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One of our members, Hector Garcia has provided us with some great cswing analysis of Brian's swing.
http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/gallery...y/dtl_clubhead http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/gallery..._gay/dtl_plane http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/gallery/brian_gay/fo_ball http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/gallery...ay/fo_clubhead Thanks, Hector! |
Think Different
I had the pleasure to listen to Yoda at theSwedish PGA Summit last March. It was really an "eye-opener" for me, and I hope also for other collegues of mine. I´m at the moment on my second lap on the book, following Mr Homers instructions in the preface. I am also receiving very good help from Swedens first GSEM, Henning Lundstrom.
So what do I want. Well, Yoda, you had the opportunity to listen to the mentalguys at the summit.( Think Different ) Did you learn/catch some new ideas that you could use on your students, like Brian? After reading the book the first time, there is not much about the mental game. Ok I know about 14-0. Here is how I work: Every time I introduce new mechanicalinfo to my pupil, they will have to make praticeswings, because its only then they can focus on what they are trying to achieve and how it should feel. Every time they have a ball in front of them - they have a purpuse - the target. So the target should be in their minds. How do you work with Brian? Sorry for the long post and if there is any malspelling. |
Extensor action
Yoda, Brian seems to have good extensor action during his swing but at one point at address you said " straighten that left arm" or something like that. Is this trying to use the extensor action of right arm from the adjusted address position to straighten the left arm?
I think I have read one of your posts where you say that extensor action is one of your keys at adjusted address before your motion begins. Is this a key to help set your radius ? remove any slack in the left arm? I hope that Brian's hard work pays off, it can not be easy looking for the breakthrough that allows you to reach your real potential. If TGM is to regain / attain its status as orthodox instruction it is going to take somebody like Brian to transform their game, then the "pop" golf instructors will see the light and the golfing masses will finally start to make a better swing rather than buy a bigger club! Good luck to you both!!:) |
great stuff!!!!
couldnt help noticing on the DTL the knee action from straightish too bent at transition too straightish at impact. also, at front view, how the clubhead rides differently up and down...you dont see right elbow going up but clearly can coming down, plane shift? wristcock lag? both? just elbow bend? could someone expand on this? thank you! great stuff! |
Okay, first of all, the cswing shots need to go into the gallery. Secondly, I am shocked at how "closed" Brian's hips are at impact. It looks like he just "bumps" them parallel to the plane on his downswing, and fires. In so many shots of pros that you see at impact, their hips are wide open. I need a way to incorporate Brian's move into my swing. Anyone got something for me? [-o<
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Humans have an insatiable hunger for positive feedback. If the positive feedback is abscent they have a choice. Either a quick-fix (hand manipulation) to see the ball fly again or learn from the experience and move the frickin ball. :D Since Brian is not that far off and possess Educated Hands I tend to think that he is not as concerned about where the ball goes as he is to establish good mechanics. But I am curious to hear Yodas answer. |
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Not necessarily because it's Brian Gay, PGA Tour Player (though that does add to the it!).... And not because, as his teacher, you have sliced and diced his pertinent statistics, which obviously displays a true interest in his improvement... No sir. Know why (in my opinion at least)? Psychology. No Maslow. No (thank God) Freud. Nope. Just the plain old facts (or is it Plane ole facts). Yes sir. You have taken, backed with real life statistics, what he perceives (the operative word) to be a weakness and educated him on what he is really doing - versus the perception he may have, and hopefully he can use that as a spring board to reach his goals/dreams, etc. And that, my friend, is what separates the mens from the boys (from both a teaching and playing perspective)!!!!!!!! Great stuff! -Patrick |
The Heart of a Champion
Brian Gay made six -- double bogey -- on his first hole at this week's Byron Nelson.
He followed it with a birdie. But two more bogies followed and he turned in 37 -- three-over on the Par 34 front side of the very tough Cottonwood Valley Golf Club. The PGA TOUR is the Land of the Meateaters, and three-over after the first nine holes can make for a short week. Gut-check time. Birdies on the 11th and 14th followed. And then the eagle three on the par five 16th. 37-32 = 69. Another 69 followed on Friday and then 68 today. In a field that began with 144 of the best players in the world and starting with double bogey six, Brian goes into the final round tied for 18th. When we began our day together in Atlanta on Monday, I asked him what he was working on. "Same things." "What do you like best about what we've done?" "It's simple." Doesn't sound much like The Golfing Machine, does it? Good luck tomorrow, Brian. You've earned your spurs, and you've waited your turn. Good things lie ahead. |
Im thinking of putting a bet on him to win a major next year after these new alignments really get ingrained into his subconcious.... I think it will be alot better odds than the bookmakers are giving....:toothy:
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The U.S. Open Is A Good First Win
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How about next month! Winged Foot. The United States Open Championship at Winged Foot. Has a nice ring to it, don't you think? Warp speed. :) |
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Brian Gay At the Byron Nelson
Congratulations, Brian Gay, on another outstanding PGA TOUR tournament finish. At the EDS Byron Nelson Championship in Irving, Texas, Brian shot 69-68-69-69 = 275 and finished T-19th.
Along the way, he compiled an impressive set of statistics. In Driving Distance, at 276.1 yards on average off the Tee, he ranked 78th, about the middle of the field. But in Driving Accuracy, it was a different story: Brian hit 69.6 percent of the Fairways and ranked T-1. That's "1" as in "one", "first," "numero uno", whatever. :) He was T-23 in Greens in Regulation (66.7 percent) and T-3 in Eagles. He also was T-1 in Sand Saves. He was T-10 in Putts per Green and T-9 in Putts per GIR. All of which shouldn't surprise us: For the year 2006 on the PGA TOUR, Brian currently ranks #1 in Putting Average and #2 in Scrambling. Best of all, he shook hands with Byron Nelson and then took home a tidy $83,700. :clap: Good luck at The Colonial, Brian. We'll be watching and rooting! |
Brian Gay Starts Strong At the Colonial
Congratulations to Brian Gay at the Colonial. As I write, his 67-67=134 start sends him into the weekend T-8. Good luck, Brian!
Meanwhile, I'm off for Rob Noel's Golf Academy at Money Hill Golf Club in Abita Springs, Lousiana. Our Advanced Junior Golf Academy starts tomorrow, and I've got an airplane waiting. I'll be on line this evening if I can get access. Otherwise, I'll be checking in from Rob's place tomorrow. There's a lot going on in the Forums, and I don't want to miss a word. You guys are good! :) |
Good luck Brian.
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Color Colonial Green
Congrats to Brian Gay on another fine tournament: 67-67-73-66=274 (T-13) and $117,600. He beat or tied the ultimate winner, Tim Herron, in every round except the third. Great going, Brian. Good luck in Memphis!
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What happened in round 3?
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Look at the stats: http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.a...80&sel ect3=1 |
Yoda and Brian,
Congratulations on your fine play at the Colonial. Ranked #1 in par 3's. Par 4's just around the corner. |
What's In Brian's Bag...
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Checkbook Expanders!
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Dutiful Dowels
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Props at golfwrx.com
Picture from Colonial. Posted on Golfwrx.com. Lynn, you got props in the comments thread at that site about your work with Brian. :)
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Great to see the dowels. I'm sure many pros simply chalk them up to alignment aids for the range.
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"Do-ing Well With Our Dow-els" [Thanks Drew!]
You know, guys, don't laugh -- :) :) -- but I've already seen these dowels in prototype red and white with grips down a forearm's length and with various markings on them. And this from a friend and Golf Digest Top 100 Teacher.
It could happen! And with Scotty Cameron... It might be in titanium! Can you say $999.99 boys and girls? [I didn't think so! :)] Hey! Maybe we could get Ernie [Dow-] Els to endorse them! I'm sure we could. It's only money! Naah. Just go to Home Depot or the local Ace Hardware guy and pick up at least three. But remember the words of Brian Gay: "I had to go through about fifty to find three straight ones!" Alas. The problems -- and opportunities! -- of a ... Straight Plane Line. |
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Front And Center At the Movies
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I've told you to stop watching that Legally Blond video. You know -- the part with the manicurist and the UPS guy. Bend... Snap! Bend... Snap! :-D |
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Ya Gotta Have Heart!
Brian Gay delivered another lesson in tenacity today at the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Beginning his round on the back nine, he opened with bogey on the 10th and later bogeyed the 17th and 18th. With a lone birdie at 15 on this very tough and windy day, he was two over at the turn.
So what do you do when you're a money-winning player on the PGA TOUR and you have an aversion to short weeks? You suck it up and grind it out. As in... Three birdies coming home to close with a 1-under par 37-32 = 69 and T-11. :clap: |
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Congratulations, Brian. We're all pulling for you. :clap: |
Brian at Booz Allen Classic
Got to watch Yoda student Brian Gay on the range at the Booz Allen Classic on Sunday....Solid Swing/Solid looking Shots (Long and Straight or just a little draw to his shots). It's just a matter of time and Brian will be in the winners circle...saw Brian hit out of a bunker on number 10...must of have been 30 yard shot...it was a sweet shot, rolled up nicely to the hole...Brian had a tap in for par.
Followed Steve Elkington's group just ahead of Brian's group...hmmm...15th hole (Sorry, make that the 14th hole) Par 4 301 yards. Watched Steve's playing partner Chris Couch drive the green on the fly (what a shot)...Chris won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans back in April. DG |
Brian Gay's 'Sleeper' Stat
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Now, here's a stat that will surprise everybody. It even surprised Brian when I called Friday evening and congratulated him for hangin' tough and making the cut 'on the number.' The PGA TOUR has a little measure they call Scoring Average (Actual). Unlike the measure Scoring Average (which includes a per-round adjustment based on the scoring average of the field), Scoring Average (Actual) is the arithmetic average of all your tournament strokes divided by all your tournament rounds. In other words, it is simply your average score, i.e., how well you actually have done: Day in and day out. Rain or shine. Early or late. Hot or cold. Windy or calm. In sickness and in health. Well, last week's stat is out, and Brian's 2006 Scoring Average (Actual) is 70.46, which ranks tied for 4th with Luke Donald. Only Phil Mickelson (69.70), David Toms (70.32) and Jim Furyk (70.35) are ahead. It is a far cry from his 2005 average of 71.21, good for 112th place. "The joy is in improving."As a comparison and also as another reminder of the fine line that exists in professional golf, consider that Geoff Ogilvy, our new U.S. Open Champion, ranks 65th at 71.36, almost a full shot per round behind Brian. Paradoxically, he also ranks second on the money list at $3,919,394, just a paltry $127,499 behind Phil Mickelson and his $4,046,893. Brian's official money is $662,941, not exactly chopped liver, but nowhere near what you would expect from his Scoring Average stat. The not-too-subtle message: Regardless of your Scoring Average, it helps a lot to win golf tournaments. And this year, Geoff and Phil have both won two. The money aside, when you consider the tens of millions of golfers and the tens of thousands who dream of the PGA TOUR versus the handful that actually make it "inside the ropes"...having the 4th lowest scoring average of those few remaining best players in the world ain't too shabby. No sir... Not too shabby at all. P.S. Here's a snapshot of Brian and his wife, Kimberly, with 'ol Yoda at our Barclays Classic Golf Academy at the Westchester CC in New York. They stopped by to chat and wound up spending the rest of the afternoon with us. And then they recommended a great local NY pizzaria for our group. It was kind of an 'in place' with the players...we sat four feet from British Open Champ Todd Hamilton and his caddy and waved at Open Champ and Ryder Cup Captain Tom Lehman. It's fun to know folks who know! P.P.S. I'm the one on the left. The left, guys...the left. Look LEFT for cryin out loud. Oh, fuhgeddaboudit! |
I think our picture is better!!!!:naughty:
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Cool! Glad to see the stat crunch looking up!
Uh Boss . . . . Did your noggin' grow or did your lid shrink? Is that the kind of hat all the kids are wearin' now? You should have traded hats with wifey . . . . |
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