Keeping Balance After Back Surgery

Too easy and habitual. It makes you want to smack yourself!

High Shortgamewizard,
Thank you for replying.
The cupping of my left (forward) hand I was referring to was actually at address. I tend to have the butt end of the club pointing at my belly, especially with the driver. If I move the butt end forward as in the Y position I don't have the cupping. I start with the shaft forward & then tend to move it back causing the cupping.
Do you think it is okay with the driver to do this?
Thanks,
Eric

DickS,

It's not just about tempo. It's about ensuring that you are accelerating through the ball along the aiming line and releasing the stored energy of your body as fully as possible. The position you reach at the finish is largely determined by what was happening just prior to impact, so striving for the correct finish actually gets you to do the correct things at impact.

kudos, Robert

Thanks. Robert Meade can tell you that I do bear a strong resemblance to Clark Kent. ;-)

Keithi, If you scroll to the bottom of the discourse below the video, you will see a Utube link in GREEN to click on, where you can watch and save the video in the Utube format if so desired. Also, the initial free access to the inner circle, was/is just to let you see and decide IF you want to become a member at the ALWAYS PAST cost. You do not have to pay for any access to this site or the blog forum here. Cheers

Ricjoy, I would recommend that you try to start with a flat wrist and maintain it throughout the entire swing, for better results and better consistency. However, having said that, the MOST important thing is to MAINTAIN the same position of the wrist position you have at address set up throughout the entire swing. It is the changing of position that causes the most problems. If you start with a bowed left wrist, you need to keep the exact bowed position throughout the entire swing. Keeping the bow is generally harder to do, then just keeping it flat. Here is an old lesson from Surge on the wrists, and also an Ebay link to a great and cheap training aid which I use and recommend to others.  Good luck

http://www.swingsurgeon.com/Ho...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...

Frank, I would be happy to, If they were accessable anymore. The problems between the old site owners and Don's new site continue. The old site owners (now revolution golf) have closed the old Utube account and any access to all of the Pre-2011 videos posted and on file there.

Here are links to two older written and audio lessons. Good luck
Part 1 Feb 19, 2010
http://www.swingsurgeon.com/Ho...

Part 2 Feb 20, 2010
http://www.swingsurgeon.com/Ho...

Steve

I hope it ain't gotten to the point where Surge is in the witness protection program.

Maybe the marshal's service is making him use the "fake picture thingy."  LOL

Dick

That's fine if that's the reason, but, this is the first time I've had that. I'm on the post notification email and every other time, even a day ahead, it always plays at the Utube site as soon as it's posted there.

Surge Nation.

I hope all you folks had a great day.  After church I went to the course and chipped and putted for about three hours.

We had a great service at church today.  Most of it was dedicated to veterans and Memorial Day.  I was blessed to be able to read the names of all those currently serving overseas from our church family.  We got to take another name off the list today, as one of the young lads had just came home to be with his family.

As part of the Memorial Day service,  I read the following to our congregation.  It's been around for a while, but I thought I would share with you guys.  I hope it touches you as much as to touched me.

Dick

It is the VETERAN

It is the VETERAN,
not the preacher, who has given us freedom of religion.

It is the VETERAN,
not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.

It is the VETERAN,
not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.

It is the VETERAN,
not the campus organizer, who has given us freedom to assemble.

It is the VETERAN,
not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial. 

It is the VETERAN,
not the politician, who has given us the right to vote. 

It is the VETERAN,
not the peace demonstrator, who salutes the Flag,

It is the VETERAN
who serves under the Flag,

It is the VETERAN
who is covered in that flag, when their time on earth has ended.

All who served gave some, some gave it all.

Today, we celebrate, remember, and honor those who gave it all.

ETERNAL REST GRANT THEM O LORD,
AND LET PERPETUAL LIGHT SHINE UPON THEM.

I think that would depend on your build and the club you're using. The recommendation in the Swing Surgeon Swing setup is that your heels should never get further apart than the width of your shoulders with the longest club, and should be slightly narrower for the shorter clubs to about the armpits at the narrowest. Width of stance in this swing is determined by your heels, not your toes or the centers of your feet, given the flared position of the feet. There is room for variation depending on your own body, but make all adjustments in careful increments to see what works best for you. Going at it willy-nilly can lead to disaster and blaming this swing for a failure in your execution.

Man......I hope this helps.....Like many, I've had BOTH back surgery, AND knee surgery. Balance (or lack of) has pretty much made me discontinue regular playing. I watched my hdcp go fron 8-10 up to 20-22. Very discouraging. If you could help get me back some...I'd be grateful.  Thanks for all you do.    Jim

I never had any doubt, "freedom & peach" was a dead give-away.The man types like he talks ,and we regulars knew what he meant and read it as such,and we love him for it!

YOU WASCALLY WABBITS

Thanks for posting the link, Mike. After 5 months of winter layoff and 2 months of incessant rain here in NW central Ohio, we're finally getting in a few rounds of golf, even though in mud slop and overgrown fairways and rough. I started the 3/4  vertical swing late last summer. and made some progress, but it disappeared with the layoff.  In attacking the rank growth that the golf course owner couldn't keep up with, I was trying to power every shot and was really struggling the last couple weeks by coming over the top. Then, thinking about Don's video on Swing Thoughts, I came up with "tuck and lift" for the back swing and , "tuck and lift" for the down swing and follow through to the T finish. It reminds me to tuck the right elbow in as I  go toe up into the mit, and get ready for the lift, and subsequently gets me to drop into the "slot" for the forward upswing. For the first time in a long time I parred two of the first three holes when I went out this morning. The rest of the round was pretty much practice, but with a lot better looking shots than I had been making. I rattled the stick on nine with a hot wedge shot that was dead on, and dropped 5 feet from the cup. Even though a flying right elbow isn't a bad thing at the right time, tucking it in is a good thing at the right time.

Steve
I guess I'm a bit of an A type (understatement).  When I started jogging in my late thirties it was to drop a few pounds.  About a month into that I thought maybe I should find a race to test my progress.  But, rather than a 5k or a 10k Mr Hardhead decided my first race should be a marathon...lol.  I just had to prove to myself that I could do it.  I ran it about six months later in 95* heat and 90% humidity and it was only 3-4 days before I could walk normally again...LOL.  A sane person would have quit at about the 17 mile mark when I hit the "wall", but not me.

I approach golf the same way.  I'm pretty much self taught after my old neighbor (God rest his soul) got me started with the basics.  It has been pretty much trial and error til I found Surge.  For me, it's Surge's straightforward common sense method that seems to fit.  Maybe it's because we both come from New England backrgounds, who knows?  Golf is not a sprint but a marathon learning process and if anyone can coach me through it, Surge is my guy.

Lynn42 

Surge

You are very welcome.

Thanks for all you do for us on the golf front.  I am proud to be a member of the world wide Surge Nation family.

The Sun never sets on the Surge Nation,
Dick

No, it's not ok to do that. You're moving the hands without moving the club head which puts everything out of position and causes you to have to make compensatory moves to get the club head to "catch up" to the hands which is usually accomplished by a quick rolling of the hands which will put the club inside and flat.

Proper set up always has the hands in a straight line with the shoulder to the club head and they stay in that same relationship throughout the swing.

Frank, Sorry for the first post, which I have corrected after realizing that all of the older written and audio  lessons are still available in the archives. Here are a couple links and I will edit the first post to also reflect these links.  Good luck.

Part 1       Feb 19,2010
http://www.swingsurgeon.com/Ho...

Part 2      Feb 20,2010
http://www.swingsurgeon.com/Ho...

Steve

I must have shown up here after that occurred.  That will just piss me off if it is an imposter.  I might violate my own "no troll swatting" rule.  Actually, replace the word "might" with "will."  I will have to find that boy and show him a little red dot on his forehead.  And, it won't be the kind you can scratch off to see if you just won a 7-11 franchise.  I just clicked on the fake picture thing and this one only has 2 comments and they are both in the last 24 hours.  I think I smell a rat.  I hope I don't. 

Don't play with me boys, there ain't but one Surge in the whole world.  I still have contacts "on the job" and I can find you if you piss me off enough.  I have enough "nerves" going on right now without anything else getting started.  Don't push me over the edge.  Just remember back to the movie, I think it was "Falling Down" and I think it was Michael Douglas.  Don't make me "Fall Down."  I won't go quietly into the night, and I won't go alone.

Glad I got that off my chest, I feel just a little bit better now.
Dick

Agreed total ripp off and now all the archived videos are gone off youtube.  scam

Dstansbery:  Thank you very much.  It sounds like you are doing just what DJ and Don do during their swings.  I took a long look at both their swings this morning, and their right elbow passes very close to their body, on both the BUS and the FUS, just as you say.  Again, very interesting observation.  Have a great day!  R2 

Dick:  Thank you for posting this - I hadn't heard it in a long, long time and forgot just how powerful it is.  God Bless Our Troops, and especially our Veterans, on this Memorial Day. Peace be with you.  R2

It is purported that he can leap a sand trap in a single bound :)

That sounds a lot like me Mike. I know how to, just can't get my body to cooperate most of the time.

I have a little cup with all clubs. It helps me stay parallel left with my shoulders. When I straight line the forward arm the shoulders aim to the right.

Roy, my elbow only passes through the tuck position as I reach the toe up position, then it moves up as I lift to the top of my back swing. it only passes back through the tuck position as I bump and drop going to the forward up swing. If I don't, I truly do have a horrible flying right elbow and my swing resembles something more akin to chopping wood.

Thanks, for the update. I will try to exercise more patience.

Thanks for reminding me of those, T

Robert

I think it's a case of finding a tempo that works consistently.  I can be, at times, one of those people who lets his brain get in the way of  just making a nice smooth swing.  I can analyze things to death...lol.  My tempo is somewhere between Surge and a Vienna waltz.
I think you may be right in that it's closer to Surge because it gives my brain less time to think about it.  Surge's method is right for me.  I'm always going to be a work in progress, but that's the fun part of this game we all love to hate.  Golf is a four letter word for a reason, I guess.  ;0)

Lynn42

Kim

That is some pop you have. It confirms what I have already come to think of him. That is so cool. To know he and all the other folks that make all this happen every day read the blog and will take the time to respond is awesome.

I am always proud to be part of the Surge Nation.
Dick

AMEN

He is the wind beneath your wings.....ah the wind beneath your wings   .....Fly, fly, fly high with Robert the wind beneath your wings.

Mudster, It will definitely help, but it will be longer and harder to learn the swing by just viewing the daily videos. If you click on the Surge's shop link, you will see the list of full swing system instruction. I understand any hesitation in diving fully into a buying spree, but, the one single purchase that will be the most beneficial is the Instruction Manual at $19.99. Less then most rounds of golf and a must for learning the system. It will explain everything to you, and IF, at a later time you decide you would like to see video demonstration instructions, you can then purchase some of the digital DVDs. One thing to keep in mine though. All purchases of Manual and DVDs are, on line digital copies for you to download to your hard drive and not physical hard copies. You can, after downloading them, print the manual or make DVD copies on your own, or even download them onto a smart phone or other portable memory device of any kind.  You can also ask question and solicit advice at any time through this blog site. Good luck in your learning quest.