Pulling many shots, why?

[gmbtempe]

Lets make sure we're talking about the same thing.

If your video camera is in a down the line view, and if you do a Pitch shot (about half way) then the back of your wrist is facing the camera and the word Yoda is facing the target. At this point in your swing, if you used the right forearm take-away, your shoulders have moved and your right forearm is about parallel to the ground.

I was thinking the camera from the face on view. I understand the position you are talking about though halfway back.

[Daryl]

I was thinking the camera from the face on view. I understand the position you are talking about though halfway back.

Ok, I thought so.

[12 piece bucket]

Ball's starting left because the face is shut at the top. Plus your head is back. But mainly the face is shut. So open the face some at address. Look at your left wrist . . . you may want do some hammering to see how the left wrist cocks with the grip you got. You have an anatomically flat left wrist at the top which is OK however the face is shut. So you can open the face some or cock your left wrist some where you get some bend.

Now plenty of cats play nice golf with a shut face Duval . . . Trevino . . . but you are pretty much dependent on getting the right amount of shaft lean to keep that face OPEN . . Otherwise the face is gonna pull the ball.

[12 piece bucket]

Ok . . . just looked at the face on . . . I'd say you either need to roll that left hand counter clockwise some or you need to feel like you are bending the heck out of your left wrist at the top.

Bent vs. Flat with your grip







That bent one probably gives you more insurance on shaft lean . . . if you got the buck shut face you'd BETTER get the lean or that ball starts left.

Couples . . . less leany



Buck . . . gotta lean it to get the face open enough not to start it left of left.

[Yoda]

Ball's starting left because the face is shut at the top. Plus your head is back. But mainly the face is shut. So open the face some at address. Look at your left wrist . . . you may want do some hammering to see how the left wrist cocks with the grip you got. You have an anatomically flat left wrist at the top which is OK however the face is shut. So you can open the face some or cock your left wrist some where you get some bend.

Now plenty of cats play nice golf with a shut face Duval . . . Trevino . . . but you are pretty much dependent on getting the right amount of shaft lean to keep that face OPEN . . Otherwise the face is gonna pull the ball.

Ok . . . just looked at the face on . . . I'd say you either need to roll that left hand counter clockwise some or you need to feel like you are bending the heck out of your left wrist at the top.

Bent vs. Flat with your grip







That bent one probably gives you more insurance on shaft lean . . . if you got the buck shut face you'd BETTER get the lean or that ball starts left.

Couples . . . less leany



Buck . . . gotta lean it to get the face open enough not to start it left of left.

Bucket . . .

It's been a long journey since our first day together some five years ago at The Swamp.

Since then, I've said many times that, your LBG persona to the contrary . . .

You're the Real Deal.

One who, when he chooses to opine, should be listened to . . . carte blanche http://www.thefreedictionary.com/carte+blanche. This is not an exclusive category, but admission is rare.

Your help in organizing my Archives was invaluable.

Your continuing support of our mission is appreciated.

Your love of the game and willingness to help others?

Priceless.

[gmbtempe]

Here is my video question seeing if I am barking up the right tree as suggested by Daryl. Volume is crappy but audible if you turn it up.

Thanks for everyones input. This is an issue that has to be corrected in order for me to get to where I want. I probably am exaggerating the positions but hopefully its clear enough,

[Daryl]

Here is my video question seeing if I am barking up the right tree as suggested by Daryl. Volume is crappy but audible if you turn it up.

Thanks for everyones input. This is an issue that has to be corrected in order for me to get to where I want. I probably am exaggerating the positions but hopefully its clear enough,

That's good. Once you get the Hands up to the TSP (about 4" higher than you normally have them), the Clubface won't look as open during the downswing. As you practice with pitch shots and full shots, you'll feel the club lag much farther behind as you use your pivot to drag the wet mop through Impact.

You don't need to force the roll. As the Right Forearm is driven into impact, it will roll as it passes at right angles to the Plane Line. Then as it continues downplane, it will overtake the Left Hand, and the Flat Left Wrist is easily maintained through Impact to both arms straight.

Give us your opinion of your first range session.

But keep this in mind. You were doing it this way all along except that as you bent your right elbow during the last 6 inches of your backstroke, the action rolled your hands counterclockwise. So I suspect that when you had practiced pitch shots, when the arms stop short of causing the counterclockwise roll, you had better direction and trajectory.

[12 piece bucket]

Bucket . . .

It's been a long journey since our first day together some five years ago at The Swamp.

Since then, I've said many times that, your LBG persona to the contrary . . .

You're the Real Deal.

One who, when he chooses to opine, should be listened to . . . carte blanche http://www.thefreedictionary.com/carte+blanche. This is not an exclusive category, but admission is rare.

Your help in organizing my Archives was invaluable.

Your continuing support of our mission is appreciated.

Your love of the game and willingness to help others?

Priceless.

You'll always be the Cap'n! Thanks for everything man! You're friendship, support and the LBG crew . . .even MORE priceless!

It's been a fun ride thus far ain't it?

[Yoda]

It's been a fun ride thus far ain't it?

Well . . .

Last week, the principal partners of The Golf Club at Cuscowilla and I finalized plans for the new 2,240 square foot Teaching Center. A Crenshaw-Coor design, Cuscowilla is ranked as the #1 Course You Can Play in Georgia and #19 in America (Golfweek and Golf Digest.)

This weekend and yesterday, I helped . . .

-- A Nationwide Tour Player prepare for Second Stage Q-School;

-- A +1 handicap amateur prepare for next year's USGA's Mid-Am events; and

-- A 17-year-old high school girl decide which scholarships to accept as a college freshman golfer in 2010.



Oh, and a husband-and-wife duo prepare for a Sunday afternoon 'dearin' and darlin' -- combined handicaps: 43!



Today, led by Andrew Ward, CEO of Cuscowilla; Jarrod Clark, Head Professional; and myself, Founder and Director of Instruction, Lynn Blake Golf Academy at Cuscowilla, a crew of about a dozen dedicated souls sited the building, staked it out and broke ground.



Tonight, I'm in Greensboro, North Carolina, preparing for a private Academy with a group of the finest PGA teaching professionals in the The Carolinas PGA Section, the largest in the PGA of America. These professionals incluce the 2001 Carolinas Section PGA Teacher of the Year and, also, the 2009 Player of the Year).

The first week in December, I'm in West Palm Beach, Florida, with another dedicated crew, courtesy of the one of the best in the business.

The first two weeks in January, I'll be with BG, family and friends on the PGA TOUR at the SBS and Sony.

Then, on the Monday following the Sony, it's back to work -- -- a full day's presentation to the PGA's Aloha Section in Honolulu.

This career is very different from my first, but . . .

So far . . .

So good!

[EdZ]

You'll always be the Cap'n! Thanks for everything man! You're friendship, support and the LBG crew . . .even MORE priceless!

It's been a fun ride thus far ain't it?

I couldn't agree more!