Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Help with Training Regime.

Great stuff…so i can just keep lying around all day but just put one leg up against a wall ...i could probably have a beer while doing that :)

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Help with Training Regime.

Thanks AB

My ego does want me to be stronger…but i guess strength will develop over time even if you just focus on the 50-60% dynamic workouts.

Any tips for hamstring flexibility? I was taught once that deadlifts are really good for this …

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Help with Training Regime.

yes, thanks too from me AB!

i have started working out again …though i think my 50-60% was really around 80%

the good thing about this type of workout is that i’m not as sore the next day…i had put off doing weights as i would always be too sore to swing the club the next day

Topic: Golf Talk / Sydney weekend open competitions?

I think they have open days out west at Penrith and Dunheved (st marys) on Sundays…both of which are nice courses

Also Liverpool (on Sundays) which is great course

check out the NSW golf assoc as they have a list of open days

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Correcting a Fade

Hi Dart and Guru

I find that i tend to fade the longer clubs more so that the short ones.

Is this because when horizontal hinging more hand roll is required for the the longer club?

I know i have a trouble allowing my hands to roll freely so i was thinking that this would show up more in the longer clubs if they require more rotation.

Thanks

Topic: Golf Talk / Masters Coverage

I found the coverage a bit boring…too many stop starts…

they showed the azaleas growing so much i started cheering for them

Topic: Golf Talk / Holden golf tips??

I was watching the Masters this morning and caught the end of a golf tip segment that seemed associated with Holden.

Does anyone know if this is on the net?

Thanks

Topic: The Lounge / LPG conversion

Thanks for the advice and tips guys. Plenty of things to think about.

Topic: The Lounge / LPG conversion

Its a V6 and most of the driving is around town… We only do less than 14,000Km per year but do want to save on petrol.

Would still like some boot space…definitely need it for the pram/stroller.

Topic: The Lounge / LPG conversion

Hi

I’m thinking of converting my 4yr old Commodore (done 50,000km) to LPG. Its a bit of a petrol guzzler at around 12-13liters per 100km.

Does anyone have any experience with conversions?

With the 2K rebate still available it seems to make sense but not sure about the side effects.

Topic: Golf Talk / Taking Divots

The target of the club head is the lowpoint. Thus you should get a bigger divot the further you are away for lowpoint (eg using a SW versus 4 iron).
If your focus is not on driving the club down and out to lowpoint but getting the ball on the green etc then you will lose compression etc and get a smaller divot

Topic: Golf Talk / Masters Coverage

31 1 1:52 T. Woods P. Casey A. Baddeley

Badds is playing with Tiger so we should be able to watch at least 1 aussie go around!

Go Badds!

Topic: Golf Equipment / u grooves to be banned?

Interesting article in todays SMH on limiting u grooves.

"The US Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews said clubs with U-shaped grooves hitting modern urethane-covered golf balls produced excessive spin from the rough and should be modified. "

http://www.smh.com.au/news/...

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Bringing a face to the name, videos of Keygolf (Dr Carey Mumford) himself

"Peter Piper Picked a Pack of Pickle Pepper peas. If peter picked that pickle pepper peas, then where is that pickle pepper peas that peter piper picked"

i would think that this clearkey is too complicated...my understanding is that you want something simple occupy your conscious mine ...and not some tongue twister

Topic: The Lounge / Phrases which annoy

cheers!

even though its been around for a long time i still feel funny when people say "cheers", unless of course we are having a drink which is when i think it should be said

Topic: Golf Talk / Badds at the FBR

QUOTE: PJ @ Feb 5 2007, 04:05 PM

The comparison with Elk was also fascinating. I wouldn't have really picked it myself, but they looked very similar when side by side.

I have not seen the pics but the similarity would probably be due to the TGM influence .. I understand that Badds is being coached by some guys who know the golf machine (TGM) and the Elk is/was a machinist

Well done Badds!

Topic: Golf Talk / MasterCard Master

Scott Draper at -1 in the clubhouse T18...did i see correctly?

Good luck to him!

Topic: Golf Talk / Remote control buggies

QUOTE: Moe @ Oct 31 2006, 12:58 PM

The remote jammed and it was headed for the water, I let it go right past me. It was quite amusing, until another former ISG poster came out of the trees from nowhere and saved it

I saw a similar thing once except that it was a runaway car going down the hill heading for a big drop into the river...i was watching from a few hundred metres, cheering the cart whilst humming born free and bagging out the yoboos who lost their cart...unfortunately a good samaritan saved it

Topic: Golf Talk / Bowditch.....another DQ !

Maybe he needs a new caddie?

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / How accurate are good players ?

QUOTE: SuperSlice @ Feb 3 2006, 02:22 AM

In a practice situation how accurate are good golf players (i.e. those with a low HCP). For example can they hit 50 balls with a 7 iron to a target and land say with in a 4m radiaus of the target with 40 balls, or can they do it in less say a 1m for say 45 balls out of 50.

As for accuracy statistics i suggest you check out some of the work by David Pelz or shotlink. This shows that the best tour player is on average within 6% of the target eg miss target by 9m on a 150m shot and so on. Thats the best, average is 6-9%.

I still find these stats hard to believe...i guess its because when we see the golf highlights we do the the ones that land extra close or we only remember the good shots and discount the bad ones we see.

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Flat left wrist

I can see the rays of sunshine but its still a bit foggy.

Is the left wrist still flat at the straight arms position after impact? If not when does it bend? My understanding is that it would still be flat when you swivel (left forearm rotation) to get out of the straight arms position. I assume that after the swivel the wrist would bend as the elbow bends.

My habit is to bend the wrist to get out of the straight arm position and this is what I think may cause some hooks.

Thanks

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Right Arm Swinging

Hey Virge

Does that mean you will now be

pulling

for the "swinging" team or are you gonna make a

push

for the "hitters" team ?

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / TGM & Putting

QUOTE: golfingrandy @ Dec 27 2005, 10:50 PM

G'day Milan.

Now go to both arms straight and please use your number of 10 inches on the forward stroke.  Please note visually where the right shoulder is located and the length of the forward stroke.  Without doing anything else, just move the right shoulder further down plane (or lower) and note how much more length the stroke takes on.  Now without doing anything else, begin to move the right shoulder up the plane angle which is just moving it back to a higher location.  Note how the forward length of the stroke becomes less and less as the right shoulder becomes higher.  Thus. this is a great way to gauge the length of a stroke for distance control. 

Thanks Randy

Cool ...i was using both right elbow and shoulder to power my "push stroke" ...so now i will use only the right elbow to power the shorter ones and thus less moving parts too

Many thanks
Milan

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / TGM & Putting

Randy

Can you (or anyone else) please confirm that even on short putts (eg 3 foot) you "must go to the both arms straight position, or at least straighten the right arm."
ie even if you take the club back say 4 inches on the backstroke you still straighten the right arm and thus the forward stroke may be 10 inches

Regards
Milan

Topic: Ask Golf Guru - Golf Instruction / Putting

QUOTE: Rookie @ Dec 21 2005, 07:54 AM

When the chalk line was there, did you take note of the green itself or just concentrate on the chalk line?

I was just hoping to keep the ball on the chalk line and go into the hole...thus i figured it must have been set up to be a dead straight shot, slightly uphill ...i at least proved to myself that i could put straight if i had a chalk line to help me...i do know that i was a lot more confident with the chalk line as i did not have to worry about reading the green and then doubting myself

Thanks