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300Drive 01-23-2006 12:58 PM
Favorite Swing Thought when Playing
 
Curious, what is your favorite TGM swing thought when you are playing?

Yoda 01-23-2006 01:15 PM
Have Mop Will Drag
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 300Drive

Curious, what is your favorite TGM swing thought when you are playing?
From The Top, drag my wet mop to The Finish.

comdpa 01-23-2006 03:28 PM
Hai...yak!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 300Drive
Curious, what is your favorite TGM swing thought when you are playing?
When I am playing my best:

"Karate Chop to the inside quadrant ball"

EdZ 01-23-2006 07:32 PM
Visualizing the shot.
Staying in balance.
Holding my finish until the ball stops.

powerdraw 01-23-2006 09:34 PM
for me its: "fly me to the moon, let me sing among the stars....let me see what spring is like on...jupiter and mars."
lol

Fred Brattain 01-23-2006 11:06 PM
what works best for me
 
is singing a waltz, such as "The Last Cheater's Waltz" by Emmy Lou Harris.... Anything that occupies the conscious mind just enough to keep it from getting in the way.


My putting thought is "Where else could it go?":D
Obi WunPutt

drewitgolf 01-24-2006 10:01 AM
I've got a feeling about this one.
 
Trust your Educated Hands to do (feel) what they have been trained to do.

Matt 01-24-2006 11:22 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by powerdraw
for me its: "fly me to the moon, let me sing among the stars....let me see what spring is like on...jupiter and mars."
lol
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.
Mary had a little lamb whose fleece was white as snow.

That's ideally :). For TGM thoughts I usually think of just loading the club and then right shoulder turn thrust to the inside quadrant of the ball.

tongzilla 01-24-2006 02:18 PM
Sooooo many I don't know where to start.

Here are a few:
  • Be prepared as possible before Start Up, as precise as possible through The Top and as smooth and complete as possible through Impact to The Finish.
  • Heavy and deliberate.
  • Mind in the Hands.

This one I always use on every shot I hit, even on the range:
  • All Systems Go.

oztrainee 01-24-2006 05:46 PM
Sense the club with your fingers. Feel the pressure.
The left arm is always swinging... AND IS ALWAYS PASSIVE (Automatic) until Hinge Action.

bts 01-26-2006 05:10 AM
"Sustain the lag toward the inside corner of the ball".

Jeff Evans 01-26-2006 12:56 PM
Great Clear Key
 
Matt,
I like your Clean Key! What a great way to play on automatic.
Jeff

tobell 01-26-2006 02:42 PM
PowerDraw,

Is yours a clear-key? I really like it, and it take about 13 seconds to hear it in Frank's voice.

cisco 01-26-2006 02:51 PM
for me, it's:

pivot, slide and drag.

comdpa 01-26-2006 10:30 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by cisco
for me, it's:

pivot, slide and drag.
How about elaborating on this? :D

SwingNorthtoSouth 01-27-2006 04:30 PM
The last shot I came over the top, so this next shot I am going to aim further right!!:rolleyes: :D

Rbaumgolf 01-27-2006 06:04 PM
Clear Key
 
From the Man himself (Carey Mumford):

Mary had a little lamb I wish I had one too.
Mary had a little lamb I wish I had one too.
Mary had a little lamb ...............

He wants you to come up with your own but once you hear that you can't get rid of it.

Trig 01-27-2006 06:44 PM
I COULD have a ton
 
Well, I hope to one day have zero TGM thoughts while playing!

My current thoughts are:

1. Keep the butt of the club pointed at the planeline during back stroke.

2. Get to both arms straight and carry it as far as possible into the follow-through.

Matt 01-27-2006 08:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rbaumgolf
From the Man himself (Carey Mumford):

Mary had a little lamb I wish I had one too.
Mary had a little lamb I wish I had one too.
Mary had a little lamb ...............

He wants you to come up with your own but once you hear that you can't get rid of it.
The first one I ever used and the only one I've used since. Always part of that song.

Yoda 01-27-2006 08:35 PM
Cisco's System
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cisco

...pivot, slide and drag.
Cisco,

If that's you in your avatar -- and it sure looks like it! -- you have made some VERY serious progress since our time together that late fall evening in 2004. Do you remember your post describing "the Mad Man with the Impact Bag?" :D I'll never forget the night we met!

BTW everybody, as you may know, there are night-time videos of my Golf Swing (and Hit) available for viewing in The Gallery. It was Cisco who recorded them during his lesson and then later asked if he could put them up on the site. That was one of the easier questions I've ever answered!

Thanks Cisco!

Yoda 01-27-2006 08:52 PM
Windmills of the Mind
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rbaumgolf

From the Man himself (Carey Mumford):

Mary had a little lamb I wish I had one too.
Mary had a little lamb I wish I had one too.
Mary had a little lamb ...............

He wants you to come up with your own but once you hear that you can't get rid of it.
Today I listened in on a Jim McLean presentation at the PGA Merchandise Show. He answered the 'Swing Thought question' -- to have a conscious Swing Thought or not -- this way:

"Almost all the PGA TOUR players I've worked with have at least some sort of swing thought. It is usually very general. In my case, I might think, 'Swing to a complete finish.' I've gotten into trouble in the past thinking too specifically -- for example, put the wrist five degrees this way or that -- so I now I keep it general."

Personally, I am very active during the Pre-Shot Routine rehearsing the various Feels of my Stroke (3-F-5). In your Routine, as Homer Kelley used to say:

"You're a very busy guy!"

And as a key to the Stroke itself -- Expanded Translation per 3-E -- I find "Drag the wet mop" or "Trace the Plane Line" just as 'distracting' a thought as "Mary had a little lamb." Plus, it gives me something positive to do.

The Mental Game.

To each his own.

comdpa 01-27-2006 09:23 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoda

Today I listened in on a Jim McLean presentation at the PGA Merchandise Show. He answered the 'swing thought question' -- to have a conscious swing thought or not -- this way:

"Almost all the PGA TOUR players I've worked with have at least some sort of swing thought. It is usually very general. In my case, I might think, 'Swing to a complete finish.' I've gotten into trouble in the past thinking too specifically -- for example, put the wrist five degrees this way or that -- so I now I keep it general."

Personally, I am very active during the Pre-Shot Routine rehearsing the various Feels of my Stroke (3-F-5). In your Routine, as Homer Kelley used to say:

"You're a very busy guy!"

And as a key to the Stroke itself -- Expanded Translation per 3-E -- I find "Drag the wet mop" or "Trace the Plane Line" just as 'distracting' a thought as "Mary had a little lamb." Plus, it gives me something positive to do.

The Mental Game.

To each his own.
O' Green one....what else did you hear?

powerdraw 01-27-2006 10:45 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by tobell
PowerDraw,

Is yours a clear-key? I really like it, and it take about 13 seconds to hear it in Frank's voice.
yup...my clearkey, although swing is not as smooth as songs author.:D

Doug 01-28-2006 12:27 AM
Swing Thought
 
Downstroke waggle with
Right Forearm Tracing

cisco 01-29-2006 03:06 PM
Thanks Lynn!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yoda
Cisco,

If that's you in your avatar -- and it sure looks like it! -- you have made some VERY serious progress since our time together that late fall evening in 2004. Do you remember your post describing "the Mad Man with the Impact Bag?" :D I'll never forget the night we met!

BTW everybody, as you may know, there are night-time videos of my Golf Swing (and Hit) available for viewing in The Gallery. It was Cisco who recorded them during his lesson and then later asked if he could put them up on the site. That was one of the easier questions I've ever answered!

Thanks Cisco!

The pleasure is all mine Lynn. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge and please continue to do so.

I also took a lesson from Justin and I would recommend SoCal TGMer's to take a lesson from him. He's got the passion and knowledge of a Jedi.:)

comdpa 01-29-2006 03:48 PM
From the Head and then down...
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by cisco
The pleasure is all mine Lynn. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge and please continue to do so.

I also took a lesson from Justin and I would recommend SoCal TGMer's to take a lesson from him. He's got the passion and knowledge of a Jedi.:)
Thank you for the kind words Jason.

The passion and the knowledge flows because Lynn cared enough to share unselfishly.

6bmike 01-29-2006 04:07 PM
I had a wonderful conversation with Justin on the phone yesterday and I vouch for his compassion for TGM. He traveled a bumpy road but I am glad he found a home in the Swamp. Nice work Justin.

Thoughts:

Trace the plane line and keep the shiny side of my right forearm facing "skyward and lower" than my hairy left forearm coming into the Storage alignment.

A mouth full but it keeps my wedges set perfectly for impact release, allows my right shoulder to be on plane and prevents any or all OTT.

comdpa 01-29-2006 04:32 PM
Welcome Back!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 6bmike
I had a wonderful conversation with Justin on the phone yesterday and I vouch for his compassion for TGM. He traveled a bumpy road but I am glad he found a home in the Swamp. Nice work Justin.

Thoughts:

Trace the plane line and keep the shiny side of my right forearm facing "skyward and lower" than my hairy left forearm coming into the Storage alignment.

A mouth full but it keeps my wedges set perfectly for impact release, allows my right shoulder to be on plane and prevents any or all OTT.
Welcome back Mike!


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