One of the happenings that was so impressive about the instructors
was the way that they could hit the ball. Very few instructors that
I know are able to perform what they preach. Lynn, Ted and Jeff
would boom 300 drives, stripe irons and do all the specialty shots
with ease. They could tell you what to do and then hit the shot
to show you what it should look like and what to expect. These where
three of the very best instructor all in one place. Hands on instruction
was there. I figure that I hit about 1700 balls in three days.
Some of the highlights for me:
Chipping and Pitching - The proper set up and dragging the wet mop.
The specialty shot that Ted uses, with the grip in the left hand palm
and the vertical hinging. Lynn showed a preset pivot drill that was
very impressive. Jeff showed how to go to both arms straight with
authority. Very impressive.
Putting - Lynn, Ted and Jeff showed their perferred styles and explained
the feelings and objectives. Lynn has a very interesting observation
about the right shoulder being down enough at address to accomodate
the length of the putt. Another very interesting point was how the
pivot point would change from the left shoulder to hands if the
left wrist was bent at address.
On the tee - Lynn covered a lot of topics, such as flying wedges and
address, hinge arrangements to work the ball, the wrist throw, the
finish swivel and many more. Ted covered "hitting" with dowel alignments
and gave excellent examples of closing and layback. Ted also has
an excellent knowledge of "Swinging" and gave me some very good
instruction. Jeff showed me what he actually did in the gallary section
of the forum. His knowledge of club fitting is the very best. Jeff
brought the Henry Griffith club cart so that students could try different
combinations of clubheads with shafts. There was no appearance of
trying to sell clubs, but a genuline effert to help. Jeff is an excellent
instrutor and boy can he hit the ball.
Listening to Lynn, Ted and Jeff, discuss among themselves the theories
and the various pressure point applications was somthing to behold.
These guys are not good, they are better than that!
I sure got a lot out of the clinic and would strongly recommend that
the experience would be great for you.
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