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[airair]

Wow - you really have a lot of interesting and important stuff to pass on to me - and other readers. Thanks again.

[airair]

I guess that being 60+ is asking for some age related problems like stiff and arthritis fingers. It doesn't effect my swing much yet, but I notice that the fingers unfortunately are not what they used to be .. Does anybody have some good advice in such matters?

[Daryl]

I guess that being 60+ is asking for some age related problems like stiff and arthritis fingers. It doesn't effect my swing much yet, but I notice that the fingers unfortunately are not what they used to be .. Does anybody have some good advice in such matters?

Raw Food Diet.

[airair]

Raw Food Diet.

Sushi?

[HungryBear]

I guess that being 60+ is asking for some age related problems like stiff and arthritis fingers. It doesn't effect my swing much yet, but I notice that the fingers unfortunately are not what they used to be .. Does anybody have some good advice in such matters?

Because today 2/15/2011 is my Mom’s 99th Birthday, I am in a good mood so here are ideas from my wealth of useless information.

Avon Chamois grips
Warm Epsom salt hand bath-
Glucosamine supplement
Ginger ale
Copper bracelet
Sleep with hands closed

As I am here let me mention some pivot ideas.
The ideal is hands control of pivot. BUT FIRST, Learn your pivot. All power originates from the pivot. First learn how to make your pivot move your hands. Soft, hard, delayed, power into impact bag etc. Because the pivot is way out in front of your hands. Once you have learned where the pivot can take your hands you can start to use your hands and they , your hands will get the pivot out in front as needed because they will now know what the pivot is capable of. Hope this makes sense. It is my feeling.

The Bear

[BerntR]

Agree with bear about the pivot.

You build the total motion from ground up to the hands. Then you build a command & control system from your hands and down towards the feet.

In my opinion, to play the pivot controlled hands game requires a stroke where you can control the lag pressure all the way through impact. No freewheeling through the ball and no discontinuity in the down stroke. When you have that control, you can just take dead aim and simply think about how you want to hit it and how hard you want to hit it. You need to focus on the lag pressure that you can feel in your hands to get there.

[BerntR]

Did you buy 4 Iron in the Soul, Air? And Golf in the Kingdom?

[airair]

Did you buy 4 Iron in the Soul, Air? And Golf in the Kingdom?

Only the first one - which I have read. Interesting, funny and revealing insight into a caddie's world.

[airair]

Agree with bear about the pivot.

You build the total motion from ground up to the hands. Then you build a command & control system from your hands and down towards the feet.

In my opinion, to play the pivot controlled hands game requires a stroke where you can control the lag pressure all the way through impact. No freewheeling through the ball and no discontinuity in the down stroke. When you have that control, you can just take dead aim and simply think about how you want to hit it and how hard you want to hit it. You need to focus on the lag pressure that you can feel in your hands to get there.

I'm not sure I can see this in my mind, so I'll have to chew on it. Do you have a video you can can refer to?

[airair]

Because today 2/15/2011 is my Mom’s 99th Birthday, I am in a good mood so here are ideas from my wealth of useless information.

Avon Chamois grips
Warm Epsom salt hand bath-
Glucosamine supplement
Ginger ale
Copper bracelet
Sleep with hands closed

As I am here let me mention some pivot ideas.
The ideal is hands control of pivot. BUT FIRST, Learn your pivot. All power originates from the pivot. First learn how to make your pivot move your hands. Soft, hard, delayed, power into impact bag etc. Because the pivot is way out in front of your hands. Once you have learned where the pivot can take your hands you can start to use your hands and they , your hands will get the pivot out in front as needed because they will now know what the pivot is capable of. Hope this makes sense. It is my feeling.

The Bear

A lot of good advice here. Thanks.

Are the MacDonald drills relevant in these matters?