Virge's Swing.

[virge666]

As promised - here is April May'ish last year. Just after Major Pennants finished.

I have a few sets of swings - but with 3 or 4 sets I should be able to show the progression over the last year.

The main stuff has been on turn and posture.

Enjoy my pain.

The vids are here. They are around 8MB file and goes for 2-3 minutes. It is encoded using DivX (www.divx.com) you may need the codec from this website

Go to the Virges Swing folder

http://www.thegolferschoice.com/ozgolf/

[Jarro]

Gee i like the look of lamby's swing there ... sooo simple

Virge, you also look like your spine angle wasn't tilted away from the target enough at address ? Was this another thing that could've thrown you out of whack ?

[virge666]

Gee i like the look of lamby's swing there ... sooo simple

Virge, you also look like your spine angle wasn't tilted away from the target enough at address ? Was this another thing that could've thrown you out of whack ?

yeah - I like it too. But I love the amount of coil he gets... just sensational at the top. I prefer Pampling and Lonard through impact though.

I am with you on Spine angle - but I was hoping if I get the turn right - the spine angle would sort it self out. Also the VERY weak right hand doesn't help with the spine angle and turn issues also.

I actually added more later on - I will show that also... the swing at the Glades is just awful.

[virge666]

Virge, you also look like your spine angle wasn't tilted away from the target enough at address ? Was this another thing that could've thrown you out of whack ?

[Toolish]

website was down for a while due to me not paying bills...sorry...it's back now!

[moree golfer]

Why is the Lamb swing clip so short for such a large file??

[virge666]

Why is the Lamb swing clip so short for such a large file??

No idea - I will see if I can compress it.

[Jarro]

Got any swing vids of Pamps there Virge ?

[virge666]

Got any swing vids of Pamps there Virge ?

What do you think ???

[Jarro]

Any recent ones ?

He seems to be swinging pretty pure at the moment

[virge666]

Any recent ones ?

He seems to be swinging pretty pure at the moment

His swing has always been pretty awesome - what changes is his putting. The years he plays well - he is top 25 in putting. For the last 2 years he has been about 6 millionith in putting.

This weekend - he was 1st in putting. He is one of the best drivers and wedge players you have ever seen. He is about 50th in driving length and way up there in driving accuracy. His distance control with his wedges is sublime.

But like most Aussies. His putting is streaky.

Vids are on the web site.

[Toolish]

so when does the rest of the progression get loaded up virge?

[virge666]

so when does the rest of the progression get loaded up virge?

Getting there . . . work keeps getting in the way.

[Pinglauncher]

I am looking forward to see how you quiet the lower body down. My weakness (apart from old age and withering flexability) is my swing gets quick and short. I then try and get power by throwing the lower body which just makes it worse, loss of power and loss of ball to the right.

[virge666]

I am looking forward to see how you quiet the lower body down. My weakness (apart from old age and withering flexability) is my swing gets quick and short. I then try and get power by throwing the lower body which just makes it worse, loss of power and loss of ball to the right.

OK - Video player broken - ordered a new one from the USA ($130) for a Panasonic. So I can get back to this.

I have lost about 3 months worth of swings . . . so we may have to skip forward a bit. I will try and cover the missed stuff with just simple audio.

The quieting down of the lower half is pretty simple. I still have my little problem of sliding my left hip under on the backswing . . . but hey - it is a game of mishits.

Video to come over the weekend.

[haysey]

I am looking forward to see how you quiet the lower body down. My weakness (apart from old age and withering flexability) is my swing gets quick and short. I then try and get power by throwing the lower body which just makes it worse, loss of power and loss of ball to the right.

Actually I'm interested in this and how it relates to the over the top move.

I've been experimenting with trying to "block the tits out of the ball" with a reasonable amount of success. It seems that doing that has gone a long way towards stopping the whole body lunge that makes me look like I'm chopping down trees.

I'm guessing that it starts with controlling the lower body cause I can't see how you can block the ball if your throwing the lower body at it, or have I got it bass ackwards and it's actually the upper body that causes over the top swings?

Or should I just give up now and go play lawn bowls, cause all this crap is way to complicated for my simple brain

[Courty]

Or should I just give up now and go play lawn bowls, cause all this crap is way to complicated for my simple brain

Yep.

[virge666]

Actually I'm interested in this and how it relates to the over the top move.

... stuff ...

Or should I just give up now and go play lawn bowls, cause all this crap is way to complicated for my simple brain

It is a lot easier than that... and I would not start TRYING to stop something... if you try to stop something, it is the first thing to come back when you get out of sync. (me as the prime example)

You have serious, serious plane issues, and it has to do with your posture and how you turn.

To fix it up, you need to understand one thing. The golf swing flows. so if you go way inside on the backswing - naturally you are going to go way outside on the downswing. Don't ask me why . . . but it is true. This is what you do and practice.

So to Fix Haysey... all you need to do is go way outside on the backswing... and you will naturally come back inside on the downswing.

Sounds too easy doesn't it... don't believe me ? Try it on the range. easiest way int he world to hit hooks and fades.

Enjoy

[Toolish]

The weekend has come and gone a few times Virge...any plan for an update

[virge666]

The weekend has come and gone a few times Virge...any plan for an update

Righto then - updated...

3 month old swing vs 1 month old swing. The one in Red is the old swing.

Been working on posture - a lot of work on posture to be honest. These are the results.

Down the line
http://www.thegolferschoice.com/ozgo...geBack0408.wmv

In front
http://www.thegolferschoice.com/ozgo...eFront0408.wmv

Enjoy

[Pinglauncher]

Big difference in the amount of leg action Virge.

This is what I need to work on as I always have had a problem of overactive legs and sliding which combined with a dicky back is a recipe for disaster.

Have you noticed any changes in distance or ball flight ??

[virge666]

Big difference in the amount of leg action
Have you noticed any changes in distance or ball flight ??

No not really... especially on the range. But - I have always been good on a range...

But the quality of my golf on the course is getting back to what it use to be like before I got all TGM and "thinky".

Again - I just keep removing bits of what I thought was the right thing to do at the time.

[Toolish]

No not really... especially on the range. But - I have always been good on a range...

But the quality of my golf on the course is getting back to what it use to be like before I got all TGM and "thinky".

Again - I just keep removing bits of what I thought was the right thing to do at the time.

Can relate to that! TGM is good, but can cause a bit to much mechanical emphasis. As far as removing bits that seemed right at the time...that is an endless cycle isn't it!

[peter_rs]

Interesting...

[Toolish]

taken me 3 years to stop dipping through impact and I am still not there!