Alternative To Rolling Over Ankle

I seen that live yesterday I was surprised it turned out as great as it did it was pretty much the tournament on the line shot and he pulled it off.

Hello Tom, Yes I have been pretty much down on golf for a while mainly because I think I put a lot in, everyday for the last 18 months I have done something golf related and the results have been poor. What was frustrating is when you think you are making changes but the results and swing are the same! Its a killer....
Today was the first time my swing changed or clicked in a big way, again I just hope I can find it again and improve on it and hopefully take it on to the course improving, on the course will be the real tester.

But I have to reign myself in and not get to carried away, it was exciting though!  

Rodger:

    I still use one -- and I have NO plans to replace it any time soon

    Amos

Had a good day on the golf course. 41/41 82. Goal still under 80 each time out but I'm close, oh so close! Good news? 8 pars. did miss 3 birdy putts in the 7-10  foot range and 3 par putts of 6-10 range. Just a few more putts and 79's will be more common.
Did have a couple of nice up and downs for par. The coolest thing today though was hitting the flag from 205 with my 3 wood. Bounced 12 feet away and I missed the bird but the two footer for par still felt good. 34 putts today.Too many. My goal is 30 and that would have meant 78 today. I will get there soon. Thanks to everyone for those great putting tips the other day. I'm employing several ideas and it'll happen soon.
PMG

Nice to hear ffrom you Amos. Have you made any progress in adjusting to your new eyes?
Hope you're well and still playing golf (weather permiting).
PMG

Robert M

LOL, Momma didn't raise no fools that lived?

Reminds me of the first year I learned the game.  Went out in Feb wrapped up looking like the Pillsbury doughboy, couldn't put a tee in the ground with a hammer, split a ball in half on the second tee, but....I got at least 75 yard of roll...errr more like skid on my tee shots.  Did wonders for my ego, so it was worth it.

Some might call me an addict, but I prefer enthusiast. ;0))

Why can't it be "grip down the shaft"?  It's either that or cut it off and just cutting it off isn't that good an idea either unless it's done by someone who knows what they're doing. The ability to swing a club vertically and not stick it in the ground on the down swing and approach to the ball is directly proportional to the length of the club and arm swinging it.

 Steve

Thanks, as always, pal

I think Pavin was equally surprised at how well it turned out. :)

Up and down day for DJ today. Looks like he made the cut by 3 strokes.
He's among the top third. We'll cheer for a good finish Sunday.

 When my putting would go south I would switch to left handed with mine in mid round.

Robert
I am just curious. I have no doubt that they can teach.
It will be interesting to take a lesson and see what the return suggestions would be for me I will have to decide whom to pick I am leaning towards Don but could get quite costly the way I am currently swinging the club.
I need to get some new video. I do not have any face on yet.
Might venture out this weekend will have to see how crappy the weather is going to get.

 Mike,

If you motorize it, it will be easier to utilize on the course. Just add a rack for your bag to the back. A properly attached swivel arm will still allow you to check emails in between shots. Remember, better golf is just a fit away.
Retro fit that chair.

PMG

Surge Nation

Well, I guess old man winter tracked all my posts talking about how he was skipping us this year and figured out where Ok is.  The high here today was in the 20s.  The wind chill is supposed to be -1 in the morning, and then up to 2" of the white stuff before Monday at noon.  Then it is supposed to change to freezing rain.  GREAT.  The other side of the coin is that by Wednesday back to the upper 40s or lower 50s.  I can play fine in that.

Anyway, it is still better than a lot of places will have it.

Keeping it vertical, and hiding in the cabin, in Oklahoma,
Dick

 Tom

Great well thought out response. You should think about adding this to the video lesson page some how if it is feasible. I think the pricing of the lessons are appropriate.I am seriously looking at doing a lesson just need to get some face on video I am going to go ahead and buy the locker space in the mean time.  

Hey Dick....who would have thot that 48 would be bliss?
The sun always returns. Always. So until then, to my friends in the Nation:
keep smiling and get your D one way or another. 

If you have enough sun, lucky you. If not, vit. D(3)caps are
really inexpensive and D3 is essential in SO many ways.
The emerging science is startling about what happens
when you don't get enough D.

So enough of that. DJ, nice bird on 2. 
Ya never know what might happen.

BTW...is it just me, or does it look like Tiger has scaled
down his swing just a bit? The words "quieted down" seem to
come to mind. The man is still pretty freakin' good.

  Excellent finishing round for Phil shot lights out.

Did go to the range this afternoon to collect some video to send off to Don. It was 20 and windy only spent about a hour and a half and said the heck with it suppose to be warmer next weekend. Cant wait for the time change so the range will stay open later during the week.

my e mail comes in as spam! not good as i and most people delete all their spam without looking at it.Robin All,PGA Life Member ,Carolinas Section

 I just grabbed my locker also. Can't wait to get some video tomorrow and send it off to Don to analyzes and hopefully shed some light for me.
I am not sure what the heck happened from the end of Oct to now with my swing but its not even close . Did play once in December but other than that did not touch a club for 2 months which is part of the problem.  

 Good luck with the scoping Kevin. Also, put a cushion on the wall and do your drill. Saves on the old bonce and the wall ; - )

I agree it will be awesome and likely yield even better results than some may guess.
I'm sure it will be well worth the costs invloved.

 That's not the way your brother say's it.

Hey Dick,

Vegas isn't that long a drive from Oklahoma and our weather is rather amazing.

Ya got me ,Steve.  I've never hit balls quite that late.  DH talks about swinging with his eys closed.  My version of that is going out and swinging a club in the dark.  It's great for trying to ingrain a feel.

Good tips as always surge - what I like about your methods is it all centers around keeping the swing in front of you down the line. I've noticed that if I go up the tree & keep my body moving then my hips clear, my left knee bends a little, & I have a nice automatic roll to my left ankle (didn't Arnie always have that look) just as you describe. Also, any point you ever make always supports all of your other points all of the time whereas so many other teching methods run into contradictions it seems most of the time. I guess that's why DJ always seems to make back up near the top! Thanks for all you do

From ardent follower
John F.

Vitamin D and fish oil. Don't leave home without it.

Tiger sure looks like he scaled back and it's showing up with much better accuracy.

DJ has a good round tomorrow.  No pressure and the putts are gonna drop,
 

Loved watching Phil play so well. He's got to be one of the most liked guy's out there. I wish it would have been a closer match between he and Tiger, but that's golf.

PMG

Robin,

All you need to do is add this email address to your "Safe Sender" list in whatever email system you are using: "newsletter@swingsurgeon. com"
(without the quote marks, though) and that will keep Surge's email from ending up in your spam folder.

Tom Jans

Doc, unfortunately you assume incorrectly. My problem was mostly moving my head up and down, and dropping my chin during the BUS. Another part, because I am left-eye dominant, was turning slightly to the right. I knew I was doing it based on my videos, but thought I had corrected it. I don't have a problem with my head moving too much back (swaying).

 Keith,

  " I loved it that much I didn't want to finish as I was scared of losing
that touch and feeling, I just hope I have ingrained some of that
feeling and I haven't lost it.... "

    Welcome back from the valley of despair, I, have been there many times myself. This game can certainly be a roller coaster ride at times. Glad to hear you are now feeling a sense of hope and joy with your swing.

Wish I could practice my swing. About 3 more weeks in the cast. I'm getting anxious though. Here's what I'm hoping for when the cast comes off.  Relative to golf though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...  

 Doc

Thanks, as always.

Rodger,

Sorry, I've been working on another project tonight and haven't been keeping up with y'all. Let me take a stab at the answers to your questions.

1. Yes the locker "rental" is a one-time annual fee that will be renewable at the end of 12 months if you want to keep going. We've negotiated with our partner to get a special rate of $4.95 for the first 250 players to rent a locker. Normal price is $14.95 per year.

2. Our instructors have been trained to analyze your swing completely so if you have 3-4 things to work on, they are likely going to discuss all of those points in the same lesson. However, if one or two things really stand out, I am sure they will have you focus on those first. The beauty of this kind of lesson, as opposed to one where you and the instructor spend an hour on the practice tee and you have to remember what he/she told you, is that you get a recorded soundtrack over the top of your original swing video that you can play as often as you like. So if you are like me, and things don't always sink in on the first pass through the ears, then this type of lesson should really be worthwhile.

3. Right now, we only have a single price per lesson for each level of instructor. We have done our utmost to keep our prices as low as possible and considering the costs of the technology involved not only with the Online Golf Lesson program, but the whole website in general, we don't think offering lessons for as low as $38.99 is out of line. Don is a most generous man and offers a ton of instruction for free, but a global website of this magnitude costs many tens of thousands of dollars PER MONTH to operate so we gotta pay the bills around here somehow! LOL. We may come out with a promotional package at some point but we do not have any concrete plans to do so at present.

4. With regard to your question about an instructor doing a video on exactly what an online lesson is, go back to the Online Golf Lesson page and scroll down to the bottom. Dave Seeman posted an actual lesson he did for one of his students for one and all to see. While every Online Golf Lesson will be unique (because y'all are so unique!) you can expect something along the lines of this young lady's lesson if you do end up buying one. When you submit your videos, you will have the opportunity to send a message along with it. That way, if you have a particular concern, or if you have a physical limitation, you can let your instructor know and he will take that into consideration when he coaches your swing.

5. With regard to picking an instructor--here are my thoughts. First off, every one of the five is an experienced PGA Professional who has been teaching at least 15 years. We've posted their bios under their pictures on the Online Golf Lesson page. They've been thoroughly trained in how to give a proper digital lesson (because it's a different animal from an on-the-practice-tee type of lesson) and they have had to pass muster with Surge before earning this extra certification. Furthermore, EVERY lesson will be reviewed by Dave Seeman or Surge before it is released back to the student and if they think the instructor missed something important, the lesson will be redone, re-reviewed and then sent on to our student. I don't know of anyone going to this level of scrutiny to ensure that the product you get back is top notch stuff. But that's Don Trahan for you.

So if after reviewing their backgrounds, you still can't make up your mind, I would suggest taking the "First Available Instructor" option for a guaranteed price of just $38.99. It's kind of like playing "instructor pot luck" in one way, but who knows, you may get Dave Seeman or Surge and if you do, they will be doing your lesson for the advertised price and not their normal rate if you were to ask for them by name. We put this option in to help us balance the work load among all the instructors but I think it could be a lot of fun for those that elect to go this way--it's similar to buying a lottery ticket, but one with a lot better odds. Besides, if you want to try another instructor in the future, you will be free to select whomever you want at any time.

Hope this helps!

Tom Jans

 Thanks for the link, I had not seen the shot. Heck of a chip shot.

Robert

Flew into Vegas in March a couple of years ago. Drove out to Parhump (pardon the spelling) for a week of training for firearms instructor. It was great weather and a beautiful drive.

Dick

 Lynn

I tell people my dad did raise a fool, and it was my younger brother.

Copy that, Lynn.

Of course Phil is a Callaway guy and said that he is playing better in part due to his new Razre driver and the Hex Black golf ball. Not that it would be the right ball for me any way but for fun I looked it up. Of course it's they're most expensive ball at $50.00 a dozen, ouch!  Okay Phil, won't be buying that golf ball or any other for $50.00 a dozen :)
http://www.bizrate.com/callawa...
We'll look forward to hearing how your video lesson turns out soon Rodger. I am going to likewise tape and send mine in too soon.

Tom

I am considering your online lesson system. Just curios how the instructors are going to approach the return lesson. Are they going to suggest 1 main thing to work before moving on or 3 -4 things in one lesson. I guess were I am going I think sometimes when we take a lesson and get 3 or 4 things to work on we tend to get brain overload if you know what I mean. Is the locker fee a yearly fee and are they going to have packages deals were you get 5 for the price of 4 or anything like that.
It would be nice if one of the instructors would do a short video of how the whole thing is going to work are did I miss that

Rodger .

 Sounds like the time I was bowling and left a baby split (3-10 for those who don't know--the easiest split to covert). I bet a friend a case of beer that I could put the ball between them without touching either one. I'd seen it done once, so I knew it was possible. Stepped up and did it. Probably could never do it again. :)

Goodness gracious great balls of fire!

 See the New Zealand 7's Rugby team won in Las Vegas in the final, yeeeehaa!

Great topic today, Surge.  I've found the additional front foot flare has helped me with a few things that I struggle with.  I'm better able to keep my left knee from collapsing in the BUS which allows me to get closer to vertical and restricts my turn.  The FUS to a full T finish happens much more naturally as well.

Yep. My one-and-only chance to play the Olympic Club in SFO, I played a similar shot. That was back in my youth when (a) I practiced left-handed chipping regularly and (b) I was too stupid to know I couldn't do it. My result was actually fairly similar to Pavin's. Just a few more feet from the hole.

Saw that too Robert. Cool wasn't it?

 Lynn

The green was so hard that I hit a lob shot with my 56* and it went about 40' high.  It came down and landed about 5' short of the pin.  It bounced up and over the flag.