twomasters: that was a great response, you flick a switch
thankyou
gabe193
Bradley,
It is hard to express the value in what you have to offer. You have been there and done it. It is one thing to “talk the talk” but a whole nother animal to “walk the walk”. I have read, re-read, and read again (plus marking up and making notes) Mr. Hogan’s Five Lessons but until I started Lag’s process I wasn’t able to connect the dots. I could get my arms around the process but now I am getting my arms around the “whys” thanks to you and Lag.
It is a great feeling to no longer be tossed on the seas of indecisive instruction–looking from one instructor to the next in order to find the “golden nuggets” or the “holy grail” of golf secrets-- or to chase yesterday’s feeling or trigger that used to work. I now feel grounded and working toward a goal. I am free to stay on track and do my homework and hit the bag instead of hitting the internet for conflicting instruction.
I have received instruction in the past that pretty much discounted much of Mr. Hogan’s instruction and therefore discounting the principles that you and Lag teach. I didn’t return to the instructor thinking to myself, " if by many accounts Mr. Hogan was the best ballstriker to play the game why would I take divergent advice from someone who has not accomplished the same moniker." Although you and Lag are not teaching directly out of Mr. Hogan’s books you embrace and don’t belittle his approach.
Thanks for all of your insights and wisdom. With your and Lag’s help my chipping, ballstriking, and outlook for my game has improved. Please let us know your tournament schedule. I am confident to say that you would have a fraternity (ABS students) that would be in your corner cheering you on. I haven’t met you personally but I feel like it know you. Thanks again…Littlealm
What a magnificent post, spot on!!!
This kind of hard work is something humans are naturally built for, we have muscles that adapt quickly, brains that love to process and understand new information and have a constant drive for those things we are passionate about. Yet a vast majority of people put in 10% of the effort needed, get frustrated at the lack of consistent results, and look for quick fixes, like a lesson with a pro and a $500 driver. Hey, it has to be easy than doing actual work right.
Also to back up the first part of the answer, I’m just on module 3. For weeks and weeks I felt like I didn’t understand what the real point of module 2 was. After trying the first drills of module 3, module 2 suddenly made perfect sense, I can already see it’s essential to getting module 3 right. Also, I haven’t had a chance to have a hit yet (will play tomorrow), but I can’t imagine I haven’t added 10 yards and control on my drives after just 4 days of doing module 3 poorly. Power is yet to come, trust me.
Bradley,
Do you have a recommendation for a grip for a guy that gets sweaty hands? I have always played with a glove but I would like to go without if I can find a grip I can hold on to with confidence. Also, what is a good golf ball for a hitter? Thank you…littlealm
i’ve been hitting the bag for about two weeks. i hit the bag once a day at the recommended 50,50,50 and feel most pressure in my lower back not in my wrist, is this normal. lag says this is a wrist drill , i don’t have a burn in my wrist am i doing something wrong?
also should i exceed the recommended 50,50,50,?
gabe193
gabe, I sometimes get a burn in the lower back, which is usually a sign for me to take a pause before continuing.
Have you sent a video over to Lag for feedback? It may be that you have too much arm movement and so the wrists are finding the exercise too easy. If that is the case, Lag will immediately see that, I’m sure.
teddyirons: no not yet i first need to purchase a camera, i was looking at one of those flick camera’s people use for youtube
gabe193
When I use a glove I always used a grip such as a tour velvet
When I don’t use a glove (which I pretty much do all the time now) I switched over to a full cord grip tour velvet
Full cord seemed to not mix well with a glove for me? why I don’t know
I did use to get a good supply of gripmaster leather grips…get the correct gripmasters and the club stays in your hand like a vice they are so tacky… they are expensive (I got them free!!) but well worth it and they last quite well as long as you don’t go jamming clubs down the bag and scuffing them…stick them in water and rub with a towel and they are tacky as can be… the best leather grip I have used…they did mess with swingweights a little however…not sure why maybe because of the weight of the grip
Thank you. I appreciate your help…littlealm
Actually, I’m more naturally built for procreating with the beer cart girls, but if you don’t play the game well it isn’t that easy to impress. 
On the serious side, I concur with what others have said about the value of Brad and John. A system that gives results, takes work (no tips), and driven by real professionals who have been tested in the crucibles of competition…well it doesn’t get any better than that! Add a forum of like minded individuals willing to work hard for their knowledge, share information, and support their peers. Did I mention it doesn’t get any better than that?! Oh yeah, I forgot inside knowledge of the tours akin to reading a tour players biography…but multiply that by X (where X is the number of pros at various levels who have found their way here). Putting, Al “Fricken” Barkow, short game stuff, 24 hour access and the ability to shoot mod #2 in the nude and post it for critique! Okay, strike that last one.
Did I mention…does it get any better than that?! It’s finally like I can put my mind at peace regarding golf and enjoy the journey and game for the first time in a long time. It doesn’t get any better than that.
Cheers,
Captain Chaos
twomasters: just purchased a video camera , getting ready to shoot my first impact video , where can i find instructions on how, where ,and when to submit the video to lag.
gabe193
gabe, I’m not twomasters but I can answer.
You should have received an email from lag when joing the course … lagpressure at yahoo.com
Suggest you upload the video to youtube, vimeo, or some other site like that, and set Lag the link. Or, just mail the video directly to him as an attachment, although you may need to keep the size under 5 MB or similar. Perhaps send 1 email for Down the line, 1 email for caddie view.
sorry teddyirons.thanks for the info
Bradley two questions.
First of all, I’m sure a few of us would like some advice on which golf balls you like. I’m happy using persimmon and old style blades, even for competition rounds, so I’m guessing something a bit more like the old school balatas would be ideal, but what are your thoughts. And with newer equipment, what do you use in competition?
Also, as cricket season draws to an end, who is your footy team?
Bradley two questions.
First of all, I’m sure a few of us would like some advice on which golf balls you like. I’m happy using persimmon and old style blades, even for competition rounds, so I’m guessing something a bit more like the old school balatas would be ideal, but what are your thoughts. And with newer equipment, what do you use in competition?
I didn’t know to the extent just how weird golf balls had become. I was always told this is our latest and greatest…it launches higher, spins less but stops well on the greens etc etc…I didn’t know…I didn’t notice any difference in spin, launch or all the crap that was flying at me about their new better ball…I started using a Srixon Z Star just fooling around last year…It felt softer to hit and had all the same flight, launch and spin characteristics as any other Titleist, Callaway, Taylor Made you could throw at me… maybe the softer feel was a better mindset for my inner self
All I know is that when I was ‘younger’…which can be drawn into the equation a little also…I could hit a persimmon driver with a short steel shaft 300 meters (330 yards) on average with a Titleist Professional or a Tour Balata or a Tour 384 or even with a Hogan Balata… so all the theories about clubs/balls making people longer and better I just can’t go with… I became shorter and had slightly less control once all this ‘techno’ stuff has evolved over the years because I didn’t know why at the time but looking back…in reality… my dynamics of my swing deteriorated to try and match the lightweight clubs and then match that with the harder to compress ball and it was an entirely different world I was playing in… I was losing 10 yards and guys were gaining 30 yards ??*&$%#
Also, as cricket season draws to an end, who is your footy team?
Well I hate to say it my team is Carlton…although they improved last year but are behaving quite poorly off the field also!!..I do have a soft spot for Melbourne as I got signed to play with them when I was younger but they have been really struggling…so no joy on either of those fronts
I read that the clubs that Hogan played and manufactured (years past) were shorter and more lofted than today’s clubs. Is that correct? If so, do you think it was because Hogan put a premium on accuracy instead of today’s game of length? littlealm
No, it’s about $$$. The club companies decreased the loft to dupe “us” into believing we are hitting the ball longer with their new clubs.
True,
All clubs were shorter and had more loft
for one the 56 degree sand wedge was the highest loft players needed so the lofts fell according to that- 56 SW-51PW- 47 9i and so on… then they started to make higher loft wedges 60 degree and made gaps bigger to compensate 60 LW- 54 GW- 48PW and so on until we got down to a 3 or 4 iron and they couldn’t deloft those because no one could hit them with no loft on them…so they came up with hybrids to replace the long irons because they ran out of lofts…and then continue to tell everyone that the golfing standard has improved…which it hasn’t…it’s like being Milli Vanilli- looked great on the outside but couldn’t sing a lick and used voice overs to make everyone think they were outstanding performers
It has been a continual cop out in all areas to make everyone feel better about themselves, yet the standard of striking has declined because the swing has deteriorated accordingly with the demise of the correct rationales of equipment and how it should be used.
Shafts got longer because steel got replaced by graphite and became lighter…heads got bigger so they had to be made lighter…it’s a mess really. It all came down to distance as a marketing tool…If you want the body to work properly and the swing to evolve into a dynamic functioning machine the older stuff is the way to go–even if you only practice with it and play the modern plonkers in events…at least you will be training the body to function in a decent order and not just be slapping at it with lightweight toothpicks for clubs each and every day
Do players using the older clubs, such as Hogan’s, stay with the shorter shafts to maintain balance with the head or are the shaft’s changed to fit the length of the day? And if they are changed, do they modify the heads? I would like to go with older clubs but I am a little lost as to what to do. Thanks
It’s brilliant marketing you have to admit. Strengthen the lofts and lengthen the shafts so people at demo days are amazed that some of their shots go 15 yards farther than their own same numbered iron. Now also loft and gap wedges are needed to fill in the shorter end, and 3-irons become so strong they are near impossible to hit, so sell 'em hybrids.