Favorite Swing Thought when Playing

[Yoda]

From the Man himself (Carey Mumford):

Mary had a little lamb I wish I had one too.
Mary had a little lamb I wish I had one too.
Mary had a little lamb ...............

He wants you to come up with your own but once you hear that you can't get rid of it.

Today I listened in on a Jim McLean presentation at the PGA Merchandise Show. He answered the 'Swing Thought question' -- to have a conscious Swing Thought or not -- this way:

"Almost all the PGA TOUR players I've worked with have at least some sort of swing thought. It is usually very general. In my case, I might think, 'Swing to a complete finish.' I've gotten into trouble in the past thinking too specifically -- for example, put the wrist five degrees this way or that -- so I now I keep it general."

Personally, I am very active during the Pre-Shot Routine rehearsing the various Feels of my Stroke (3-F-5). In your Routine, as Homer Kelley used to say:

"You're a very busy guy!"

And as a key to the Stroke itself -- Expanded Translation per 3-E -- I find "Drag the wet mop" or "Trace the Plane Line" just as 'distracting' a thought as "Mary had a little lamb." Plus, it gives me something positive to do.

The Mental Game.

To each his own.

[comdpa]

Today I listened in on a Jim McLean presentation at the PGA Merchandise Show. He answered the 'swing thought question' -- to have a conscious swing thought or not -- this way:

"Almost all the PGA TOUR players I've worked with have at least some sort of swing thought. It is usually very general. In my case, I might think, 'Swing to a complete finish.' I've gotten into trouble in the past thinking too specifically -- for example, put the wrist five degrees this way or that -- so I now I keep it general."

Personally, I am very active during the Pre-Shot Routine rehearsing the various Feels of my Stroke (3-F-5). In your Routine, as Homer Kelley used to say:

"You're a very busy guy!"

And as a key to the Stroke itself -- Expanded Translation per 3-E -- I find "Drag the wet mop" or "Trace the Plane Line" just as 'distracting' a thought as "Mary had a little lamb." Plus, it gives me something positive to do.

The Mental Game.

To each his own.

O' Green one....what else did you hear?

[powerdraw]

PowerDraw,

Is yours a clear-key? I really like it, and it take about 13 seconds to hear it in Frank's voice.

yup...my clearkey, although swing is not as smooth as songs author.

[Doug]

Downstroke waggle with
Right Forearm Tracing

[cisco]

Cisco,

If that's you in your avatar -- and it sure looks like it! -- you have made some VERY serious progress since our time together that late fall evening in 2004. Do you remember your post describing "the Mad Man with the Impact Bag?" I'll never forget the night we met!

BTW everybody, as you may know, there are night-time videos of my Golf Swing (and Hit) available for viewing in The Gallery. It was Cisco who recorded them during his lesson and then later asked if he could put them up on the site. That was one of the easier questions I've ever answered!

Thanks Cisco!

The pleasure is all mine Lynn. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge and please continue to do so.

I also took a lesson from Justin and I would recommend SoCal TGMer's to take a lesson from him. He's got the passion and knowledge of a Jedi.

[comdpa]

The pleasure is all mine Lynn. Thanks for sharing your wealth of knowledge and please continue to do so.

I also took a lesson from Justin and I would recommend SoCal TGMer's to take a lesson from him. He's got the passion and knowledge of a Jedi.

Thank you for the kind words Jason.

The passion and the knowledge flows because Lynn cared enough to share unselfishly.

[6bmike]

I had a wonderful conversation with Justin on the phone yesterday and I vouch for his compassion for TGM. He traveled a bumpy road but I am glad he found a home in the Swamp. Nice work Justin.

Thoughts:

Trace the plane line and keep the shiny side of my right forearm facing "skyward and lower" than my hairy left forearm coming into the Storage alignment.

A mouth full but it keeps my wedges set perfectly for impact release, allows my right shoulder to be on plane and prevents any or all OTT.

[comdpa]

I had a wonderful conversation with Justin on the phone yesterday and I vouch for his compassion for TGM. He traveled a bumpy road but I am glad he found a home in the Swamp. Nice work Justin.

Thoughts:

Trace the plane line and keep the shiny side of my right forearm facing "skyward and lower" than my hairy left forearm coming into the Storage alignment.

A mouth full but it keeps my wedges set perfectly for impact release, allows my right shoulder to be on plane and prevents any or all OTT.

Welcome back Mike!