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To have a great Golf Swing needs more time and effort that 99.99% of golfers are willing to dedicate.

Originally Posted by Daryl To have a great Golf Swing needs more time and effort that 99.99% of golfers are willing to dedicate.

Not to mention money.

Right.

I met a guy at the chipping green that looked phenomenal. I thought I was good, but this guy blows me away. I started talking to him and found out that he's about 28 years old and tries to get into mini-tour tournaments (Tries?). He said he practices 4 hours per day, every day.

Now I'm depressed.

Originally Posted by Daryl Right.

I met a guy at the chipping green that looked phenomenal. I thought I was good, but this guy blows me away. I started talking to him and found out that he's about 28 years old and tries to get into mini-tour tournaments (Tries?). He said he practices 4 hours per day, every day.

Now I'm depressed.

If he going to turn professional - then we have to compare with an ordinary work day. At 28 he almost too old..?

Hitting 800 balls a day and engaging in clubhead throw away each time won't help!

Originally Posted by chipingguru Hitting 800 balls a day and engaging in clubhead throw away each time won't help!

What would help?

Too old! I am 41, quit my job, moved the family to Florida and now make a living as a full time touring professional. I have yet to miss a mortgage payment! The ball has no idea how old you are. I was told by many I was too old. I didn't listen, now I play and make a living full time.

Originally Posted by 29 2010 Too old! I am 41, quit my job, moved the family to Florida and now make a living as a full time touring professional. I have yet to miss a mortgage payment! The ball has no idea how old you are. I was told by many I was too old. I didn't listen, now I play and make a living full time.

You must be encouraged to see how a lot of old timers - like Kenny Perry etc have performed in their late 40's - and after that there is the senior tour. Didn't Hale Irwin (65) shoot his age this year?

Originally Posted by Daryl To have a great Golf Swing needs more time and effort that 99.99% of golfers are willing to dedicate.

You do not need a great golf swing to play great golf, you need great golf skills to play great golf.

A consistent motion that looks terrible but has good impact alignments combined with a great short game will almost always beat a "pretty" swing with no "game".

Ask Jim Furyk, Lee trevino, Miller Barber, Bruce Lietzke, and any other "goofy" swinger for a game.

BTW, Brian Gay is a better ball striker than before but he has stayed on tour all of these years because he is one of the best ever around the green.

I never saw his full stroke. I saw only the results of his chipping.

I agree, it's not a beauty contest.

Of course, you have both. How many hours a week do you practice?

God is that true.

Originally Posted by golfgnome You do not need a great golf swing to play great golf, you need great golf skills to play great golf.

A consistent motion that looks terrible but has good impact alignments combined with a great short game will almost always beat a "pretty" swing with no "game".

Ask Jim Furyk, Lee trevino, Miller Barber, Bruce Lietzke, and any other "goofy" swinger for a game.

BTW, Brian Gay is a better ball striker than before but he has stayed on tour all of these years because he is one of the best ever around the green.

The hole is 235 yards, a par three, and falls down the hill by what seemed like a 10 story building as I walked down.

The back pin placement was about 6 yards or so from every downslope which was shaved like the green itself. Rolling down the hill would bring you very close to the downslopes of hole 10 and as much as 10 more yards from the pin.

Brians's first shot barely rolled off the green. His second shot looked to be about 10 feet from the hole and he made the putt! I would've been happy with a five on that hole and was amazed any of the pros parred the hole. It was incredible!


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