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Old 09-09-2010, 11:44 AM
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To have a great Golf Swing needs more time and effort that 99.99% of golfers are willing to dedicate.

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Old 09-09-2010, 12:34 PM
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To have a great Golf Swing needs more time and effort that 99.99% of golfers are willing to dedicate.
Not to mention money.
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Old 09-09-2010, 03:40 PM
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Right.

I met a guy at the chipping green that looked phenomenal. I thought I was good, but this guy blows me away. I started talking to him and found out that he's about 28 years old and tries to get into mini-tour tournaments (Tries?). He said he practices 4 hours per day, every day.

Now I'm depressed.
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Old 12-22-2010, 06:29 AM
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Right.

I met a guy at the chipping green that looked phenomenal. I thought I was good, but this guy blows me away. I started talking to him and found out that he's about 28 years old and tries to get into mini-tour tournaments (Tries?). He said he practices 4 hours per day, every day.

Now I'm depressed.
If he going to turn professional - then we have to compare with an ordinary work day. At 28 he almost too old..?
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Old 12-22-2010, 01:53 PM
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Hitting 800 balls a day and engaging in clubhead throw away each time won't help!
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Old 12-22-2010, 02:05 PM
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Hitting 800 balls a day and engaging in clubhead throw away each time won't help!
What would help?
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Old 12-31-2010, 01:38 AM
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Too old! I am 41, quit my job, moved the family to Florida and now make a living as a full time touring professional. I have yet to miss a mortgage payment! The ball has no idea how old you are. I was told by many I was too old. I didn't listen, now I play and make a living full time.

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Old 12-31-2010, 06:36 AM
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Too old! I am 41, quit my job, moved the family to Florida and now make a living as a full time touring professional. I have yet to miss a mortgage payment! The ball has no idea how old you are. I was told by many I was too old. I didn't listen, now I play and make a living full time.
You must be encouraged to see how a lot of old timers - like Kenny Perry etc have performed in their late 40's - and after that there is the senior tour. Didn't Hale Irwin (65) shoot his age this year?
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Old 09-09-2010, 09:29 PM
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swinging vs playing
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To have a great Golf Swing needs more time and effort that 99.99% of golfers are willing to dedicate.
You do not need a great golf swing to play great golf, you need great golf skills to play great golf.

A consistent motion that looks terrible but has good impact alignments combined with a great short game will almost always beat a "pretty" swing with no "game".

Ask Jim Furyk, Lee trevino, Miller Barber, Bruce Lietzke, and any other "goofy" swinger for a game.

BTW, Brian Gay is a better ball striker than before but he has stayed on tour all of these years because he is one of the best ever around the green.
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Old 09-09-2010, 10:57 PM
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I never saw his full stroke. I saw only the results of his chipping.

I agree, it's not a beauty contest.

Of course, you have both. How many hours a week do you practice?
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