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Date: 20 Nov 2006 16:14:35
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Subject: Pass it on!!!
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In my opinion, Sam Snead gave the best free golf tip of all time when
he told a student, "You are standing too close to the ball after you
have hit it."
Snead's witty anecdote and my endeavours to get the correct message
across have lead to this free golf lesson. The drill I am about to
explain must be carried out to the word.
I have tried to see beyond the humour in his statement and instead use
the apparent wisdom that lies within. I have spent much of my teaching
career watching more than able people struggling to hit the ball with
the natural forces available.
Everyone I explain this to has trouble grasping the simplicity of the
drill and usually can't believe their results. A drill that will change
your approach to the game and help you to feel how and when to apply
the power.
There are two typical types that have spurred me on to write this
article and they are big powerful men and dare I say it the gentler
sex, you know who I mean ladies.
The macho man believes that his strength will send the ball miles and
when it doesn't things only deteriorate further as he tries to use even
more brute strength. Oh, the very thought fills me with pain.
The ladies are more straightforward although they believe that the key
also lies in brute strength and as they feel they do not have much, the
battle is lost before it has begun.
Let's get down to this free golf lesson, which involves an imaginary
arrow or dart and a wooden target to stick it in. You must stand in
your usual golf stance and throw it side-on, similar to how you address
the ball in golf.
There are now three important factors:
First, stand between five to ten paces away from the target depending
on your own personal comfort zone.
Second the force you use should stick the arrow/dart securely in the
wall but not in a way that it would be difficult to pull out with your
hand.
And thirdly your arrow/dart has a long ribbon tail and it should be
thrown with a smoothness that this tail acts as an aerodynamic sail. If
you've seen the gymnasts with their long ribbons on a stick, they make
those tails come alive and certainly do this with grace and elegance.
It is important to carry this drill out with efficiency and not with
all the power you have. To put it another way, every time you perform
this you must stick your arrow/dart into the target at least 40 times.
If you did this conservatively you would feel the smoothness and notice
the effortless power that you are generating.
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Date: 27 Nov 2006 04:33:51
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Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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Alan,
Of course I care. If it wasn't for feedback the whole world would be a
scary place. I'm sure Colin Montgomery lightened up once he realised
that so many people couldn't be wrong about his grumpy personality.
I am personally unaware of the errors on this page. I am not perfect
and I am not saying there are no errors, I just can't see them.
I'm a golf coach just chipping in with my opinion.
By the way did you see the Celtic V Man. Unt. game last week. Were we
not good or what?
Awrabest
S.MacD.
greenkeeper wrote:
> In message <1164576275.205957.197490@14g2000cws.googlegroups.com>,
> pmchugh@online.de writes
> ><<Would help if the site was factually correct.
> >>
> >
> >The site has about 50 pages, do you mean all of the pages or just one.
> >
> >Your half-wit sentence has tried to rubbish a 10,000+ word masterpiece
> >on the lighter side of learning this wonderful game.
> >
> >I suppose you spotted a few spelling mistakes Mr. Intellectual
> >Greenkeeper.
> >
> >I'll need to have a look at your site some day.
> >
> >I am personally not that interested in the growing cycles of bent grass
> >but if that's your niche I'm not gonna criticise.
> >
> >It's nice to be nice!
> >
> >
> >greenkeeper wrote:
> >> In message <f15em2l2lmimebh5tk6gg83t3egipnn9r0@4ax.com>, Bobby Knight
> >> <bknight@conramp.net> writes
> >> >On 24 Nov 2006 04:12:36 -0800, pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> >> >
> >> ><clip>
> >> >>By the way thanks for chiming in with your spam alert and this time you
> >> >>were all alone.
> >> >
> >> >The rest of us probably thought that his chiming in was enough.
> >> > ___,
> >> > \o
> >> >
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Date: 26 Nov 2006 22:14:35
From: greenkeeper
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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In message <1164576275.205957.197490@14g2000cws.googlegroups.com >,
pmchugh@online.de writes
><<Would help if the site was factually correct.
>>
>
>The site has about 50 pages, do you mean all of the pages or just one.
>
>Your half-wit sentence has tried to rubbish a 10,000+ word masterpiece
>on the lighter side of learning this wonderful game.
>
>I suppose you spotted a few spelling mistakes Mr. Intellectual
>Greenkeeper.
>
>I'll need to have a look at your site some day.
>
>I am personally not that interested in the growing cycles of bent grass
>but if that's your niche I'm not gonna criticise.
>
>It's nice to be nice!
>
>
>greenkeeper wrote:
>> In message <f15em2l2lmimebh5tk6gg83t3egipnn9r0@4ax.com>, Bobby Knight
>> <bknight@conramp.net> writes
>> >On 24 Nov 2006 04:12:36 -0800, pmchugh@online.de wrote:
>> >
>> ><clip>
>> >>By the way thanks for chiming in with your spam alert and this time you
>> >>were all alone.
>> >
>> >The rest of us probably thought that his chiming in was enough.
>> > ___,
>> > \o
>> >
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Date: 26 Nov 2006 13:24:35
From:
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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<<Would help if the site was factually correct.
>
The site has about 50 pages, do you mean all of the pages or just one.
Your half-wit sentence has tried to rubbish a 10,000+ word masterpiece
on the lighter side of learning this wonderful game.
I suppose you spotted a few spelling mistakes Mr. Intellectual
Greenkeeper.
I'll need to have a look at your site some day.
I am personally not that interested in the growing cycles of bent grass
but if that's your niche I'm not gonna criticise.
It's nice to be nice!
greenkeeper wrote:
> In message <f15em2l2lmimebh5tk6gg83t3egipnn9r0@4ax.com>, Bobby Knight
> <bknight@conramp.net> writes
> >On 24 Nov 2006 04:12:36 -0800, pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> >
> ><clip>
> >>By the way thanks for chiming in with your spam alert and this time you
> >>were all alone.
> >
> >The rest of us probably thought that his chiming in was enough.
> > ___,
> > \o
> >
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Date: 24 Nov 2006 17:36:34
From: greenkeeper
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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In message <f15em2l2lmimebh5tk6gg83t3egipnn9r0@4ax.com >, Bobby Knight
<bknight@conramp.net > writes
>On 24 Nov 2006 04:12:36 -0800, pmchugh@online.de wrote:
>
><clip>
>>By the way thanks for chiming in with your spam alert and this time you
>>were all alone.
>
>The rest of us probably thought that his chiming in was enough.
> ___,
> \o
>
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Date: 24 Nov 2006 04:12:36
From:
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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cja wrote:
> I saw some free information there, but I also see stuff for sale. Come
> to RSG and talk about golf all you want, just don't try to sell us
> anything. This isn't the place for that.
Dear cja,
What you saw was 80% free content and 20% harmless ad info. Lets get it
into context.
I posted my article for some feedback. It helps with my writing and I
enjoy to read and answer any constructive feedback.
Did you get a chance to read my latest post, ' I just love the stranger
who taught me this!'
Now I am of the opinion that this could be fit enough for RSG. To be
frank it certainly rates with many other posts that I have read.
By the way you can read it for free. Be careful that you don't click on
any of the harmless ads if you do happen to go into my web site.
You know it would take you over an hour to read all the free content
there without touching any of the ad links.
> My life is fine, thanks. I rarely chime in on these spam retaliations,
> there are plenty of others who usually take care of it.
By the way thanks for chiming in with your spam alert and this time you
were all alone.
I take it you don't have a personal information/instruction web site of
your own. You would then be aware that subscribing to google adsense
helps improve the traffic figures. I am trying to get my free message
across to as many as possble and must play the traffic game.
I class spam as receiving info that just doesn't have anything to do
with me.
How can a post to RSG about golf be classed as SPAM?
Read my site properly and then tell me that you didn't enjoy some of
the free content.
Awrabest
S.MacD.
cja wrote:
> pmchugh@online.de wrote:
>
> > If you actually took the time to visit my golf pages you will be able
> > to read a mine of wisdom for free.
> >
> I saw some free information there, but I also see stuff for sale. Come
> to RSG and talk about golf all you want, just don't try to sell us
> anything. This isn't the place for that.
>
> > Get a life! It's nice to be nice.
> >
> My life is fine, thanks. I rarely chime in on these spam retaliations,
> there are plenty of others who usually take care of it.
>
> - cja
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Date: 24 Nov 2006 09:49:14
From: Bobby Knight
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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On 24 Nov 2006 04:12:36 -0800, pmchugh@online.de wrote:
<clip >
>By the way thanks for chiming in with your spam alert and this time you
>were all alone.
The rest of us probably thought that his chiming in was enough.
___,
\o
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Date: 23 Nov 2006 09:25:31
From: cja
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> If you actually took the time to visit my golf pages you will be able
> to read a mine of wisdom for free.
>
I saw some free information there, but I also see stuff for sale. Come
to RSG and talk about golf all you want, just don't try to sell us
anything. This isn't the place for that.
> Get a life! It's nice to be nice.
>
My life is fine, thanks. I rarely chime in on these spam retaliations,
there are plenty of others who usually take care of it.
- cja
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Date: 22 Nov 2006 16:09:11
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Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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Dear cj arschloch,
If you actually took the time to visit my golf pages you will be able
to read a mine of wisdom for free.
As Confusius once said when playing golf with his colleague,
"Is my friend in the bunker or is the bastard on the green?"
Look everybody I (cj arschloch) will watch out for anyone who is trying
to spread anything that seems to be of interest.
Get a life!
It's nice to be nice.
Thanks for the feedback auf jeden Fall!
cja wrote:
> pmchugh@online.de wrote:
>
> > www.online-golf-lesson-and-more.com/
> >
> And there it is, finally. Just another guy trying to infiltrate RSG
> with self-promotion in mind?
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Date: 22 Nov 2006 05:00:46
From: cja
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> www.online-golf-lesson-and-more.com/
>
And there it is, finally. Just another guy trying to infiltrate RSG
with self-promotion in mind?
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Date: 22 Nov 2006 04:56:10
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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Sparky wrote:
>>
> Q: What's the best thing about twenty eight year olds?
>
>
> A: There's twenty of them..... Ba-Dump Bump!
My wife says that you've obviously never taught elementtary school.
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Date: 21 Nov 2006 15:46:28
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> My 11 y.o. daughter thinks that you are all mugs for trying to control
> 'gross motor skills' with words coming from your conscious mind.
Is she hot?
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Date: 22 Nov 2006 04:43:52
From: Sparky
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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On 21-Nov-2006, "annika1980" <annika1980@aol.com > wrote:
> pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> > My 11 y.o. daughter thinks that you are all mugs for trying to control
> > 'gross motor skills' with words coming from your conscious mind.
>
> Is she hot?
Q: What's the best thing about twenty eight year olds?
A: There's twenty of them..... Ba-Dump Bump!
me
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Date: 21 Nov 2006 14:57:54
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Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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Have any of you actually tried this drill or do you think it is too
complicated.
My 11 y.o. daughter thinks that you are all mugs for trying to control
'gross motor skills' with words coming from your conscious mind.
Walk into the kitchen, make two cups of coffee and a couple of slices
of toast and then write an essay on how much you used your conscious
mind to perform these tasks.
How would you like to be able to hit a drive or sink a three foot put
with the same mtor skills.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
Thankee all,
golf is much easier than you think
www.online-golf-lesson-and-more.com/
Rob Davis wrote:
> Watson deMeneux wrote:
> > annika1980 wrote:
> >
> >> pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> >>
> >>> It is important to carry this drill out with efficiency and not with
> >>> all the power you have. To put it another way, every time you perform
> >>> this you must stick your arrow/dart into the target at least 40 times.
> >>> If you did this conservatively you would feel the smoothness and notice
> >>> the effortless power that you are generating.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Well I just completed this drill with mixed results.
> >> The good news is that my handicap has already dropped 5 shots.
> >> The bad news is ...... well, does anybody wanna buy a couple of dead
> >> cats?
> >>
> >
> > I don't know about dropping my handicap, but I can report my drives are
> > an average of 25-30 yds longer now. And that's on top of the 30 yds I
> > got by changing drivers, the 25 yds I got by changing balls and the 20
> > yds I got by watching an infomercial.
> >
>
> I was given a golf humor book called "Fore Play" by Bill Geist ...
> overall not so great, but there's one part where he goes to a golf show
> and asks all the folks selling stuff how much this particular
> club/shoe/training_device will lower his handicap. He adds them up as he
> goes, and by the end of the show he's a scratch golfer 8^).
>
> Rob
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Date: 20 Nov 2006 16:25:20
From: annika1980
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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pmchugh@online.de wrote:
> >
> It is important to carry this drill out with efficiency and not with
> all the power you have. To put it another way, every time you perform
> this you must stick your arrow/dart into the target at least 40 times.
> If you did this conservatively you would feel the smoothness and notice
> the effortless power that you are generating.
Well I just completed this drill with mixed results.
The good news is that my handicap has already dropped 5 shots.
The bad news is ...... well, does anybody wanna buy a couple of dead
cats?
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Date: 21 Nov 2006 00:35:45
From: Watson deMeneux
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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annika1980 wrote:
> pmchugh@online.de wrote:
>
>>It is important to carry this drill out with efficiency and not with
>>all the power you have. To put it another way, every time you perform
>>this you must stick your arrow/dart into the target at least 40 times.
>>If you did this conservatively you would feel the smoothness and notice
>>the effortless power that you are generating.
>
>
> Well I just completed this drill with mixed results.
> The good news is that my handicap has already dropped 5 shots.
> The bad news is ...... well, does anybody wanna buy a couple of dead
> cats?
>
I don't know about dropping my handicap, but I can report my drives are
an average of 25-30 yds longer now. And that's on top of the 30 yds I
got by changing drivers, the 25 yds I got by changing balls and the 20
yds I got by watching an infomercial.
--
Watson deMeneux
-Say it out loud next time you're in a restaurant.
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Date: 21 Nov 2006 03:52:00
From: Rob Davis
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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Watson deMeneux wrote:
> annika1980 wrote:
>
>> pmchugh@online.de wrote:
>>
>>> It is important to carry this drill out with efficiency and not with
>>> all the power you have. To put it another way, every time you perform
>>> this you must stick your arrow/dart into the target at least 40 times.
>>> If you did this conservatively you would feel the smoothness and notice
>>> the effortless power that you are generating.
>>
>>
>>
>> Well I just completed this drill with mixed results.
>> The good news is that my handicap has already dropped 5 shots.
>> The bad news is ...... well, does anybody wanna buy a couple of dead
>> cats?
>>
>
> I don't know about dropping my handicap, but I can report my drives are
> an average of 25-30 yds longer now. And that's on top of the 30 yds I
> got by changing drivers, the 25 yds I got by changing balls and the 20
> yds I got by watching an infomercial.
>
I was given a golf humor book called "Fore Play" by Bill Geist ...
overall not so great, but there's one part where he goes to a golf show
and asks all the folks selling stuff how much this particular
club/shoe/training_device will lower his handicap. He adds them up as he
goes, and by the end of the show he's a scratch golfer 8^).
Rob
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Date: 21 Nov 2006 02:24:24
From: Howard Brazee
Subject: Re: Pass it on!!!
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In some ways golf clubs are like razors. Every year there is some
great improvement in technology making us wonder if razors from a
generation ago left 8" stubble.
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