve your game if you don’t do what he asks of you…...

I am hitting balls at the range instead of playing, as many times a week as SWMBO will cop LOL

Russell will be used on my return game, looking forward to it cause I should be playing instead of typing this message – feels awful!!!

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vision Golf Ball Test

A HUGE thanks to Boz…..

Got my test pack in the mail today and was pleasantly suprised with the other items attached, big thanks to you Boz for that, didn’t expect that at all!!!

Unfortunately I have been told by my coach not to play golf for one month – training only :-(

But I will use my lovely bright Russel on the first day back and write a review.

FIrst impressions are great, professional high quality presentation of the packaging and product… if they play as sweet as they look I’ll be hooked!!!!

Really appreciate the sevice received from Boz, refreshing to say the least!!!

Foxy.

Topic: Golf Equipment / BANG Drivers

Can’t find that one on their site either??? (p2 that is)

http://www.banggolf.com/pro...

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vision Golf Ball Test

Hi Andrew,

Got all the info and thanks for that but the system didn’t
give me your email address, so can you get that to me as well.

Cheers,
Boz.

How bright are your balls?

Sorry Boz, lost this topic for a while.

To keep things simple its

look forward to hearing from you :)

Why didn’t you PM him your email address?

The PM function isn’t back on line yet AFAIK….....

Topic: Golf Equipment / Shaft Puring

if ur a pro then go for it, if not then your swing will be too inconsistent to take advantage of the best characteristics of any shaft. And yes it costs alot, better off spending that on lessons.
cheers

Unless you get it done as part of the clubmaking process!!!

I would have thought that any passionate clubmaker would do this anyway…..mine does!

Topic: Golf Equipment / BANG Drivers

Tell you how it goes in a week or so,most likely try to hit it too hard for a few days then I,ll settle down

So you got one then?? That was quick!

Topic: Golf Equipment / Bag Boy Smoothy Buggy

I have a Smoothy Classic after the cheaper Pilgrim Advance (pull buggy) packed up.

Smoothy is much easier to push around (pushing is better than pulling for your back and shoulders) the suspension makes it HEAPS more stable and less inclined to topple and I have had no issues what so ever in four months with plenty of golfing.

There is another thread in here on them also. Some people reported issues with corrosion but I clean all my gear regularly as courses have alot of fertilisers/salts etc on them so best to keep all your gear nice and clean IMHO

Good bang for buck.

Topic: Golf Equipment / 2008 non-OEM equipment - Attn: timatldg

Yeah, I’m waiting to see the Alpha stuff for 08, still got to get a 3 wood and a Driver…... :-)

Topic: Golf Equipment / BANG Drivers

Long time “Longdrive” favourites, great looking range of heads – good quality gear!

Timatldg can give u the low down, the boys at The Range stock the heads I believe…...

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vision Golf Ball Test

Email sent, thanks for the offer TheBoz!!!!

Topic: Golf Equipment / never compromise milled putter

Nice looking putters, very Cameron – esque …......

Topic: Golf Equipment / Vision Golf Ball Test

Still have not seen any . Will definately try one when I can . going to Sydney for a weekend shortly, where would I find these Vision balls there.Staying in Five Dock Abbotsford area.

Yeah, would give them a try if I could find them in Adelaide!?

Does anyone have them Boz?

Same, I woudn’t mind giving the yellow peril a thrash!!

You got any Tim??

PS Congrats on your last win Neil!

Topic: Golf Equipment / Smoothy Big Boy Buggies

Ihave a smoothy in chroe with no dramas but regularly clean it, as i do my clubs…......

These things run across damp turf (oftern fertilised etc etc) all the time!

With the chemicals and salts its exposed to you can’t expect not to clean it and have it last….....

Topic: Golf Equipment / All right tim

Bugger, I thought it was Big Farkin Orange Cone….....

Whatever the name it’s a prick!! :-)