What a whirlwind few weeks. After burning the midnight oil at the day job for a while, I decided to pack up and head for Myrtle Beach. It was a fun time and I’ll have more on that this week. I’ve been scarce around here for a few weeks, but everything should be getting back to normal now. I’m not sure why I haven’t done this sooner, but this morning, I decided to lug my video camera to the driving range and get some video. I wanted to break down the current state of my swing a little so you all can kind of see the things that I’m doing that I try to communicate in text, but that are much easier to digest visually. I took the video, broke it down, and created this 9-minute or so analysis. I already can’t stand looking at it because I want to fix those things I pointed out, and I know it’s going to be Saturday before I can get back to the driving range (maybe Friday,
20 (More) Random Thoughts About Golf
Dumping a bunch of random thoughts can be a cathartic experience. At least it was last time I did it. Time for round two. Feel free to add your own or to comment on any of mine. At one point, I was certain that Tiger Woods would get a little time past his infamous marriage troubles and then would be right back to his old major-winning self. Now, I’m not so sure we’ll ever see that again. I’m not sure we won’t either. How’s that for a definitive prediction? If I straddle that fence much longer, I’m going to get splinters in my rear. Don’t let anyone tell you that you’re not good enough to hit forged blade irons. They might not be as forgiving, but when you hit them right, there’s nothing like it. And when you don’t hit them right, it’s not as bad as they make it out to be. Of course, if your handicap is high, then you’re probably not getting the same kind of benefit to justify the cost, but
Book Review: The Stack and Tilt Swing
The Stack and Tilt Swing, by Michael Bennett and Andy Plummer, with Peter Morrice, is a fairly late-comer to the Stack and Tilt party. Though Plummer and Bennett were becoming notable in Tour circles by 2005 or so, their Stack and Tilt swing set the golf world on fire after a feature article in Golf Digest in mid-2007. Since then, there have been countless magazine articles, blog posts (you can check out my Stack and Tilt category if you don’t believe me), and even an instructional DVD set. There has been much debate about the swing and it has even been discussed during national golf broadcasts. I’m not sure why, but it took a couple of years for Plummer and Bennett to follow up the original Golf Digest feature and subsequent instructional DVD set with this book. However, if you’re serious about the Stack and Tilt swing, or are even seriously considering giving it a try, then this book was probably worth the wait. It amazed me in 2007 how many weekend players adopted the
Progress Update: October 27, 2010
What a year. Actually, this year has been pretty good as far as my golf game goes. I’ve learned so much and have made huge improvements in my swing. Obviously, the big issue of late was my surgery. As you may know, I went in on September 7th for bariatric surgery to help me with weight loss. I’m happy to say that so far, I’ve lost about 46 lbs. I’m feeling better all the time and continuing to lose. I feel both mentally and physically better than I have in a long while. I feel completely healed with respect to the surgery itself, though I’m not cleared to do any heavy lifting yet for another week. I’m really looking forward to get back to some kind of regular workouts. Some of that lost weight has been muscle mass, an unfortunate reality of losing so much so quickly, so I’m looking forward to putting it back on and saying goodbye to fat alone. Golf-wise, I was cleared to start playing again a couple of weeks ago.
The New Groove Regulations Came in with a Whimper
For the last few years, there was a mix of emotions and reactions as the USGA proposed and implemented new, more stringent regulations on golf club grooves for short irons/wedges. As the D-Day for the new rules approached, there was a prevailing opinion that, on Tour, where the regulations took effect well before they will for the rest of us, there would be a rebirth of shot making hearkening back to the old days of tournament golf. There was speculation that there would be a painful adjustment period, that scores might increase slightly, and that the “bomb and gouge” would fall out of favor, as players struggle to control the ball out of the rough, putting a higher premium on being in the fairway. I was fascinated to read in the October 2010 edition of The Pelz Files in Golf Magazine (p. 32), that maybe things didn’t quite work out that way. In his column, Dave Pelz compared some key statistics from 2009, the year before the rules took effect, with the same from 2010 to see
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