[Rbaumgolf]

The school was worth every penny. 3 days and close to 12 hours per day - absolutely "spent" at the end of every day.

The sound of a compressed golf ball coming off my club is burned into my brain – It felt so “powerful” yet so effortless – the holy grail in the game of golf. I know I have allot work ahead but knowing the work I am doing is going to produce desired long term results is priceless. I have spent years working on all the wrong things getting absolutely nothing in return other than more frustration.

The guy in the video getting a lesson from Ben has got nothing on me. Ben drilled me like a Marine drill instructor. It was painful and close to tearful. At the end of the day though it hit home (my coconut isn’t what it used to be) and I finally “got it” even though I could not demonstrate it to him.

Many thanks to Ben, Brian, Lynn, Ted, and Mike; it was truly a life learning unforgettable experience. Many new friendships were formed.

Here’s a summary of my learning experience.

My major flaws
Not clearing the right hip – could not come into the inside corner of the ball because of it
Correction was to slide the hips prior to start down and the correct way to “twist” away
Maintain the bent right wrist through impact insuring hands stay in front of the clubhead
Flail the club through the ball
Use the dowels to practice the “baton” flail (grip with a fist not golf grip)
Swingers pull the end of the club shaft at the inside corner of the ball
Endless pulley creates the power and speed
Put the right forearm on plane and take it to the top with right forarm
Feel the feet into the ground – load the right side – straighten the right leg - push off with the right foot
Straighten the right leg – sit – straighten the left leg while maintaining the center of gravity and stay behind the ball

Slight grip change – keep pressure points 2 and 3 behind the shaft – I was on top of the shaft
Right forearm need to stay lower than left at address
Club face was somewhat open at adjusted address resulting in pushes to the right

Setup
Eyes looking down at the ball – should be able to sit a can of soda on the back of the neck
Driver – address it with the toe if you are going to sole it.
Aiming point – do it with pivot and not via the hands – direct the thrust to the aiming point. The endless belt pulley will start here.

Chip/pitch/punch/full
Should never be able to look “down” the shaft at and after impact and at both arms straight position – look across the shaft at finish

Putting
Paw stroke – both elbows on plane
Distance illusions – uphill the put is actually longer than it looks since it travels up a longer side of the triangle
Downhill the opposite is true – shorter distance on the triangle
After aligning the putt pick a blade of grass 2 inches in front of the ball for alignment
Push chip – right forearm becomes a piston for real short shot to take everything off the ball

Drills
Dowels – tracing a light with the bent right wrist – cock and uncock flat left wrist with a straight left arm
Use the shadows to demonstrate alignment square and forward leaning shaft
Take out the cut edge of the green or sand (wall of china)
Pivot drills – Tee in the ground, paper coke cup, parallel dowels (flying angels)
Pieces of grass on PP3 to determine half roll, full roll, no roll
Soda bottle drill to get the sand out – bottle stays inside the hands not outside
Impact bag with the pivot – bag should not tip over – feel the pressure

TGM things that became much clearer
Plane line
Angled Plane
Arc of Approach
Rotating the hosel around the sweet spot
Sit down and axel tilt
Impact Fix
Leg Action
Illusion of forward leaning club shaft
Release the accumulators not the club
Swivel
Flail
Hinging
Extensor action
Lag- stressing of the club shaft – must be maintained
Wobbly point – Tripod (head and 2 anchors)
Swinging and hitting – I am a swinger – it feels good to know instead of wondering
The book actually makes sense now :>) I can read it with authority and not wonderment

Ben Doyle – words of wisdom
Release the accumulators not the club
Move the club with your pivot not your hands or arms
Let the big dog run through your legs and then grab him by his tail with your legs
What is wrong looks right and what is right feels wrong
Left alone – centrifcal force will line up the club shaft and club face
Keep your left arm straight by trying to keep you right arm straight (extensor action)
Load, store, release – throw out with the hips
Chip, Pitch, Punch
You should never be able to stare down the shaft at or after impact – stare “across” the shaft
Straighten the right leg on back stroke – straighten the left leg on down stroke
Never let the clubhead pass the hands until after follow through
Sharp shoulder turn
Hand plane,, elbow plane, shoulder plane demo
Drag a wet mop – slow and heavy
Elbows always point to the ground
You should never be able to see your right palm during the swing
Club is aligned with the left arm not the right arm
Stay behind the ball
Many many more……………

Golf is fun again………………….

Ray