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TheBlueMonster
10-10-2005, 01:20 AM
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a346/climberjosh2/88ed9d13.jpg
Is my form horrible? Is that why I was really sore the next day?
Cancer Merchant
10-10-2005, 01:22 AM
If that's the top of your swing, yeah, you need to keep moving the club back till it's parallel with your shoulders. Square up your right foot.

And put some shoes on, hippy!
TheBlueMonster
10-10-2005, 01:26 AM
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And put some shoes on, hippy!

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/images/graemlins/mad.gif I ain't no hippy!



/images/graemlins/grin.gif But I definitely ain't no golfer.
siccjay
10-10-2005, 01:28 AM
Eh, I don't golf but I think one of your arms are supposed to be straight.
Dominic
10-10-2005, 01:32 AM
are you trying to hit a golf ball or kill a snake?
TheBlueMonster
10-10-2005, 01:33 AM
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Eh, I don't golf but I think one of your arms are supposed to be straight.

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I figured. Probably the reason my arms were sore the next day.
toddw8
10-10-2005, 02:45 AM
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are you trying to hit a golf ball or kill a snake?

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LOL, for real.
TheMainEvent
10-10-2005, 02:47 AM
get some flex in your knees and straighten out your left arm.
peachy
10-10-2005, 02:50 AM
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are you trying to hit a golf ball or kill a snake?

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ahahah this actually made me laugh...i may just be delerious though
brassnuts
10-10-2005, 03:48 AM
What's going on with that grip?
Cancuk
10-10-2005, 03:57 AM
It's pretty ugly...it looks like you chop at the ball...instead of swing through it...i'm sure your backswing isn't smooth either....

do you hook? it looks like you probably pull it a lot.
siccjay
10-10-2005, 04:52 AM
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ahahah this actually made me laugh...i may just be delerious though

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Is that anything like delirious?
10-10-2005, 04:53 AM
good luck getting into a bar with those sandals
dibbs
10-10-2005, 05:00 AM
Get some shoes, goldfish tender. /images/graemlins/wink.gif
Gary Stevenson
10-10-2005, 05:35 AM
first- most golfers don't use the term "form" when referring to their swings, nothing wrong, just kinda n00bish
second- your stance looks a little too wide...(although i cant quite tell what club you are using), but you usually want your feet shoulder length apart, slightly increasing in width with the longer clubs. You could also bend you knees a bit more to get more power and flexibility into your swing. Your takeaway looks a bit awkward and your grip definitely could use some help. Just ask anyone you know who plays golf or maybe a pro who works at the range to help you out with grip and basic takeaway. GL

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JackWilson
10-10-2005, 07:46 AM
Couple of things:

1. That looks like a putting grip. Normal grip looks more like this http://www.pgaprofessional.com/images/abcs_01grip2.jpg

2. Keep your left arm straight. You should take the club back far enough so that your left arm is parallel with the ground.

3. Bend your wrists about 45 degrees so that the club head is more or less in line with your left leg at the top of your swing.

4. Bend your knees.

5. Your left leg should be leaning back (away from the direction in which you want to hit the ball) more so you create more forward momentum on the downswing.

6. You're hot /images/graemlins/blush.gif
splashpot
10-10-2005, 08:21 AM
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Couple of things:

1. That looks like a putting grip. Normal grip looks more like this http://www.pgaprofessional.com/images/abcs_01grip2.jpg


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I was always taught to interlock my left index finger and my right pinky finger.
pokerdirty
10-10-2005, 08:50 AM
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Couple of things:

1. That looks like a putting grip. Normal grip looks more like this http://www.pgaprofessional.com/images/abcs_01grip2.jpg


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I was always taught to interlock my left index finger and my right pinky finger.

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You were taught wrong. This is how the cool kids do it. /images/graemlins/cool.gif
AngryCola
10-10-2005, 09:32 AM
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Couple of things:

1. That looks like a putting grip. Normal grip looks more like this http://www.pgaprofessional.com/images/abcs_01grip2.jpg


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I was always taught to interlock my left index finger and my right pinky finger.

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You were taught wrong. This is how the cool kids do it. /images/graemlins/cool.gif

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/AngryCola/Jack_Nicklaus.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v431/AngryCola/tigergolfbook.jpg
pokerdirty
10-10-2005, 09:39 AM
touche.

(i was making a small joke, i know a lot of golfers do interlock, but i was learnt not to do this)
unlucky513
10-10-2005, 09:57 AM
that is an awful looking swing.
pokerdirty
10-10-2005, 10:09 AM
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http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a346/climberjosh2/88ed9d13.jpg
Is my form horrible? Is that why I was really sore the next day?

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http://http://www.reporterandfarmer.com/Media/media%20-%20webster/germans/girl-golf.jpg
JackWilson
10-10-2005, 10:19 AM
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Couple of things:

1. That looks like a putting grip. Normal grip looks more like this http://www.pgaprofessional.com/images/abcs_01grip2.jpg


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I was always taught to interlock my left index finger and my right pinky finger.

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Either way is fine. I don't interlock, I place my pinky over my index finger, but this is all down to preference. The fundamentals of the grip stay the same though.
BottlesOf
10-10-2005, 11:02 AM
One static image reveals little. However, it looks like you're using your arms too much, rather than rotating your hips. Your hips/body are still facing the ball squarely in that picture, yet your arms are back, near the peak of the back swing.
ukpokerplayer
10-10-2005, 04:29 PM
stop bending your wrists you [censored]
RacersEdge
10-10-2005, 04:38 PM
I'd say there's about a 30% chance you whiffed.. /images/graemlins/wink.gif
TheBlueMonster
10-10-2005, 04:38 PM
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stop bending your wrists you [censored]

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way to ruin a pretty lighthearted thread you ass nugget. /images/graemlins/mad.gif
touchfaith
10-10-2005, 04:40 PM
It hasn't been said enough and it is the most glaring problem...

Straighten out that left arm. If you are just beginning, 3/4 swing and never bend that left arm until you get more comfortable.
TheBlueMonster
10-10-2005, 04:41 PM
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I'd say there's about a 30% chance you whiffed.. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

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nah, I sliced it pretty damn far heheh. When I finally managed to hit it straight it went a bit over 250 yds.



but that was only like three times out of 40
stabn
10-10-2005, 04:43 PM
You may have more things wrong with your swing than i do which is something i didn't think was possible.
TheBlueMonster
10-10-2005, 04:43 PM
thanks for the advice fellas. I'm not really very into golf...at all...but I kind of want to know the proper stance for next time I go to the range.
I guess I need to get out some golf books.










and wear shoes.
RacersEdge
10-10-2005, 04:53 PM
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thanks for the advice fellas. I'm not really very into golf...at all...but I kind of want to know the proper stance for next time I go to the range.
I guess I need to get out some golf books.










and wear shoes.

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You say that as if you think the critiquing of your swing will stop... /images/graemlins/wink.gif
pokerdirty
10-10-2005, 04:57 PM
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thanks for the advice fellas. I'm not really very into golf...at all...but I kind of want to know the proper stance for next time I go to the range.
I guess I need to get out some golf books.










and wear shoes.

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i charge $30 1/2 hr for lessons. < 4 handicap (in my prime)
TheBlueMonster
10-11-2005, 02:33 AM
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thanks for the advice fellas. I'm not really very into golf...at all...but I kind of want to know the proper stance for next time I go to the range.
I guess I need to get out some golf books.










and wear shoes.

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You say that as if you think the critiquing of your swing will stop... /images/graemlins/wink.gif

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I know it will never stop until I've won my first Masters. /images/graemlins/tongue.gif