Topic: Allegingbows Journey

How did you get to see the Golf Channel?

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Haha good one!

Going to a Mizumo Demo arvo in a couple of weeks, Thursday Arvo after 3pm weird time especially on our course range but that is what they are doing!

Topic: 2011 ISG Weight Loss Challenge

Started at 115kg back in Jan ,
lost a little then lost the plot and blew out to 117kg

Got my act together and started a Fat Bastards Weight loss challenge at work and have lost 10kgs in last 3 months and now down to 107 kgs

Havent had a beer for 3 mths
Trying to eat smaller meals
Bit of walking and Cycling
Has been surprisingly easy

revised my ideal weight from 105 to 99 , which would be the first time in 20 yrs Ive been under the 3 figures

Topic: 2011 ISG Weight Loss Challenge

Email sent AB.

Haven’t weighed in since my all time record low. Although I haven’t ballooned out, I don’t think I’m down that low.

Topic: Allegingbows Journey

So on a par 4 (for example) if I can reach it with driver and 7ir instead, as my hcp makes it a par5, I should 4ir , 6 ir and wedge for instance. Regardless of if I can or have reached it with first example( driver and 7 it)?

TP534

The other AB (AB2)

Almost,Take the 5w off the tee by all means if you can hit it straight go 4 it, just dont try for extra grunt to go a few meters further. The idea is to swing easy without over powering it.The tee shot is for position only, it’s the second that needs thought. eg: If your about 165 out to center of green, but you cant see the base of the flag, your tossing up between a hard 6i to run up onto the front, maybe a sweet 5i to the center? what if the flags at the back? maybe a soft 4i? Take the uncertainty out of the shot and pull out a 7i, swing sweetly and aim for the front of the green, your 3rd shot will now be a shortish pitch or lob to a flag that you can see, get it close enough and you may just 1putt for a regulation par, or birdie with hcp. Either way you still have 1-2 shots up your sleeve for par

The trick is even if you stuff shots 1-2-3 you can still scramble a par

I only go at the green if my second shot is an 8i or less.

Correction to my post above I went from 25 -12 in under 6 months.
Then I stopped playing life got to busy. Only started again 3 years ago.

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AB

Just make sure you keep your expectations real.

It took / takes years for Ex world #1 Tiger Woods to “Dial in Swing Changes” so don’t expect it to happen over night with us mugs.

All looking good mate and certainly going in the right direction!

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btw it’s called thin, not thing ….

my bad!

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That is definitely true about the divot. As the saying goes – you gotta hit the little ball (aka the golf ball) before you hit the big ball (aka the Earth)! Very important. Hit the ground first and it’s called hitting it fat. Hit the ball a bit too high is called thing. Way high is a top.

The pros say “Thin to win”. Better a bit thin than fat – although I think that’s for full shots not so much wedges!

One of my best thoughts at the moment for my full swing is to swing it like an 8 iron. That short controlled swing works wonders all through the bag. Whereas when I swing it long everything goes to the crapper. I don’t ever need my hands to go higher than my shoulder on the backswing. And I don’t care if they go shorter than that. Still plenty of time to accelarate.

After all, you don’t see the axemen at the show swinging their arms way back behind them. If your arms move through 90 degrees range of motion (ie from 6 o’clock at setup to 9 o’clock) I reckon you’ll get huge consistency and you can easily get plenty of power. Have a look at Alvaro Quiros. He is a huge hitter and it looks like a 3/4 swing.

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AB, was it you who was talking about practicing with a 9 to 3 swing? It’s an option you could try with the longer clubs you are not so consistent with.

Although if you hit a good consistent 5 wood then there is no reason you can’t get good position off the tee with that.

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Used that system 18 years ago and went from 35 – 12.
I was also playing 4-5 times a week which helped + free lessons from a trainee pro every second time out.

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Today I got to play 18. Early tee off into fog was interesting to combine with new swing.
Results: 3 Pars 1 Birdie total 99 (21 strokes better than first new swing outing) 2 over hcp.

Stats:
2 fairways
2 3putts
2 washes
31 putts total (2 less than last outing)

Swing felt great. I had alot online but under clubbed or got to much under it. The two washes were me over cooking it. The back nine started surprisingly well……maybe too well. I had parred the 9th and moved onto the back with par,par bogey.

This is the best round I’ve had in awhile and maybe if I get to the range and work out my distances, as I feel the new swing is still cold, that I can pencil some good numbers.

TP534

The other AB (AB2)

AB, 2 fairways means whatever club you have in your hand to tee off with is not working 4 you.
Play to your hcp!!!You don’t need to hit driver off the tee, you don’t even need to use a 3wood.
Which club (apart from putter) do you hit the most consistantly with?
Try playing 9 holes useing only that club on the tee and fairway, if you are inside the length that you hit it, then use the correct club.
31 putts with 2 -3 putts included isn’t so bad. Chipit in closer.
Play to your hcp, your not meant to be getting pars and birdies off the stick, those are the result of a close chip and a 1 putt.

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Noice AB well done

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Well done AB, were the pars off the stick or with hcp?

Topic: 2011 ISG Weight Loss Challenge

Jan 8 – I am currently 90.2kg
Jan 18 – Gut 103cm
Feb 6 – 87.7kgs, 101cm around the belly button
Mar 12 – 84.4kg Waist 98cm
Apr 10 – 83.4kg Waist 96cm
May 14 – Still 82.7kg Waist 96cm
Jun 4 – 81.1kgs Waist 93cm
Jul 23 – 81.0kgs
Aug 7 – 80.4kgs

Did a hospital diet for a week and have dropped a bit (based around vegetable soup). Need to keep control of the diet and do at least one additional run each week. Want to get it down to around 77.0kgs and then my job will be to maintain it under 80kgs from now on.

No more ignoring the scales either. Weighing in at least twice a week for the rest of my life so it never gets anywhere near 90kgs again.

Topic: 2011 ISG Weight Loss Challenge

I flatlined for a bout a month at 91.6, then lost heart and went UP to 94…..now back to 92.6 (in just 4 days!!!). Just keep at it AB…...and take a good look at that thing that is holding you back. You know it’s there and you probably know what it is….is it worth giving up to progress in your weight-loss journey?

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Haha, nice analogy.

Best we try to not repeat and make each time a new experience then?

Take care of the fundamentals and it will all “fall into place” :)

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I find by the time I concerntrate on whats next it’s all over and good!

TP534

The other AB (AB2)

That’s gotta be a good thing mate!

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G’day AB

Just a couple of things to note with bunker shots.

1 – You said you opened the club face, one thing many golfers do is open the club face by turning their hands instead of turning the club in their hands. If you turn your hands only then your hands will return to their normal position so the clubface is still closed but if you open the clubface and then regrip the clubface will remain open at impact.

2 – Don’t quit on a bunker shot always follow through, I think that is why the hinge & hold works so well for me, you must continue with the shot after contact with the sand, I aim to throw the sand onto the green.

Hope that helps :)

Topic: 2011 ISG Weight Loss Challenge

Ok, so I’ve decided to keep a food diary after slowly creeping back up to 94kg!!! In just a few days I have dropped back to 92.9kg….Makes a HUGE difference when you don’t want to write down the bad things you’ve been eating AND I’ve been drinking heaps more water as I have to record that also!!!

Give it a go if you’re a bit stuck…just remember if you don’t write EVERYTHING down then you’re only cheating yourself!!!

Topic: Allegingbows Journey

AB, did you try and play to hcp??? If yes an eagle on the first is a great start! Not just a par at all.

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Wise words from one AB to another.

Have expectations, but have reasonable ones. A lesson I’m learning myself.

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Hey AB, good progress mate… Can you do a couple of swings “down the line” (DTL) and make the videos from when you walk in and set up till when you have finished the follow through? Also a still picture of set up from the front and DTL…

My advice? Relax a little bit more, you look tense and stiff. You are a big guy, don’t stress too much about how far back you swing it, if you are in sequence and everything works together into impact, you will hit the ball a ton anyway… NEVER hit a ball at 100% effort/speed, getting the ball on the clubface efficiently is far more important than trying to muscle it. Keep the tempo, it is good.

Bunkers? Trouble getting out? Mate at your handicap the goal is just get the ball out and have a putt for the next shot. It can be a trap trying to “get it close”. That comes a mile down the handicap line. Average distance from the hole on PGA tour is 8ft, don’t put so much pressure on yourself getting it close. Out in one and on the green is enough for now. Feel free to tell us how you currently play the shots (technique wise) and we can refine it to a get out plan.

Finally, don’t be too hard on yourself. It is a learning experience where sometimes you have to go backwards temporarily to go forwards. I am currently rebuilding my swing, yeah it was okay and yeah it functioned alright, but it didn’t give me the consistency I wanted day in and day out. Currently feels so foreign and there is always a temptation to revert back (especially when you are shooting low) but you need to look to the long term and suffer some temporary pain for some long term gain.

Are you getting lessons?

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Incredible transformation.
Who was that guy we saw earlier, your twin?

You must feel the lag pressure in your hands, preferably the first segment (proximal phalanx) of the right index finger.

It’s the secret to golf.

Plane angle is a little low:

Overswinging. Try to get the left shoulder down under if you can. Not that big a deal, but shorten the backswing a little. Still swaying off the center somewhat. Nice improvement.

Lost the lag:

Which causes a chicken wing:

Whoops, wrong picture. Left arm bent, looks like a putt.
Use Extensor Action explained in Golf School article “Keep that Left Arm Straight”

Big time:

And do this training for lag and proper pivot. No aiming going on here, just muscles and sequencing:
Long response plyometrics

3 sets of 10 a day, three days a week for 8 weeks.

With a little practice and “mind’s eye in the hands” you could hit a ball with it.

No hip rotation except as naturally required, knees remain bent. “Get into the inside of the right hip joint.” Jimmy Ballard
No external rotation of the outside of the thighs. All internal rotation, but you don’t need to think of that.
It’s natural.

Finally, stick the butt out and keep it out.
Heh! Guru always murmurs “butt outta the way” in his setup routine.

Need a DTL video.

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and then followed it by buggering my iron to the right rough.

AB
it is quite normal to hit a bloody great shot,
and follow it up with a wtf??
that is because you thought you had it and you dont (yet)
you switched off, easily done mate
keep at it
kiwi

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you need to shift your weight to the front foot as you come down thru impact more.

If you pause your last video at impact position ……..... have a look at your stance to see where your weight is ……... it’s pretty much centred. Ideally (IMO) more weight should be across towards the target side, so that you are hitting down and thru against a “bracing left side”.

agree with Gazz
when you start compressing the ball you will start taking divots every shot
kiwi