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Richard's Quick Tip:

Face The Target

Make sure that your belt buckle faces the target at the
completion Of your follow through.

If you find that your belt position points to the right of
the target, you have restricted your hips during the
hitting area. Likewise, if it points left of the target,
you have swung through with a loose and sloppy action.
Remember, to hit straight ahead, your body must point
straight ahead.

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Golf Quote of the week:

Golfer: "Please stop checking your watch all the time,
caddy. It's distracting!" Caddy: "This isn't a watch, sir,
its a compass!"

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Quote of the week:

"Do you remember the things you were worrying about a year
ago? How did they work out? Didn't you waste a lot of
fruitless energy on account of most of them? Didn't most of
them turn out all right after all?" Dale Carnegie
1888-1955, Author and Trainer

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Note from Joe DeLorenzo to Richard

By the way, did you notice that not only J.B. Holmes, but
also Zach Johnson are using Body Golf techniques and are
being quite successful with them? Look at their swings and
tell me whether or not you agree that they both swing just
like Sensei Mark. Joe

I agree with you Joe, and I sure I know where they got their
training!

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Questions and Answers from subscribers by our Teaching Pro,
Mr. Joe DeLorenzo.

Thank you for taking the time to answer these for us Joe.

A Bit of Golf Trivia: When Geoff Ogilvy won the recent
match play tournament, he accomplished something that was
never done before called the Match Play Slam. What did that
mean? (answer is below)

Joe, Help us settle a bet. When repairing a ball mark do
you lift up the middle or not? Len

Hi Len, The best way to fix a ball mark is to use a two
pronged tool that is flat (some are rounded). Press it into
the edge of the ball mark and tilt the top towards the
middle, do not lift. Do this around all sides of the ball
mark so that the ground is pushed towards the middle, and
then tap it flat with your putter. The proof is the final
result. Have you ever compared both methods to see which
one you would rather putt over? Joe

hi richard i hope you can help me when i hit the ball it is
always of the toe is there any thing i can do to put it
right i have tryed most things maybe you have a tip for me
thanks to you Phillip

Hi Phillip, Richard asked me to handle this one because
David asked a similar question a few weeks ago. The
recommended drill is the double-clubber as shown in the
Body Golf videos. This drill can help several types of
problems, whether it is swing plane, swing path, weight
shift, etc. If your plane is too upright, it may cause toe
hits, so flatten it out a little like you do with your
woods. However, swing path could also be your problem, so
if the flatter plane did not work, try to make your
downswing a little more inside out because an outside in
path could also cause toe hits. The double clubber drill
makes it easier to view your swing path. Good luck! Joe

Question for the Evil Twin: Jody, I heard they might reduce
the distance of all golf balls. What is your opinion about
this? Answer: I heard the Ohio Golf Association (OGA) is
going to have a tournament where everyone has to play balls
that are issued to them. I never really understood that
there are balls that only benefit long hitters, so that
makes if sound unfair that shorter hitters cannot gain a
similar benefit. If that is the case, that is not a level
playing field. I hear the OGA is also allowing the repair
of spike marks. Think about it, it is absurd to allow the
repair of ball marks but not spike marks. At last, there
are officials out there who are capable of rational
thought. That kind of restores my faith in the human race.
Maybe the OGA can continue to have progressive ideas, like
with today's emphasis on pace of play, abolish the stroke
and distance penalty, which could get you thrown off the
course by marshals enforcing the pace clock, or by other
players who must wait while you march back to hit another
ball from the original spot. Don't stop now, OGA, lead the
way, there are dozens of other rules that could use
improvement. Joe

Answer to the above Trivia Question: It was called a Slam
because during his matches, Geoff beat a Masters champion
(Mike Weir), a US Open champion (Michael Campbell), a
British Open champion (Tom Lehman), and a PGA champion
(Davis Love III).

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Golf Potpourri

Mac Stevenson

Treat Unused Muscles with Caution

After a long winter it’s easy to become excited on your
first few golf outings and forget how important it is to
warm up properly. This is particularly vital in the early
spring, when you arrive at the course and use muscles and
tendons that have been dormant while north winds howled
across your course.

Every golfer should take the time to be certain their
muscles and tendons are loose and flexible before they step
up to that first tee ball of the day. This is especially
true for senior players, who don’t warm up as easily as
their younger counterparts. Mature players often sustain
pulled muscles or other injuries when they don’t go through
a warm-up routine.

It’s best for all players to go to the driving range and
warm up slowly by hitting some range balls; however, that
isn’t always possible for those who are pressed for time.
A word of caution when you do go to the driving range:
Don’t hit so many practice balls before you tee off that
you become fatigued in the middle of the round. Once
again, senior players are more susceptible to this problem
than young players.

When you’re on a tight schedule, a loosening-up session at
home before leaving for the course is an excellent
alternative to the driving range. Do the exercise where
you bend from the waist and at least come close to touching
your toes. When the stiffness begins to dissolve, take
some smooth easy swings with a short, weighted indoor
practice club. This is not a golf club; it has a regular
grip and a short shaft with a weighted head on it. These
are great as a warm-up aid and they’re available at almost
any golf shop at a reasonable price. Even though the
warm-up club has a short shaft, make sure you take the
practice swings in a room with a fairly high ceiling.

Players of any age who have had back problems should be
sure they do some stretching exercises before leaving for
the course. Check with your doctor or chiropractor to find
out which exercises are best for you. Early in the
morning--when you’re not loose--is when golfers are most
susceptible to throwing out their back. Anyone who has
gone through that agony knows how important it is to do
everything possible to see that it doesn’t happen again.

Try and get to the course early enough to hit a few chips
and putts even if you don’t have time to go to the driving
range. If you go right to the first tee with no warm-up,
it will take you several holes to get a feel for the
greens.

Even when warmer weather becomes the norm, it can be cool
if you play early in the morning. Take a jacket with you.
Seniors who are chilled will have a hard time making good
swings early in the round. It’s better to start out with
too much clothing than not enough; you can take extra
clothing off whenever you want, but you can’t put it on if
it’s in your closet at home.

It’s beneficial for all players to walk some--particularly
seniors who might still be a little stiff at the start of
the round. If you use a cart, try and ride with someone
who will either do all the driving or at least share it
with you. When you walk, take the club you’ll need for
your second shot so you don’t hold up play. In some cases,
you might have to carry two or three clubs to be sure you
have the right one for your next shot.

Doing some stretching and swinging indoors before you leave
for the club is a practical way to start your golfing day.
If the course is close to your home, the warm-up routine
will keep you loose until you get to the first tee and take
a few more practice swings. You’ll play better golf and
you won’t be susceptible to muscle and tendon strains that
will not only ruin your round, but put you out of action
for a while.

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Richard's Thoughts

Richard, I have an out to in swing and I have been told
that my hips need to go forward to give my arms room to
come through, do you know any drills for this problem? Do
you know any other reasons why a person has a out to in
swing?

Bill Deese, Ridgeville, NC Answer: Bill, the most common
reason why a person would have an outside-in swing is
"hitting" instead of swinging. More specifically, yes, the
weight should flow from the right leg onto the left through
a combination of leg and pelvic girdle action (this is a
fairly compact movement, generally). The key is that the
arms must be allowed to FOLLOW this motion and the turn of
the upper torso, not INITIATE the downswing. Most people
instinctively try to make their arms move fast (trying to
hit the ball hard) right at the beginning of the downswing,
which starts the arms on an outside path immediately,
resulting in a path from the outside through impact. See if
you can allow your arms to more or less drop and follow the
turn of your pelvic girdle and torso (swing) rather than
trying to use your arms to create force in the downswing
(hit/hack). This should make your swing path come more from
the inside. I would suggest you watch the Body Golf Full
Swing video a few more times, and do exactly as Mark says.
Hope this helps.

Richard, how many minutes are you allowed to look for a
lost ball?

Mark Lowner, Brevard, NC
Answer: Mark, 5 minutes from when
the search begins. Thanks for visiting and best of luck
with your game.

Until next week...good golfing!

Richard C Myers http://www.thinkandreachpar.com/
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03/08/06

Getting Behind The Putt - Categories: Golf - richard @ 08:08:25 pm

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This weeks Tip

Getting Behind the Putt

Putting styles vary from player to player. There's no
reason why they shouldn't, for putting is a personal thing.
In my own case, about a year and a half ago after a stretch
of in-and-out work on the green, I adopted a slight change
in my usual method of putting which did me a world of good.
I altered my stance so that my body and arms were more
behind the ball.

Getting more behind the putt enabled me to be much surer
about many of the elements that make or break you on the
green. It gave me a better line to the hole. It was much
easier on my timing. I could hit the ball more
solidly—right below the equator. To sum it up, this new
position produced the picture in my mind that I could roll
the ball smoothly and accurately toward the target.

When a player talks about rolling the ball toward the cup,
I realize he is going against the present-day fashion,
which would have you rap the ball with a sharp, jabby hit.
I don't think these pop strokes and bop strokes are here to
stay. The game's top players could always stroke their
putts, and that's the soundest method in the long run, I
believe. In any event, getting behind the putt is easy for
anyone to adapt to, and it has produced such good results
for me that I recommend it to all golfers who are not
natural tappers. You see that hole so much better.

Until next week, good golfing!

Dr Richard Myers
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03/07/06

Slow Down Your Swing - Categories: Golf - richard @ 08:41:01 pm

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Richard's Quick Tip:

Keeping The Left Arm Straight

Keeping the left arm straight throughout the swing may be
an admirable goal, but the handicap golfer often finds it
difficult to achieve.

One man who certainly made his mark promoting the straight
left arm action was Gary Player. However, few of us will
ever be able to match Players strength and suppleness:
assets which are essential when playing this way.

Nevertheless, there are advantages to be gained from a
straight left arm, especially in the downswing. Firstly it
helps prevent the arm bending in a chopping action that
robs the swing of p0ower. A straight left arm on the way
down will also give you a wide arc and help to produce
maximum power and speed at impact.

So if you cannot match Gary Players swing to the top of the
backswing, do not worry, because you can still cash in on
the benefits of keeping the left arm straight in the
downswing.

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Golf Quote of the week:

I've had a good day when I don't fall out of the cart. -
Buddy Hackett

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Quote of the week:

"Pressure is a word that is misused in our vocabulary. When
you start thinking of pressure, it's because you've started
to think of failure." Tommy Lasorda American Baseball
Manager

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Questions and Answers from subscribers by our Teaching Pro,
Mr. Joe DeLorenzo.

Thank you for taking the time to answer these for us Joe.

You Make The Call: In the 1958 Masters, Arnold Palmer's tee
shot on the 12th lands behind the green in an embedded lie.
He asks the official for a ruling and the official says he
must play it, which he did for a 5. Then he dropped another
ball and played it out for a 3. His playing partner Ken
Venturi objected. This was brought to the top official,
which ball was ruled correct? (answer is below)

Joe, I have tried everything to correct the hitting of my
second shot FAT. I've moved the ball up, to the middle and
to the back. What do you recommend to help me? Mickey Long
Beach, CA

Hi Mickey, Fat iron shots can be caused by a number of
things, among the possibilities are improper weight shift
on the downswing, trying to scoop the ball up instead of
hitting down, a sideways sway on the backswing, or head
dipping down during the downswing. As I have said several
times before, Jack Nicklaus' instructor used to grab the
back of his hair to make sure it remained steady during the
swing. Helped his career but gave him a funny looking "do".
Some instructors say it is OK to move your head sideways
because it can add power to your swing, but I say extra
power is useless if you are prone to hitting fat shots.
Keeping the head more steady also helps to prevent
overswinging, which is another possible cause for fat
shots. Joe

Joe, I hear lots of advice when hitting to a green, to
always take an extra club so you do not short-side
yourself. Do you agree? Dean

Hi Dean, Not always. I would agree if there were no dangers
front or back and the green was not severely sloped, but if
the green is sloped from back to front, it is far easier to
get down in 2 from the front. It is much harder to stop a
steep downhill putt near the hole. Many people not only
3-putt from the back, but also will 4-putt from the back if
they leave their first putt short because if they miss the
second putt it may roll 4 feet past, and I don't know
anyone who has never missed a 4-footer. Joe

Question for the Evil Twin: Jody, what do you think about
when you swing? Answer: I like to keep it simple. For
example, in the space of two seconds, this is all I bother
to think about. Stance squared, knees flexed, spine
straight, grip, elbows in, take the club back with straight
left arm, break the wrist when the club is knee high,
maintain proper ratio of shoulder turn to hip turn, weight
60% on back foot, maintain knee flex, hands up not too high
not too low, shaft points parallel to ground at target at
top of backswing, pull down with left arm, shift weight to
front foot, back elbow to hip, swing path inside out,
maintain wrist angle until just before impact, hit down,
fold the front elbow in, extend the follow thru outward,
point the belly button at the target, right foot up on the
toe, and pose like a statue. And that is just my practice
swing, my real swing is a little more complex, but
basically that's all there is to it. (note from Joe – and
then of course he hits a 20 yard grounder)

Answer to You Make The Call (above) – The top official
ruled that Arnold played within the Rules, you are allowed
to get relief from a plugged lie, so it was a 3 instead of
a 5. Arnold beat Ken by 2 strokes, and Ken was not a happy
camper.

Golf Potpourri

Mac Stevenson

Your Lie Often Determines Club Selection

After a long winter of golfing inactivity, it's important
to review certain mental approaches to our game. Something
as simple as the proper club selection-in relation to the
lie that the golfing gods have given us-can be elusive
during early rounds.

In many respects, golf is like gin rummy-you have to play
the hand you've been dealt. Don't try and take more than
the golf gods are willing to give you. Examine your lies
ever so closely-even in the fairway-before you decide on
the shot you want to play.

When you hit your drive in the fairway on a long par five,
don't automatically pull the 3-wood out of your bag for the
second shot. Check your lie. If it's a good one, go ahead
and hit whatever club you want. But if it's a tight lie
and you think you might have trouble making good contact
with a 3-wood, go to a more-lofted club like a 5-wood. The
distance you lose won't be that important and a missed shot
with a 3-wood could prove costly.

During PGA tournaments on TV, many golfers watch the pros
hit their drivers off the fairway and they can't wait to
get to their course and try the same shot. Don't do it.
Unless you have an exceptionally good lie, it's most
difficult to hit a driver off the fairway. Under normal
circumstances, the risk far exceeds the reward on this
shot. It takes a highly skilled player to use a driver
from the fairway.

Trying to hit a high pitch shot from a tight lie is asking
for trouble. The tighter the lie, the tougher the shot.
Most sand wedges have a wide flange on the bottom and it's
next to impossible to get the club under the ball from a
tight lie. When feasible, you'll be better off playing a
pitch and run shot. The pitch isn't a hard shot from a
good lie, but it's a demon when the ball is sitting down.

Lies in heavy rough are harder to judge and it's best to
err on the side of caution. As a general rule, don't hit a
wood any lower than a 5-wood unless you have an unusually
good lie. And quite often you'll be better off hitting a
lofted iron just to get back to the fairway.

Never try to hit a big fade or hook from deep rough; the
grass gets between the clubface and the ball and it's
impossible to put much spin on the ball.

Another tough shot is when your ball comes to rest against
the first cut of rough adjacent to the putting surface.
Quite often the best shot you can play is with a putter,
making sure you hit down with a chop-type stroke on the
putt. This shot takes practice.

When you find yourself in a fairway bunker, the most
sensible shot in most cases is with an iron. If it's a
long way to the green and your ball is sitting up in the
trap and you don't have a steep lip to go over, sometimes
you can hit a lofted wood from fairway traps. But usually
it's best to play the percentages and hit an iron back to
the fairway.

Even in the fairway, you can get unlucky and find your ball
in a deep divot. In my opinion you should get a free drop,
but that's not what the rules say. Who said life is fair?
Your best shot is to use an iron and hit down and through
the shot. You have to hit it like a punch shot. Don't try
and hit a wood or you'll really mess up the hole.

There's one place where you can determine what kind of a
lie you have, and that's on the tee on par 3s. A lot of
players toss their ball on the ground and hit it. That's
poor thinking. Put the ball on a tee and you'll improve
you chances of hitting a good shot. You can set it very
low if you like, but the tee shot on par 3s is much easier
to hit off a tee than on the ground.

Keep your poise and use common sense when deciding what to
do with a bad lie, whether it's in the fairway or rough.
Don't try shots that you're incapable of playing because of
an unlucky lie. The breaks will even out over the long
haul.

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Richard's Thoughts

Slow Down Your Swing

You have heard it before: slow down your swing for more
solid contact, longer distance, and straighter drives.
Slowing down produces a more relaxed swing and better tempo
with no tightening of the muscles. Hopefully…you already
know all that.

So why is it so difficult to follow that advice? We have
no problem taking perfect practice swings. But put a golf
ball in front of us and our subconscious urge to kill the
ball takes over.

One of the reason why many golfers swing too fast is that
they do virtually everything at a fast pace.

Think about a typical day of golf. If you are playing an
early morning round, you start rushing from the minute you
wake up. You gulp down breakfast on the run, race to get
to the course on time; hurriedly hit a few practice balls,
and take a few quick putts on the practice green. Then it
is off to the first tee with the pressure of what seems
like a thousand eyes on you. What possible chance do you
have of swinging at a nice, slow tempo?

To put yourself in the right frame of mind to swing slowly,
you must slow everything down. Wake up half an hour
earlier. Eat a decent breakfast. Enjoy the view on your
ride to the course. Walk slowly to the practice tee and
putting green. And by all means, relax by breathing slowly
and deeply.

As you play the round, continue to relax between shots.
Walk rather than ride, if the course permits. Analyze your
next shot well before it is your turn, so you won't feel
rushed. And, of course, allow faster players to play
through. You can slow down internally and still finish a
round of golf in four hours. So slow down everything
around you and watch the wonders a slower tempo in your
swing can bring.

Until next week...good golfing!

Richard C Myers
http://www.thinkandreachpar.com/
http://www.golfforleftys.com/

Telephone 864.675.0038
New South Media, LLC
45 Doverdale Rd.
Greenville SC 29615
United States

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Greenville
SC 29615
United States

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03/01/06

Developing an Accurate Putting Stroke - Categories: Golf - richard @ 08:04:43 pm

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This weeks Tip

Developing an Accurate Putting Stroke

There are many styles of putting in common use, which are
of unquestioned merit, each style suiting certain players
admirably. For those golfers who are not good putters,
however, I would like to recommend a stroke, which has
often been referred to as the pendulum stroke, since the
clubhead moves in an arc resembling the swing of a pendulum
and the weight of the clubhead produces the momentum of the
stroke. In this method, the control resides in the last
three fingers of the left hand. The left hand starts the
club back and leads it through the stroke. The key to
keeping the clubhead on a straight line as it comes through
is the left elbow. It must go out straight toward the hole
or, on a rolling green, straight toward the desired line of
play. When it does, it prevents the right hand from taking
over and pushing the ball, or the left hand from breaking
in and pulling the ball off the line.

I think all beginners should start with this stroke on the
putting green. Here you get the feel of the clubhead and
learn to take the club back and forward low along the
ground. To help keep the clubface square to the line of
play, I place a club or a rod parallel to the line of play.
Before you putt a ball, you should practice bringing the
putter back and forth along the emphasized desired line.

Of course, with this or any other putting stroke, the head
must remain absolutely still through impact. If it moves,
it will destroy your stroke and your accuracy.

Until next week, good golfing!

Dr Richard Myers
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