Something I want to put on the table for your birthday.... As a few of the other LBG board members know, I have been doing volunteer work with several high risk teens, who come from circumstances of limited opportunity.
I taught them exactly as you taught me last March, as best I could. This summer 2 of them took summer jobs on grass at a local range and chipnputt. That meant they turned away from the concrete and streetcorners that devour their peers. And one was just told that he has made alternate for his school's team.
None of them, had touched a golf club before last fall, and none had a lesson until this past Spring when we began to construct the LBG/TGM fundamentals.
The point is that LBG/TGM fundamentals gave them such a FAST jumpstart, that interest in golf overcame them quickly. They worked hard and had fun, and most important.... I think for the first time in their lives, they see themselves as special. They are TGMers.
They heard Mr Kelley's and your name often.
(And a special kudo to Matt. I think they were a little tired of seeing myself and vids/photos of other old f*rts. Matt put up vids here of himself crushing balls in a T-shirt, baggy shorts, and sneaks. They got that. )
The stationary head and steady legs are their rock. The Flying Wedges are their sword. The Inclined Plane is their shield. And there is hope, where there once was very little.
Just so you know, what you do touches others 900 miles away, in ways you may not have imagined.
It is no coincidence that the great Mickey Mantle was born on 10/20. I had the chance to ask him in the mid 80's on how far he hit a golf ball. He replied by saying that he averaged 310 off the tee!!!!!!!So Lynn there is still hope!!!!!!
"That boy hits baseballs over buildings. He runs as fast as Ty Cobb."
— Casey Stengel
It is no coincidence that the great Mickey Mantle was born on 10/20. I had the chance to ask him in the mid 80's on how far he hit a golf ball. He replied by saying that he averaged 310 off the tee!!!!!!!So Lynn there is still hope!!!!!!
"That boy hits baseballs over buildings. He runs as fast as Ty Cobb."
— Casey Stengel
Rich,
With credit to Lloyd Bentsen in the Bentsen-Quayle Vice-Presidential debates:
In the 80's I had a press pass and used it to go to the stadium every chance I got. At this time "The Mick" was a commentator for SportsChannel NY. I spoke with him on a few occasions and also put together a music video of him in my spare time and gave it to him. I did a video montage of him swinging the bat and using scenes from The Natural. So you would see mick swinging and then see the ball he hit, hit a scoreboard. He loved the video and "The Scooter" liked it as well. He actually thanked me on the air!!!!!.....
Happy birthday Yoda!!!! Tracing the plane line and all those breakfasts at Cracker Barrel must be the secret of youth...cause you have the look, demeanor, and enthusiasm of a man much younger!
One thing's for sure, Keith, those Cracker Barrel breakfasts are showing. I'm working with Vickie to do something about that!
Don't give up on the Barrel!!!! The barrel's almost as good as the Bucket. You could hurt yourself with all that work out stuff. Plus all the chili slides of the hotdog when you're lifting weights.
Happy birthday Yoda! The following should remove any doubts that top performance is still possible after 50.
It is well known around here that Mantle drove #9 at Southern Hills in Tulsa in the 1980s when in his 50s. The green is elevated and plays 374 from the championship tees(2001 US Open) and 359 from the whites, from which Mantle played. This was all carry and done with a persimmon driver and Titleist balata. I should also say that he was in poor health due to baseball injuries as well as liver damage from alcoholism.
In the 2001 Open, Woods hit a steelheaded Cobra driver to the crosswalk, some 80+ yds from the green.
Happy birthday Yoda! The following should remove any doubts that top performance is still possible after 50.
It is well known around here that Mantle drove #9 at Southern Hills in Tulsa in the 1980s when in his 50s. The green is elevated and plays 374 from the championship tees(2001 US Open) and 359 from the whites, from which Mantle played.
Thanks, MJ. I'll start wearing my pinstripes to the golf course!
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