Daily Training
December 10th, 2009Today, I am a step closer to my goal because I have completed the following:
- Putting training, focusing on feel – what does a putt from here to here FEEL like.
- Flame meditation, entering a state of relaxed concentration on the flame.
- Feel awareness check: swings focusing on feeling the clubhead, where it is and what it is doing throughout the swing.
- Technique check.
- Grip Pressure: grip firmly and with consistent pressure throughout the swing.
I have learned, yet again, how important the grip is in relation to putting especially, but also the swing in general. I am adding a point to my daily training to address this.
Daily Training
December 9th, 2009Today, I am a step closer to my goal because I have completed the following:
- Cardio training including squats and abs for core stability and overall golf fitness.
- Putting training, focusing on feel – what does a putt from here to here FEEL like.
- Flame meditation, entering a state of relaxed concentration on the flame.
- Technique check.
- Grip Pressure: grip firmly and with consistent pressure throughout the swing.
I have learned that I need to swing largely with my lats (and not the arms) in order to get the ball striking consistency I’m looking for. Several things for ball striking: 1) push arms away from body (maintains connection and arms in front of chest), 2) swing with lats (this maintains good rotation and clears the body correctly on the downswing), 3) left wrist straight (i say ‘always straight never off line’ and this reminds me to do this everytime), 4) leverage off the left quad, the ball goes straight down the line.
Daily Training
December 8th, 2009Today, I am a step closer to my goal because I have completed the following:
- Cardio training including squats and abs for core stability and overall golf fitness.
- Putting training, focusing on feel – what does a putt from here to here FEEL like.
- Flame meditation, entering a state of relaxed concentration on the flame.
Daily Training
December 7th, 2009Today, I am a step closer to my goal because I have completed the following:
- Cardio training including squats and abs for core stability and overall golf fitness.
- Resistance training for overall golf strength, super-setting either back/biceps or chest/triceps: CHEST
- Putting training, focusing on feel – what does a putt from here to here FEEL like.
- Chipping ‘hinge and hold’ training, focusing on feel – what does a chip from here to here FEEL like.
- Flame meditation, entering a state of relaxed concentration on the flame.
- Grip Pressure: grip firmly and with consistent pressure throughout the swing.
I have learned to keep my eye-line consistent and correct throughout the putt, and in relation to my putting alignment. This makes a big difference, especially to small putts, but to all putts in general. I have learned that the essence of the hinge and hold chipping method is having a steep impact into the ball combined with a ‘hold’ which is holding the bottom of the club to the ground as long as possible through impact.