Proper Knee Bend

Hi Janet,

I'll be in Temecula, attending The Professional Golfers Career College.

Bob

Arnie, As Dick says below the entire body is involved to varying degrees. The best way to describe the down,FUS, is to let Surge do it. Here are some helpful lesson links.

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

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Thanks for the reminder about proper flexion of the knees Surge.I wanted to give a brief report on a fair day on the golf course. Played a new course today, Piute. Very impressed. It is actually the only complex of three 18 hole golf courses on one property in the Las Vegas area.It's been here for several years now and I'm surprised I've just dicovered it. I played the 7112 yard Sun course and wow beautiful. Excellent Pete Dye golf courses all. I started out hitting the ball okay but putting tentatively on very fast greens. I missed at least 5 putts under 6 feet on the first nine with only one par and a 47, ouch! Back nine started out with a bogie,double,double but at holes 13-18 really got on track with 4,4,4,5,3,4 that was all pars except one bogie on a par 3.This stretch included a sandy up and in with a 3 foot putt,a 50 foot chip to one foot, and a 45 foot putt on the last hole finishing with a 42 for an overall 89 on a tough layout. Playing for only the third time since my hand surgery recovery I am pleased over-all. I can see my scores back to the 83-85 zone soon. I will definately be playing the other 2 courses at Piute soon.
I would finally like to mention that I had the privelage of meeting (at the golf range) Mr. Robert F.
Yes both Vegas Roberts in the same spot hitting balls togather!. Super nice man and as regulars on this blog would expect, he was as genuine and nice in person as he seems on this blog. I got to see and actually swing and hit balls with his new Doc riffin made KZG driver, sweet!! Good job Doc, of course.
Down the middle,
Robert Meade

I do not have a final price yet, but probably between $1000. & $1,200. If everything works out, that will be for Driver, 2 FWs, 6 irons. As to the RSS feed problems. What operating system browser are you using. I use both Firefox and Internet Explorer 7. I do not know why but everything seems to work better in Firefox for me, except, the RSS in IE7 does seem to update faster when I refresh the page. Let me know your system browser and I'll let you know what my settings are and how it works for me in that system.

That is funny T - I'm getting an education on this blog
Curious that only Janet & I needed a translation

BUS 3 - FUS 1
Dumb Jack

I hope your bro-in-law hits it at least as well as you do. Otherwise that could cause a little tension at Thanksgiving.

Don,
I have been receiving golf lessons thru e-mail from CJ Goecks and what he's teaching is almost a carbon copy of The Surge's! Any comments?
Really enjoy your videos from the porch!

Andre.

@Robert Meade: Just wanted you to know that I simply LOVE the driver that Doc made for me, and it was a "long-distance fitting". He really knows his business, so if you can't get fit in person, send him the info he needs and he will set you up with one sweet stick! Hit 'em straight! R2

Agree, I often wonder how those who complain about instruction from the back porch, are ever able to read a book and enjoy it, without seeing the characters in their actual scene settings. It seems that some people have completely lost the use of their mental ability at imagination. To be unable to visualize the words and actions being applied to oneself in or on an actual golf course, is not the fault of the instructor, it is the fault, lack, or visual deficiency of the student. Use it or loose it. A mind is a terrible thing to waste/loose.

if DJ could make more putts today he would be in the top 5 right now. His ball striking is great. He just can't convert the 6 to 10 footers. Hopefully they will start dropping. Good luck as we are all pulling for you DJ.

Oh yes! She's as much of a babe as I am! We're both guy magnets, as long as the guy has had at least three shots. Like the old saying, "beauty is in the eye of the beerholder."

I've had it with the back porch. I want grass Goodbye

Steve: I'm just hitting the "reply" button and what I typing just looks like a normal e-mail. But every time I send it out, these stupid 3rd party spams attach themselves. Hey - just noticed something at the bottom of the Disqus notification - I'll read it and check things out. If you don't hear from me in three days, go looking for the Trolls.....they will have me. R2
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Wow, I didn't even know there was such a thing. Temecula is about an hour north of me. If you have time, we should get together to play golf. There are some nice courses in Escondido, which is about halfway between me and Temecula.

Surge talks about the front to back weight distribution in the feet during this video. What I would like clarified is the lateral weight distribution in each foot throughout the swing. I am not talking about the preloaded heavy right concept. I am talking about whether the weight should be on the inside, down the middle, or on the outside of each foot at the different points of the swing.

Amos -
North Hollywood. Ever go to a jazz bar on Cahuenga called The Baked Potato?
J.

Thanks to all who took a moment to weigh in....
no pun intended.

SG

Not me, I happen to be a single man that appreciates babes. Calling a lady a babe is a compliment. Visualizing a lady as a babe is female appreciation in all it's variety of forms.

The P.I.G. reminds me of an old joke that you've probably heard. It's a Hillbilly eye chart.
If any one needs a translation. Let me know.

M R P I G S

M R N O T P I G S

O S M R P I G S

L I B M R P I G S

@T Medley: Thanks for the suggestions. I made sure none of the 3rd party links were checked. It looks like the problem is being generated by my e-mail carrier (juno). I noticed that every e-mail response box has a "tag" on it. So, from now on I will just use the Disqus link, and forget the "direct-reply" route. Should solve the problem. Thanks again and take care. R2

@JanetM:twitter :

I find that only a few swings to "get the feel" of the club and about one 18 hole round on the course are sufficient -- specially if the club in question is a new driver or putter -- that is a club that you use on almost every hole

Keep hitting them STRAIGHT and LONG

Amos

Andre- CJ's is not a carbon copy.

Like Don's, CJ's is a limited turn, 3/4 backswing.
Body friendly, non-rotational swings.

BUT.... CJ Goecks teaches, for example :

1.) hitting down on the ball, creating a divot (vs Don nipping the ball.)
2.) wrist cocking.
3.) CJ's is a more laid off swing: Don's is much more vertical.

That last point is significant, and carries a lot of differences with it.

Still, I have found some of CJ's swing elements to be helpful and
very interesting and CJ's swing may a good alternate for some people.

Simply Golf

It was nice of him to let you hit it but that shaft is certainly not a proper fit for you. It's a telephone pole!! LOL LOL

Here's my idiotic question of the day. My friend says that when you get a new club, you can't expect to be able to really hit it well for about six months because you have to get used to it and learn how to hit it. I say that's a crock. Is she right? Is there some kind of learning curve or breaking in period?

Just keep a look out for road kill on the drive home. A little meat,some veggies, a little gravy, presto we have stew.

Have fun Noble 6!

Janet, you must be really close to me if Escondido is halfway between you and Temecula. I am living out in East County.

Surge

Great reminder. It is easy for me to find myself bending over too much at the waist. I just tried it on my patio and found if I bend over too much at the waist without bending the knees, all my weight is on my toes.

That is why I love your daily reminders about the basics. They always bring me back into balance.

Thanks,
Dick

I couldn't agree more Jerry
I'm never going to play a shot off Don's porch just as I'm never going to play a shot off his grass
I can't see the difference
If Don tells me something in his lounge room or in a hotel it's still the same words
Regardless, it's pretty rude to tell someone you don't like their free gift after they spent time making it for you
Can you imagine your grandkids spending time making you something & you tell them it's a piece of shite - not human

BUS 3 - FUS 1
Jack

Cool. Thanks to all. We have a consensus.

I knew you would be out playing with your.......never mind.

The first time I saw it, over 30yrs ago, I also needed a translation.

Janet, Yes. If you buy a club off the rack. One that has not been fitted for your personal swing, then yes. You will have to teach your body how to manipulate the club, to get it to do what you want it to do. Wouldn't it just be easier if your friend had a club fitted and made to their own personal swing. It's better to manipulate the club spec's to fit your swing than to have to manipulate your swing to fit improper club spec's. Six months is a little over the top though. Maybe six rounds or six range sessions. Better golf is just a fit away. Where have I heard that before?

to clarify:

1. Don wants a SHALLOW divot from "nipping" the turf.
CJ's is a "hitting down" divot, which I have found that
to be hard on my left shoulder.

SG

Steve

No wonder they think we are the missing link. I bet they just sit back and laugh themselves silly at us.

Thumbs stuck up at the top of the BUS,

Dick

Hehehehe Yes, it was a bit too stiff for him to hit cleanly. It feels so nice in the hands, though. and the ball really explodes off the face (except for that one snap hook I hit).

Ian, thats awesome pal and good on you for getting on top of the big C. If you want to thank the Surge then tell your mates especially those with bad lower backs, like me, that if they want to get back to power hitting (straight as a gun barrel) over a full round without debilitating themselves in the process then suggest that they join the Swing Surgeon Nation and study the program.

Regards, Craig Sadgrove

Like the song says, The gals all get prettier at closing time.

If you can't keep the weight as it was with outward pressure, then you have too much pressure. I show people contantly that come to see me what proper outward pressure is. I'll stand there and have them look directly at my knees as I apply slight outward pressure and have to repeat it several times as most people can't see it take place. Outward pressure is so slight that it will not move weight to the outer edges of the feet when done properly.

Me, too! RSD.

Cerveza

How many days left now pal?

Is it soup yet?

Dickk

Guys, what a coincidence this is -
ALL of those places you mentioned - I've never heard of them
Can you believe that - ALL of them - What a small world
Sick Jack

Richard, if you're still around - please consider this
Put yourself in the position of someone doing a DAILY video
Now consider all that has to be done from start to finished product
Estimate the time it would take out of YOUR day to do that

Remember this is unique - A DAILY VIDEO - BRAND NEW - EVERY DAY
Most sites show preprepared stuff that is top down driven
Don is interacting with his members in a real time manner

So before you rush off & sell yourself short, consider the uniqueness of what is on offer here
I hope you reconsider & stay
Jack

Roy, On the Disqus page, click on edit profile, then click on services. Make sure that none of those third party links are clicked. I'm not sure if that's what's wrong or not. Just worth checking out.

Excellent question and the answer is yes, there is sometimes a learning curve. It should not be 6 months. If it is, then club you are "learning' isn't right. The point of getting a piece of equipment that fits you is to allow you to swing properly. So, it should be a relative quick and easy transition.

Regardless of what route you take to your fitting, I will make sure you have one of them for yourself. Even if you don't come here, I can always do the "remote" fitting and build you the driver at least via video and the questionnaire.

You're correct and that's why I used the word "almost".
Thanks for the clarification.
Andre.