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On 8/27/2013 12:05 PM, John H wrote:
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:08:18 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:

On 8/27/2013 10:40 AM, John H wrote:
On Mon, 26 Aug 2013 18:07:05 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
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Greg may have a point in using the laser to help with the 'yips'. One
could dry fire at the TV and
try to keep the laser steady. I'd be hesitant to use it at the range
until I could control it well
enough to keep folks from laughing at all the jiggling.

John (Gun Nut) H.

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Don't worry about the laughter. Unless you are indoors, they won't be
able to see it either.

I learned to reduce the jitters by simply relaxing a bit, and also not
locking my elbows and arms.
It's like when I first tried golf. I was gripping the club so hard
my fingers where turning white.
A friend who was an experienced (and very good) golfer noticed and
worked with me to relax my grip.
He had me walking down the fairway shaking my hands like they were wet
and I was trying to air dry them.

At the next tee, I tried my new, improved "relaxed grip" and tossed
the club about 25 yards down the fairway.
Re-adjusted a bit back to a slightly stronger grip and my golf game
improved dramatically.

The range I use is indoors, so the 'spot' would be very visible. I don't have a laser on any of the
guns, but we did do some giggling at the range when we saw the 'spot' jiggling all over the target.

I wish I could find an easy cure for my golf game. I've been stuck in the doldrum 90's for too long
now.

John (Gun Nut) H.

Get a pro for a few lessons.... We were gifted some "lessons" by the
team and have gotten to work with a currently ranked pro rider... Jess
has had a problem called "dabbing" that has hurt her corners for years.
When you dab, your inside foot in a corner hits the ground, and you fall
in losing contact with the outside leg and foot peg... This means you
come off the throttle, etc... Anyway, we have been working for two
years on keeping the weight on the outside peg... driving me nuts. Turns
out, five minutes into our lesson he says "she's dabbing, her inside
elbow is wrong"... Two years of agony solved with five minutes of pro
advice.... anyway, spend a few bucks, enjoy your sport more than you do
now...:)

I've tried lessons with pros on four occasions. One of them was working very well when the pro moved
to California. The other three didn't do so well, although one was really nice looking! But, she
wasn't cheap, and the course is a long drive from my house.

http://www.larkingolf.com/

John (Gun Nut) H.

Yeah, I can see that... I forget that half of the top players in our
sport, live locally, or came up locally anyway. There are at least a
dozen pro riders here but three or four are known for being able to
teach too... We are lucky enough to get one of 4 slots a week, one of
them is giving out during the off season right now...

Another great tool for me is video... if you really want to step up your
game get a cheap vid camera and video your game then go home and see if
your elbow is really where you think it is... Video is our number one
tool over the years. Still using a 99 dollar, ten year old camera....
but it works well and the camera doesn't lie...

On 8/27/2013 1:05 PM, John H wrote:
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:25:28 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Well, if that lady couldn't help you, I'd say you were beyond help.

Could be. Or could be that I should have stayed for more than five lessons. It's hard to fix
everything in five lessons.

John (Gun Nut) H.

You do realize you are taking criticism from a guy who has his wife pull
the boat up the driveway... right?

On 8/27/13 1:25 PM, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:
On 8/27/2013 1:05 PM, John H wrote:
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:25:28 -0700 (PDT), True North
wrote:

Well, if that lady couldn't help you, I'd say you were beyond help.

Could be. Or could be that I should have stayed for more than five
lessons. It's hard to fix
everything in five lessons.

John (Gun Nut) H.

You do realize you are taking criticism from a guy who has his wife pull
the boat up the driveway... right?

As opposed to what? Getting advice from a moron like you who was
socially promoted out of high school?

Pull the boat up the driveway??
What a dunce...even I can't do that anymore.

On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 13:25:03 -0400, JustWaitAFrekinMinute wrote:

On 8/27/2013 1:05 PM, John H wrote:
On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:25:28 -0700 (PDT), True North wrote:

Well, if that lady couldn't help you, I'd say you were beyond help.

Could be. Or could be that I should have stayed for more than five lessons. It's hard to fix
everything in five lessons.

John (Gun Nut) H.

You do realize you are taking criticism from a guy who has his wife pull
the boat up the driveway... right?

Actually, I took it as a huge compliment to Erika Larkin!

Every so often Donnie makes a post that is not a 'Harry suckup' type post. Those should be
encouraged.

John (Gun Nut) H.
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Hope you're having a great day!

On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 14:28:19 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 27 Aug 2013 12:05:01 -0400, John H
wrote:

I've tried lessons with pros on four occasions. One of them was working very well when the pro moved
to California. The other three didn't do so well, although one was really nice looking! But, she
wasn't cheap, and the course is a long drive from my house.

http://www.larkingolf.com/

John (Gun Nut) H.

My wife's club pro looked at my swing and asked if I had considered
quitting golf and becoming a lumberjack. ;-)

I still like hitting the ball and I don't count how many times I do
it. I only try to enjoy the good ones.

Yesterday I shot a 42 on the front nine and didn't play the back nine. I was kicking myself later
for not playing the back nine on my own. The guy I was playing with had to get home.

John (Gun Nut) H.
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Hope you're having a great day!