i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

[miffin]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

Many thanks for replies to my post. I have decided to chance it and have ordered the book this morning.
Brian

[BrianW]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

Hmmm.... I went to the range yesterday to practice the three skills. It was a beautiful day and, for some reason, the place was deserted, so there were no distractions. Skill 1 was erratic, which is odd because I had been doing well with it a week or so ago. Skill 2 was okay, at least as far as the drill went. Skill 3 wasn't happening, but since the book says skill 3 can't be mastered until skills 1 and 2 are, that's not surprising. My friend called a little later and I played 18 holes, carding 110. I did make a few good shots, and my short game was pretty good. I holed a chip for birdie on one hole, and my putting was decent. But I hit a lot of weak drives and thin irons that went nowhere, and they add up.

I have to say that perhaps the weakest aspect of the book is that it contains no material to turn to if one doesn't master the skills. The assumptions seems to be that if you do the drills, you'll get the skills. So the "What am I doing wrong?" question doesn't come up. If I'm hitting thin shots, then I'm not applying skill 1; I'm not hitting down into the ball. Why am I not hitting down into the ball anymore? Well...I'm just not.

On the other hand, I don't know if it's entirely fair to classify my faults as a golfer as weaknesses in the book. It is certainly true that if I hit down onto the ball, I won't hit thin shots or toppers. And if the book did include "damage control" suggestions such as "Do X with your (shoulder/foot/hip/knee)" there's no guarantee that I'd do that any better than I do skill1.

Hi Tod,

I don't have the book with me at the moment but I can remember it tells you that if you hit a thin or topped shot it is because the leading edge of the club is striking the ball at it's equator or higher and nothing else. I would imagine that you are either positioning the ball too far forward or you are lifting up to cause this.

My drives have been so much better but I have to keep the vision of the clubface swinging into the back of the ball on a low arc that drives the nail like a hammer, the message that there are no straight lines in the swing is a good one.

[ubizmo]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

Hmmm.... I went to the range yesterday to practice the three skills. It was a beautiful day and, for some reason, the place was deserted, so there were no distractions. Skill 1 was erratic, which is odd because I had been doing well with it a week or so ago. Skill 2 was okay, at least as far as the drill went. Skill 3 wasn't happening, but since the book says skill 3 can't be mastered until skills 1 and 2 are, that's not surprising. My friend called a little later and I played 18 holes, carding 110. I did make a few good shots, and my short game was pretty good. I holed a chip for birdie on one hole, and my putting was decent. But I hit a lot of weak drives and thin irons that went nowhere, and they add up.

I have to say that perhaps the weakest aspect of the book is that it contains no material to turn to if one doesn't master the skills. The assumptions seems to be that if you do the drills, you'll get the skills. So the "What am I doing wrong?" question doesn't come up. If I'm hitting thin shots, then I'm not applying skill 1; I'm not hitting down into the ball. Why am I not hitting down into the ball anymore? Well...I'm just not.

On the other hand, I don't know if it's entirely fair to classify my faults as a golfer as weaknesses in the book. It is certainly true that if I hit down onto the ball, I won't hit thin shots or toppers. And if the book did include "damage control" suggestions such as "Do X with your (shoulder/foot/hip/knee)" there's no guarantee that I'd do that any better than I do skill1.

[oldwease]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

OK folks, with all this positive feedback, I just had to place my order.

Normally, I hesitate with things like this because I'm playing pretty well and this is obviously a specific system / technique. Anyway, I shall provide my feedback as and when.....

[BrianW]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

I must be like a lot of other golfers. I am weighing up whether to buy this book or not. At £18.99 including postage it seems a bit pricey. Not for everyone I suppose. But, I have just retired and only have my pension. Does anyone know how many golfers on the forum are actually using it with success? Or are these figures unknown?
Regards
Brian

Hi Brian,

The way I see it is that it is around the price of a dozen budget golf balls. I can understand that if you are on a tight budget then you may have some concerns.

The book does not offer a complete set of new ideas or unique golden moves that have not been there before, there is nothing new to be learned with hitting a golf ball. What it does is remove all the clutter that confuses us with making good repeatable golf shots and replaces it with three easy skills to learn and practice. These skills are not difficult to understand as the book is nicely illustrated.

[miffin]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

I must be like a lot of other golfers. I am weighing up whether to buy this book or not. At £18.99 including postage it seems a bit pricey. Not for everyone I suppose. But, I have just retired and only have my pension. Does anyone know how many golfers on the forum are actually using it with success? Or are these figures unknown?
Regards
Brian

[Ian Hancock]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

Well Guys,

Good to see more of you are converted............................


I am completley un-happy with this three skill malarky, I am now like Brian over clubing due to the extra 20 yards I have gained, I over shot several greens in the club finals Saturday costing me the title.

Seriously it has been fantastic, simply because its not a drill and you can forget about everything in the swing after you are set-up square,

I LOVE IT..........


Ian.

[qassim]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

Good work Slats.

Glad to see that all the work you have been putting in recently is paying dividends.

[greghutton]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

hi brian
nice to hear the 3skills is working well for you as well, hope it falls into place for the other guys.
had my works society comp today, only went and won it with 38 points
not hitting 300 yd drives but every one of them went where it should!
irons were good although the wind played havoc at times, short game is getting better by the round!
its great having the freedom to just hit shots!

Great news Ian... congrats mate

The first of many hopefully

[slater170]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

A short update on my 3Skills experience:

I played a few games whilst on Holiday last week and had a round at my club with a PGA Pro mate of mine on Friday.

I have been concentrating on the skills and keeping all other swing thoughts at bay, my game on Friday was great I hit a number of drives that were around 300 yards splitting the fairway and that is not normally like me. I can honestly say that my iron play has been great, I have to be a little careful with club selection though as the improved contact can easily over hit now. Need to do something with my putting as I left around 6 birdy opportunities by an inch or two short.

If only I had read this book and been given some instruction on its precepts years ago it would have saved me a whole bunch of heartache.

I would be interested to see how a complete beginner would fair with the system as I still am a little wary of the idea of completely forgetting body movements, I still think that basic setup and swing concepts are necessary but would be delighted to be shown otherwise.

So! Brian is getting on fine with it, I wish the rest of you the same progress.

hi brian
nice to hear the 3skills is working well for you as well, hope it falls into place for the other guys.
had my works society comp today, only went and won it with 38 points
not hitting 300 yd drives but every one of them went where it should!
irons were good although the wind played havoc at times, short game is getting better by the round!
its great having the freedom to just hit shots!

[ubizmo]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

I feel for you man. I am going through the same thing. I just can't imagine how I made good shots a few months ago, the way I am swinging now. It all feels so alien to me right now.

Well, I'm looking at this as an experiment. I'm trying to apply the 3 skills as they're presented, without mixing in other ideas or "first aid" swing remedies. It's only a couple of weeks so far, and even though my performance has been declining, I'm not passing any judgment yet. I'll keep doing the drills and see what happens.

[BrianW]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

A short update on my 3Skills experience:

I played a few games whilst on Holiday last week and had a round at my club with a PGA Pro mate of mine on Friday.

I have been concentrating on the skills and keeping all other swing thoughts at bay, my game on Friday was great I hit a number of drives that were around 300 yards splitting the fairway and that is not normally like me. I can honestly say that my iron play has been great, I have to be a little careful with club selection though as the improved contact can easily over hit now. Need to do something with my putting as I left around 6 birdy opportunities by an inch or two short.

If only I had read this book and been given some instruction on its precepts years ago it would have saved me a whole bunch of heartache.

I would be interested to see how a complete beginner would fair with the system as I still am a little wary of the idea of completely forgetting body movements, I still think that basic setup and swing concepts are necessary but would be delighted to be shown otherwise.

So! Brian is getting on fine with it, I wish the rest of you the same progress.

[snowman]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

I shot a 106 today; a 101 last time out. My scores are going in the wrong direction, but it actually wasn't a complete disaster. Today both irons and driver were faltering. I did, however, remain very mentally focused and resisted the temptation to diagnose and "fix" my swing. Usually when this happens I would immediately start trying to work out what I should alter: my foot position, my takeaway, my shoulder turn, whatever. Today I did none of that. I stayed focused on the club face making impact on the ball. It didn't help, of course, but the results were no worse than they would have been if I had started a series of swing fixes. Maybe in the long run this discipline will help.

I feel for you man. I am going through the same thing. I just can't imagine how I made good shots a few months ago, the way I am swinging now. It all feels so alien to me right now.

[bulldog2k]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

I guess it underlines what everyone probably already knew; some methods of tuition work great for some people, and some others work best for others.

NB; this isn't scepticism; I still want to give it a try.

Good luck, Todd! Keep trying

[ubizmo]

Re: i used the 3 skills and nailed it!

I shot a 106 today; a 101 last time out. My scores are going in the wrong direction, but it actually wasn't a complete disaster. Today both irons and driver were faltering. I did, however, remain very mentally focused and resisted the temptation to diagnose and "fix" my swing. Usually when this happens I would immediately start trying to work out what I should alter: my foot position, my takeaway, my shoulder turn, whatever. Today I did none of that. I stayed focused on the club face making impact on the ball. It didn't help, of course, but the results were no worse than they would have been if I had started a series of swing fixes. Maybe in the long run this discipline will help.