Thanks for the quick response & encouragement. I've been "trying to play" for about a year. I do consider myself to be athletic as I had a successful collegiate tennis career and still maintain a very structured fitness routine to date. I can practice and/or play 2 to 3 times a week; more if I involve my kids. I know I need to start from scratch, and I'm anxious for the alignment golf dvds to arrive. In the meantime, I will jump right on the MacDonald Exercises.
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I know I need to start from scratch, and I'm anxious for the alignment golf dvds to arrive. In the meantime, I will jump right on the MacDonald Exercises.
Start with the Grip. It will take a few weeks for the correct alignments to become second nature.
As you work toward this end, do your MacDonald Exercises. There you will learn the correct relationships of the Body, Arms and Hands and how they are integrated into a sound Golf Stroke. Study and emulate the Address photos of Larry Nelson . Also, my own Grip and Flying Wedge alignments.
Dude tennis? You came to the right place. The book was written by a tennis player who was frustrated by golf and developed a right sided approach to the game.
You are going to love the Right Forearm Flying Wedge. Something you won't find anywhere else.
O.B.Left,
That's encouraging to know. After spending some time combing through the forum, I'm chomping at the bits for the Alignment golf dvd's to arrive. The fact that I could hit a tennis ball powerfully and accurately, yet a golf ball weakly and without accuracy, is frustrating to say the least. I know it's there, I just need to put the pieces together. I look forward to the journey.
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"Golf's unique move" as Homer referred to it, is the ability to straighten the right arm without unbending the right wrist. Something that can be the source of frustration for good athletes who take the game up.
As a side note , this business of straightening the right arm....it can be done passively (as in swinging) or actively (hitting). Both methods are very right sided in a way. This sounds like a riddle I bet. Welcome to TGM.
"Golf's unique move" as Homer referred to it, is the ability to straighten the right arm without unbending the right wrist. Something that can be the source of frustration for good athletes who take the game up.
As a side note , this business of straightening the right arm....it can be done passively (as in swinging) or actively (hitting). Both methods are very right sided in a way. This sounds like a riddle I bet. Welcome to TGM.
I was thinking along these lines myself, but since I am an European myself, I didn't mention it.
O.B.Left & Air,
I'll be 41 next week and I'd like to enjoy this game for many years to come. I'm wondering which stroke will be more sustainable when I'm 60, 70, or older. I've read the generalizations that flexibility lends itself to swinging and strength lends itself to hitting. I saw the home video on this site of Mr. Hogan "swinging" at what looks like an advanced age. He looked like he had trouble walking to the ball, but once he began his stroke, the fluidity and amount of snap he generated with his pivot was amazing. What are your opinions on the sustainability of swinging and hitting? Thanks
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