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    Default Virge's Swing, Bye Bye GE, Hello Foley

    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/
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    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 ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jarro View Post
    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.

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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by moree golfer View Post
    Why is the Lamb swing clip so short for such a large file??
    No idea - I will see if I can compress it.

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    Got any swing vids of Pamps there Virge ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jarro View Post
    Got any swing vids of Pamps there Virge ?
    What do you think ???


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    Any recent ones ?

    He seems to be swinging pretty pure at the moment
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    Quote Originally Posted by jarro View Post
    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.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolish View Post
    so when does the rest of the progression get loaded up virge?
    Getting there . . . work keeps getting in the way.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pinglauncher View Post
    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.

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolish View Post
    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

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    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 ??

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pinglauncher View Post
    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.

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    Interesting...




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    Quote Originally Posted by jarro View Post
    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 ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by virge666 View Post
    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Toolish View Post
    As far as removing bits that seemed right at the time...that is an endless cycle isn't it!
    Yeah - I find that I just lose focus. I don't get to practice much, so I turn up on the range and work on something like posture for a hour or so... then figure out that I need something to go to on the course, so, I end up butchering something to make it go in the right direction-ish.

    To be honest mate - I just need more time and less work / family to get better. It has taken 3 months just to get myself to stand up a little straighter.

    Tis bloody anoying.

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

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    Thanks to Rusty and BrisVegas for recording that swing in QLD. Shows just how much not playing or practicing puts you straight back into your old habits. Also shows why I had little to no control of the ball for the two days.

    My problem as it has always been is swaying and tilting. I sway back with the backswing and then drive my hips and legs at the ball resulting in horrible hooks and the big blocks high and right.

    I went and did some practice on Monday night and with Christmas coming up I should have some time to get it back to at least something around my handicap.

    I need some shoulder turn and some stability.

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    Would love to see virge's swing, but the site is down


 

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