Canada
I just spent the better part of 3 hours hitting balls in my basement. Sure, it's saturday night, and I should be doing something more invigorating, but this suits me just fine tonight. I don't feel very social, and it's pretty cold out tonight.
I found myself hitting balls with the Golf Channel on for background noise. They had the Top 10 appearances on the GC from players and instructors like Butch, Moe Norman, Tiger, Phil, amoung others.
I found myself not watching the television as much as I was "feeling" the television. I didn't watch the swings that each great spoke of, I only tried to mimic them in my mind and with the club I had in my hands.
When Moe Norman spoke, he makes the game seem so easy. But that's to him. I really got nothing from Moe, and never have. He hits the ball as straight as an arrow, but he really isn't the best to model a swing after. His descriptions seem vague and oversimplified almost to an arrogant degree. The man was great and still is, but he's not the model player to start after.
The next great that got me thinking was Sam Snead. The man has the complete opposite feel for the game when compared to Moe Norman. Light grip vs strong grip, left hand dominant vs no hand dominant. These two would be the worst to sit with at a banquet, especially with a few drinks in them.
Tiger came up last, back in 2000 when he and Butch were hugging and everything. Tiger had just gone through his swing changes and went on to win just about everything for 3 straight years. I listened intently although I started out biased as I don't like Tiger's swing anymore. But then, the man knew his game inside and out. Zero hesitation, go for the kill, know your swing.
He went through all the changes and the "language" that Tiger used seemed to appeal to my game and my level. When Butch started to talk, all it sounded to me was like the parents on a Charlie Brown special. Tiger would reiterate Butch's point in a simple language that any competent player could understand....
"What I try to do is mimic the same arc on my downswing to where the bottom is at the golf ball....."
"My hands have to beat my body on the downswing...."
"I don't concern myself with the swing after impact...."
"Knowing what your body wants to do is the key. If my body and mind want to hit a cut, I hit a cut. Don't force yourself to hit shots that you really don't want to hit...."
Those statements are taken out of context obviously, but you get the picture. This was the first time in a long time that I was on the same page technically with Tiger. I spent the next 45 minutes visualizing those key points when hitting balls and felt extremely comfortable doing so.
Now, If I could just learn how to wrangle up a blond like he did....
R35
I found myself hitting balls with the Golf Channel on for background noise. They had the Top 10 appearances on the GC from players and instructors like Butch, Moe Norman, Tiger, Phil, amoung others.
I found myself not watching the television as much as I was "feeling" the television. I didn't watch the swings that each great spoke of, I only tried to mimic them in my mind and with the club I had in my hands.
When Moe Norman spoke, he makes the game seem so easy. But that's to him. I really got nothing from Moe, and never have. He hits the ball as straight as an arrow, but he really isn't the best to model a swing after. His descriptions seem vague and oversimplified almost to an arrogant degree. The man was great and still is, but he's not the model player to start after.
The next great that got me thinking was Sam Snead. The man has the complete opposite feel for the game when compared to Moe Norman. Light grip vs strong grip, left hand dominant vs no hand dominant. These two would be the worst to sit with at a banquet, especially with a few drinks in them.
Tiger came up last, back in 2000 when he and Butch were hugging and everything. Tiger had just gone through his swing changes and went on to win just about everything for 3 straight years. I listened intently although I started out biased as I don't like Tiger's swing anymore. But then, the man knew his game inside and out. Zero hesitation, go for the kill, know your swing.
He went through all the changes and the "language" that Tiger used seemed to appeal to my game and my level. When Butch started to talk, all it sounded to me was like the parents on a Charlie Brown special. Tiger would reiterate Butch's point in a simple language that any competent player could understand....
"What I try to do is mimic the same arc on my downswing to where the bottom is at the golf ball....."
"My hands have to beat my body on the downswing...."
"I don't concern myself with the swing after impact...."
"Knowing what your body wants to do is the key. If my body and mind want to hit a cut, I hit a cut. Don't force yourself to hit shots that you really don't want to hit...."
Those statements are taken out of context obviously, but you get the picture. This was the first time in a long time that I was on the same page technically with Tiger. I spent the next 45 minutes visualizing those key points when hitting balls and felt extremely comfortable doing so.
Now, If I could just learn how to wrangle up a blond like he did....
R35
