Ralph,
Thanks for posting your recent interview with John and now his analysis of Peter Senior’s swings. These are all very helpful resources thanks to your postings.
1teebox
Yes, thanks Ralph and John for that.
That’s an 18:18 summary of golf swing excellence, embodying the principles John teaches.
While Senior’s swing is called unorthodox by some, Lag says: " I don’t criticize it, I just try to understand it." and “The post impact vicious, violent, ferocious work is the glue that makes it possible.” " Accelerate, accelerate, accelerate."
From what is taught here, it is clear Senior’s action a thing of beauty…something to memorize and emulate.
I agree…fabulous commentary.
At full speed Senior pulls up so much that he looks as if he got stung by a bee somewhere around impact. I understand the action much better now.
Sure,
You can look at this lurching up move as something horrible … but the reality is that if you look at the effect upon the shaft,
it is simply pulling it hard left post impact… creating a massive CF pull and allows him to work the right hand in an opposing direction rather than trying to shut down the face with either an arm through or an out of sequence independent wrist roll.
It’s a great move once you understand it …
Hogan’s torso also working into something much more erect at finish, not to the degree Senior’s does, but the same intentions are there. Gary Player is another who would often look like he was falling over to the left after he would hit shots. Player would walk out of his shots as he sometimes would pull so hard that his right foot would actually be taking a step down the fairway after he finished his swing.
Not any coincidence all these guys were super slotters.
Super slot it… then modules 1-2-3 and 4 till the end of time…
Hi guys here is one think you’ll like. It’s the highlights of the 1991 Windsor Classic.
http://www.gothamgolfblog.com/2011/11/lag-vs-brad.html
Enjoy,
Ralph
Thanks Ralph, that was great. Now we know where Tiger learned his mannerisms after sinking an important putt. Also notice that pre-round modified module 3 before Lag hit his tee shot.
Bob
Wow. That was fun to watch. Thanks for posting!
Hey - just a minute! I thought great ball strikers weren’t supposed to be able to putt!!!
Bradley and I had a laugh about it recently, incredible how many putts we both were making 
. It certainly showed me the potential I might have had if I could have created those kind of putting weeks more often. I was doing some very unorthodox stuff during that time, although you can’t really see it on the show. You don’t see guys win on tour these days going over 30 putts in a round, but I don’t think I was under 30 during that week, but I did hit 16- 18- 17- 16 greens that event, which was very good for me, but not totally uncommon. I think I might have had one three putt all week at Windsor. It can be draining over time watching guys hit 11 greens and have 24 putts and beat you by 3 when you hit 16 greens and don’t putt as well. I practiced putting a lot back then, but I really wish I knew then what I know now. I realize now that my problem putting was just that… I was putting. It never occurred to me to completely ditch putting and work the same principals I use in the long game into the work I do on the greens. 
Although I had a good golf swing back then, it’s better now, because I rarely play and don’t bother practicing at all and on a good day I can strike the ball every bit as good as back then when I was fully immersed in the full time golf life, playing 6 days a week and hitting 200 to 300 balls a day. I was easily playing close to 300 rounds a year. I’d be surprised if I play 30 rounds a year now.
You can make a lot of things work if you have that kind of time on your hands to do nothing but eat, sleep, drink and dream golf.
Very nice
Really enjoyed that, thanks Ralph. I recognized one of the swings from the module 8 video.
Lag, what version of your swing was that? Was that pre-conversion or post-converstion to hitting?
Post conversion of course!
I was working on all the stuff back then that later developed ABS modules and so forth. Lot’s of big changes from TGM swinging protocols I struggled with years before. You can see Module 3 right before I teed off. I retired from playing in 93, still had a lot of exemptions and opportunities, but my reasons for moving on were based on a variety of circumstances. In hindsight I’m really thankful I played all my competitive golf into the tail end of the persimmon age. I don’t think I would have enjoyed the transformation the game took into the frying pans and juiced up golf balls which would have seen more and more of the lesser ball strikers finding themselves on the greens to then putt the lights out. I don’t think any of that stuff would have worked to my advantage. I think it really hurt a lot of the better ball strikers by letting too many other guys into the game that wouldn’t otherwise have been competitive.
Great duel, very interesting…loved the Module 3 action too.
What kind of player was Kelly Gibson?
Great viewing Lag, good to see you and Brad walking the talk.
What do you make of Lavern’s comment that your clubface bottoms out before the ball rather than at it?
Kelly was as good player. Hit it long, maybe a bit wild at times but could shoot low and really get it going. Really tough competitor, very serious. If I remember right, he got his PGA Tour card that fall and played regularly on the PGA Tour into the early 2000’s. Gripped it tight, wide stance, rigid looking swing. I don’t think he would have benefited much from the changes in the game either.
I would think if that was happening I would hit all my shots fat. Maybe he was talking about something else… the hands maybe?
Lag, this was the quote.
I think Greg is suggesting that we shouldn’t be coming down steep and taking pork chop divots. Pick it clean or just a bacon strip. This ability is learned through a late release but quick aggressive hand action, either hitting or swinging. Hinged or motored.
I really enjoyed this interview and I think you will also:
http://www.gothamgolfblog.com/2011/11/uncorked-life-and-times-of-tony-lema.html
Cheers,
Ralph
Thank you for posting this enjoyable, informative interview with Mr. Bausch. It’s first class hearing about Tony Lema from someone who did the documentation legwork and gathered personal memories from Mr. Lema’s family, friends, associates, and fellow competitors. I was about nineteen and working in a restaurant the day Mr. Lema died. I first learned of it overhearing customers talking quietly about his air crash, and their memorable sadness was as if Tony was their brother, son, or friend.