Just waiting for youtube to spit out the two videos. One of Yoda teaching Impact to a bunch on very very non- machineheads. And another short- no sound clip of Yoda with Jay Williamson on the practice range with Jay hitting the driver.

You can go to:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mpix123/

and click on any of the three Barclay sets to see all the pics and read captions.

Part four slideshow tomorrow and one more video. Then I start to edit the tape.

a taste of the short game course with Yoda
 

of course it is applied to the full swing as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS7C9I_TAJM

this is impact with flying wedges.

wow, what a commanding performance by Mr Blake. right, left, right, left, right, left, and one by one the little people approached the edge of the cliff and fell without fear or trepidation. it's a good thing that what was being said is so valuable and useful to all their golf games!

the pride and passion with which TGM is taught is as impressive as what is being taught. i guess that's what happens when you have such a strong belief in what you say as being true and know with certainty that it will help most if not all of the people that hear about it.

Wish I'd had time to go. Great stuff guys.

Mike, nice photos, love the contrast. What camera were you using?

O.B.Left

I just got a very cool Canon Powershot G9- the camera I have been waiting for all my life. Small yet dos everything- stills 12 mg files and decent video and sound.

Contrast- I never send or post a picture without setting a curve in Photoshop first.

I got a new link for the group picture a few posts back- Its there in all its glory.

Irons
 

TALLY CALLY HO:salut:

thanks for the photos and the utube clips mike:salut:

Another short almost silent clip of Lynn with Jay Williamson on the practice range. You do hear a smaking of the ball off camera- thats VJ who seems to hit 3 balls for everyone's one. I turn the camera to him at the end. See him grip down about three inches on the grip and use a bit of a lagging clubhead take away. And rip it. Sometime this afternoon.

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Yoda Hinge Action Video Coming
 

I have a clip of Lynn explaining Hinge action and the distance the clubhead travels for each one along with left hand position as it is positioned to the plane. A real Eye opener- it is not for the faint of heart or those that lack sufficent heat in their incubator or the time to hatch it. I asked Lynn to do this one after a class and was not what he presented to the Barclay TGM virgins. I'm left to work on that one in Final Cut Pro and need a hour or so to cook it.

*** You will see how sweet angled hinging/hitting can be and that the hands still swivel and roll, that it is NOT merely a straighten of the right arm hinge motion.

Cyber Columbus
 

Hey, everybody . . . Completely by accident, I've just discovered that you can click on Mike's images and get his captions. Great stuff, 6bMike. Thanks!

:salut:

P.S. You 21st century folk need to tell these things to 'the rest of us'!

:)

WHO Knew? I just tried it- way cool, a like the slideshow now, much better with captions.

There ya go- thats VJ's loud driver you hear over and over in the side background and appears at the end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beK68umjM6o

another great video. i haven't seen Jay swing it much before, it's a nice action. very rarely do you see a pro swing and feel sure he's hitting a big fade. steve lowery and bruce lietzke (sp?) come to mind. maybe Yoda would be kind enough to help out here, does Jay Williamson play a fade? perhaps just for those shots.

has anyone noticed the change in VJ's swing, if any? i moved to a new house recently and sadly can't get golf coverage so only go on what i see on the net. he looks to be a bit more upright at the top. he seems to like that position and be really pounding it. pouring on the power a bit earlier. i've always thought he was very deep and flat for a big guy. he works on headcovers/gloves etc under the right arm pit a lot i think.

I'm looking forward to seeing it. At the end of the day, all we can do with the incubator is incubate!

one more video
 

I lost control of some quality trying to get this out. I will re-work it for our gallery later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HM33dAZOVWs


i shot it vertical (duh) and needed to rotate it to make a QT file. It still works- the lesson here was not taught to Barclay clients as is but covered. This will take time to incubate. I hope this clears misconceptions of Hinge actions and why it is Rhythm.

Jay can work the ball either way from what I saw at the Barclay's. He hits a very straight ball that falls off gently. His warm up on Sunday was mostly draws.

Great work
 

6bmike....thanks for all the work posting these videos...they are all full of wonderful instruction...thanks too to Mr. Yoda....isn't he the best:)

A definite change to VJ's swing from last year. In 07 his hands were very deep early in the swing with the clubhead pointing outside the plane line on the takeaway. At the top he had a little re-routing action that is gone this year. His swing from start to finish is as on plane as he has ever been. Check out his ball striking stats from 07 to 08 and you will see his dramatic improvement. He has used the Smartstick since last September and continues to do so with the results showing in his stats.

Keys To the Kingdom
 

Thanks, Mike. This video demonstrates one of the most confusing and misunderstood aspect of TGM -- the Hinge Actions. It was done totally 'off the cuff' at your request to amplify a point I had made in an earlier clinic.

BTW, the applause you hear in several places on the video has not been 'dubbed'. The 18th greeen at Ridgewood and play at The Barclays championship was only about 100 yards from where we were filming.

Thanks, Mike. I luv ya', man!

:salut:

But even those non- machineheads at the end, knew they witnessed something special with their applause.

Welcome To Our World
 

Tom Paul, PGA of America professional and co-inventor of the SmartStick, participated in our Barclays Golf Academy on Thursday. He also joined us for dinner that evening, as he had the day before. We were pleased to welcome him aboard.

After our Academy closed for the day, we spent time in the short game area working on his hinge action alignments. Tom experienced a major 'Aha!' moment there and later dropped me this note:

Lynn: I have just recovered from being exposed to the biggest shock of my life....The World of The Golfing Machine. I thought my time with Toski would never be topped...how wrong I was about this. I had the time of my life being part of your group. What I learned and experienced was priceless.

I appreciate being accepted by Ted, Jeff, and Rob and I could not have been treated any better. The school you put on stage was first class and I could not tell Martin [Hall] enough as to the level of professionalism that I witnessed. You have a gift of being very entertaining and insightful in getting the message to those who want to listen, watch and learn. For this I am forever grateful.

Thomas Paul, President
The Smart Stick

Thanks for joining us, Tom. See you next year!

What so confusing about hinge action?.....now the swivel...

Already Done!
 

I differentiate Swivel Action (Wrist Action with its true Rotation) from Hinge Action (Arm Motion with its Vertical Left Wrist) in one of my free Hinge Action videos. Check it out!

:)

The final slide show- day four
 

I throw in some Black and whites as I can shoot in a black and white mode through the camera. I love B&W- I cut my teeth on Tri-X and D-76 for years. It is on page 3 of this thread as they all link together.
try here -------------------------------------> http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/s...?t=5708&page=3
It was WHITE shirt day. Hope you like

disregard this stuff below


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I see the black and whites didn't make the slide show- so here they are. I just figured this out


Yoda was everywhere. Barclay Posterboy Phil Mickelson was everywhere, too. The Bonefish, refuge and sanctuary for shrimp and Martinis.

Fyi
 

British bank Barclays PLC intends to unveil a plan to acquire all or part of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s investment banking and trading operations, a person close to the talks said Tuesday. reported by AP

Barclay
 

Now Barclays will have no money left to purchase the Tally's for their clients. :laughing9 :laughing9

No - it will mean LynnBlakeGolf will need a much larger tent next year!

Check that - there might not be a Barclay's Bank by next year - what a week.

It's Gold I tell you...Gold!!!
 

If you haven't been there in awhile, please go to the Gallery, Free Video section, 2008 LBG Barclays Golf Academy (4 videos, 0 subcategories).
At the very least, watch the Ted Fort in the first video and Lynn in video number two. You won't regret it. Too often we get so enamored with minute details that we forget what is most important. http://lynnblakegolf.com/index.php/V...f-Academy.html

Thanks Drewit. I have fallen into the routine of reading "new posts" only. Your post was a good reality check. I really enjoyed watching these videos again.

I missed that first one with Ted, aka Yodasluke. That should be required viewing for everyone.