A Day With YODA

[KOC]

Kevin,

I am jealous!!!Wish somedays I can to the State.

[KevCarter]

Kevin,

I am jealous!!!Wish somedays I can to the State.

KOC, I think we would ALL like to see you come to the states and shake your hand!


Kevin

[KevCarter]

Great day at the PGA today. MattS from Rochester, JerryG and myself. All we wanted to do was see my hero, BRIAN GAY working on Alignment Golf...

Kind of funny, we hung out on the short game area and saw EVERYBODY. Tiger came over, practiced basic and acquired motion within several yards of us. There were people behind us 15 deep just to get a glimpse of him. The three of us were straining our necks looking towards the practice tee to see if Brian had shown up.

I guess we could have watched Tiger without feeling guilty. Afew minutes after Tiger left, we were still looking towards the range. Who do you think was standing 4 feet from Tiger watching him?

YODA

I guess no one can ever stop learning from these great players. Even the MASTER.

Brian was really fun to watch, VERY centered pivot, even more so than on the videos. Such a simple, repeatable action. Anyone on tour that moves off the ball on the backstroke now would stick out like a sore thumb. It's all about the tripod as Mr. Kelley told us 40 years ago, and YODA still tells us now. There are no funky, contrived moves needed, just the bio-mechanically correct pivot that YODA teaches. Take it a little different direction, and many guys use VJ Trolio's pivot as well. The two really are not very different to my eye.

By the way, I forgot to mention Yodas swing. It is beautiful, for an older fellow , and he can walk the walk as well as talk the talk. After hitting 4 shots for us while stone cold, I asked him why he is teaching and not out playing. You know what Trevino said about teachers, well, I believe he would trust YODA with his livelyhood.

Thank you to Jerry, Kevin S, Matt, and YODA for making this such a special week.



Kevin

[O.B.Left]

Was Tigers left foot coming off the ground, if ever so slightly?

[KevCarter]

Was Tigers left foot coming off the ground, if ever so slightly?

Sorry man, besides watching for Brian, all I could see were Tigers teeth!

Kevin

[KevCarter]

I'm a HUGE Tiger fan by the way. If anyone takes my last post as rude, I apologize. Tiger is a great guy and I have nothing but respect for him.

Kevin

[Yoda]

Great day at the PGA today.

I guess we could have watched Tiger without feeling guilty. Afew minutes after Tiger left, we were still looking towards the range. Who do you think was standing 4 feet from Tiger watching him? YODA

We (the crowd and the photographers) are always looking at Tiger. I thought it would be fun to show his view looking at us!

[O.B.Left]

How does that work Yoda? Does one just wander over to observe Tiger
quietly or is there some chit chat pre amble or...........did he set up shop beside you or........

Nice photos.

[KevCarter]

Personal update,

• Frank is having a blast.
• Another of my students had his best round ever today. Thanks Mr. MacDonald...
• I hit balls for the first time in a couple of weeks. Compressed draws. No yips. Really fun to feel the "ground forces" again. More importantly, a new CENTERED PIVOT with zero pain! Maybe I'll even try playing again.

YODA, you are the GREATEST!!!

Thank You,
Kevin

[Yoda]

Personal update,

• Frank is having a blast.
• Another of my students had his best round ever today. Thanks Mr. MacDonald...
• I hit balls for the first time in a couple of weeks. Compressed draws. No yips. Really fun to feel the "ground forces" again. More importantly, a new CENTERED PIVOT with zero pain! Maybe I'll even try playing again.

YODA, you are the GREATEST!!!

Thank You,
Kevin

Thanks for posting, Kevin. The Golf Stroke is a complex, athletic motion that can be made a whole lot simpler than most people realize. That is what you learned in our session at Medinah, and that is the way it is.

Again, I say . . .

If you can walk and swing your arms from side to side (in perfect timing with your 'walking' motion), you can learn to swing a golf club the same way. In doing so, you can learn to swing it the the same way the pros do -- the same way they learned to do it as kids. You won't hit the ball as far as they do -- nor as straight -- but you will hit it with the same authority, and you will begin to post scores you heretofore only imagined.

You will wake up every morning and know that you are 'doing it right', and that you deserve the lower scores you now are producing. You will have become not just a golfer, but a player.

And that's a good thing.