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23rd May 2008 10:37 PM
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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/
Last edited by virge666; 28th December 2011 at 11:25 PM.
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24th May 2008 06:31 AM
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24th May 2008 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by
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 ?
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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26th May 2008 03:35 PM
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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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26th May 2008 04:02 PM
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Why is the Lamb swing clip so short for such a large file??
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26th May 2008 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by
moree golfer
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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26th May 2008 05:28 PM
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26th May 2008 06:19 PM
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27th May 2008 04:10 AM
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27th May 2008 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by
jarro
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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27th May 2008 10:35 AM
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so when does the rest of the progression get loaded up virge?
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27th May 2008 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by
Toolish
so when does the rest of the progression get loaded up virge?
Getting there . . . work keeps getting in the way.
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28th May 2008 05:43 PM
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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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13th June 2008 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by
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.
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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5th August 2008 01:57 PM
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The weekend has come and gone a few times Virge...any plan for an update
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5th August 2008 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by
Toolish
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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5th August 2008 09:01 PM
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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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5th August 2008 09:46 PM
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5th August 2008 10:18 PM
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6th August 2008 02:47 PM
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6th August 2008 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by
virge666
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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6th August 2008 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by
Toolish
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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6th August 2008 04:36 PM
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taken me 3 years to stop dipping through impact and I am still not there!
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19th November 2008 12:02 PM
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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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19th November 2008 02:48 PM
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Would love to see virge's swing, but the site is down
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