Non-Traditional Golf Swing Discussion

scotts33 · 2018-09-08T18:16:05+00:00

Since, there seems some interest in non-traditional methods of the golf swing. Here are 3 that I have tried or used. There are more but these three I feel...

DonM

kelco9 You are using the Mindy Blake swing. Probably the second iteration of it.

https://www.amazon.com/Mindy-Blake/e/B001H6MFOK

kelco9

DonM Thanks, Don, I'll take a look.

scotts33

JMO but all of these open stance swing methods start with Moe Norman, Lee Trevino from a copy a pro level and from an instruction platform Bill Owens in 1991. Everyone else that's mentioned took Bill's ideas and restructured them slightly and called it theirs. Even Brian Sparks to a point.

DonM

scotts33 Scott, Moe did not stand open. You might be thinking of someone else.

scotts33

DonM Scott, Moe did not stand open. You might be thinking of someone else.

OK fair enough always looked slightly open to me.

DonM

kelco9 Here is a forum that didn't really go anywhere, dedicated to the swing.

https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/featheredfriends/the-mindy-blake-golf-forum-f346986/

As mentioned in the pinned top post, there is an alternative swing forum that is active, although small.

DonM

kelco9

pellmell

DonM If you compare impact positions from the front and down the line it's similar to the longest players on tour. The difference in the Mindy swing is the open stance which makes proper hip rotation easier.

sdandrea1

Back to a lazy, bent left arm, Brian Sparks tempo type swing now. My soon-to-be-replaced right knee and my left shoulder are screaming at me to ease up. I had one of the best ball striking days ever yesterday. Maybe I just need to keep switching it up like I do clubs?

fatshot

sdandrea1
That's one of the (many!) reasons I don't like looking at pics or video of my swing! Way too much bend in the left arm (although I stopped worrying about it years ago), and a god-awful UGLY move I make at impact where my right shoulder looks like it takes over my swing! (Gee, I wonder why the PULL is my bad shot??) I stopped worrying about what it looks like and just try to read what I'm doing from my ball flight. As long as the shots feel solid and
go where I expect them to go, and I can chip and putt a little, I'm satisfied.....

scotts33

sdandrea1 Back to a lazy, bent left arm, Brian Sparks tempo type swing now. My soon-to-be-replaced right knee and my left shoulder are screaming at me to ease up. I had one of the best ball striking days ever yesterday.

That makes sense as any iteration of Sparks Easiest method is easier on the body. I find the same to be true. The one issue I couldn't switch back and forth is the tempo part of it. Once you have La Danse Du Golf down I'd stay with it myself.

sdandrea1

fatshot As long as the shots feel solid and
go where I expect them to go, and I can chip and putt a little, I'm satisfied.....

The BOTTOM LINE!

sdandrea1

scotts33 Once you have La Danse Du Golf down I'd stay with it myself.

I struggle to stay smooth once the ball striking improves........I tend to start swinging harder until it sucks and then remember to smooth it down.

darpar

My games's been in the dumpster for months now,stumbled onto the Kirk Junge method a few days ago
on Youtube.
The idea of starting from the impact position at set-up somehow made a LOT of sense to me.
Just scratching the surface of his ideas but starting to show some promise already.
Shot a 78 yesterday in league play and ball striking hasn't felt that good in a LONG time...
Even played the whole round with the same friggin' ball!

scotts33

Bottom line go with the full swing that allows the majority of center impact flush shots that are on line. To me that's the important factor.

fatshot

sdandrea1
Something that helps me in that respect is the thought of "Hold Your Finish," or "Pose For a Picture." I
do find though that I'm less and less able to do this as I get older.....

scotts33

fatshot Something that helps me in that respect is the thought of "Hold Your Finish," or "Pose For a Picture." I
do find though that I'm less and less able to do this as I get older.....

In Triangulaid and also Sparks Easiest they like you to hold your finish 6 secs. All your weight transferred to your front foot.

Balance and suppleness (souplesse) with no tension are the underpinnings of P.I.G.

fatshot

scotts33
I'm happy IF I can hold my finish for a count of three OR until the ball starts its descent...! Easier to do on
the range than on the course. Watching the pros....esp. the LPGA pros....it's ridiculous how long they can
hold it!! Now I have something to work on in my practice session this weekend.....

sdandrea1

I find it easy to xfer to front foot and hold finish - no reverse pivot issue here. Tempo and over the top are my demons. If I maintain slow/smooth, OTTP is not an issue either. I have to remember to swing the club, NOT hit the ball.

scotts33

Great video as to why you are not getting any better at golf with a swing change.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qop6UakSwEk

pellmell

scotts33 Video is instrumental when making swing changes. For a change to be successful exaggeration is required and without video we don't know what we're actually doing. The complication is analysis. For example, a fundamental problem of the guy in the video is early extension (goat humping).

garyt1957

scotts33 That was one long video to say "Give it time, changes don't happen in one bucket"

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