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Originally Posted by shootin4par your original attack on my mentioning WHY HOGAN used a short left thumb ". You say that a short thumb limits backswing, which is a fantasy out of your own head. A short thumb has a tendency to give more control, but if it was a panacea for a long backswing, it would be universally prescribed."
You implied that I made this up, which I clearly did not, and when I provide proof, the drill I said to do and what hogan said in his book, you go off on a tangent and put more meaning into what I said then I originally said. A short left thumb will limit the back swing for anyone, BUT IT IS NOT THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR NOR DID I EVER SAY IT WAS NOR DID I RECOMMEND EVERYONE WHO HAS A LONG SWING SHOULD DO IT.
Out of curiosity, have you ever studied under an instructor? I studied under someonone who makes some of the highest regarded training aides that have been used by top teachers, like Ben doyle, who has taught many pros. He also has worked for the likes of Ledbetter, haney, RIck smith, just to name a few. I have spent a couple hundred hours talking with him, disecting the swing, and viewing swing. Add that on top of the of all the books that I have read, some of them numerous times. SO you go ahead and be a parrot, this pirate is done arguing with parrots |
Shootin,
Your golf instructor:
I quickly went thorugh your previous posts. While it was a quick skim, I think:
a. You've been playing for 5.5 years
b. You joined here last year, and was struggling with hitting against a firm left side.
c. Your latest golf instructor has been working with you for about 4 months, and is a Golf Machine guy. You were asking about the Homer stuff about 4-5 months ago.
This must be the instructor, since less than a year ago you were asking for drills on hitting against a firm left side. A good instructor would have clearly helped you on this.
So you say you've spent "a couple hundred hours" with this golf instructor.
Let's us do the math.
5 months = 150 days. So I guess that you spend a 1.5 hours every day with your golf instructor, but take off Sundays to get up to that 200 hours. Since he's cheap and/or has decided to give you a break on his rates, I bet you don't pay more than $100 per hour. I guess that we can do the math. 200 hours * $100/hour = $20,000.
Do you expect us to believe that you've paid $20,000 or that this world class instructor has been helping you for free? All The Books You've Read
You've read a bunch of books many times. Many more than I have, but in all the time on this board you've ever quoted from one book--Hogan's Five Principles. So where are the quotes from all the other leading golf figures?
You clearly did not know who John Jacobs was, as you talked about "his golf swing."
Do you expect us to believe that you've read all these books, yet never quoted from them or refered to their authors?
Sincerely, I think that you have posted intelligent posts and that you have been thinking about the swing. I have no doubt that you have spent some time with your instructor, and he has helped you.
However, hyperbole and exaggeration does not bring credibility.
Theo