SimpleGolf

[mferraguti]

There is a lot of stuff out there but this is interesting. It's a method called SimpleGolf and I wanted to get thoughts on it. To prevent pulls/hooks here is what they advise: 1. Bend the front leg. 2. Shift the hips toward the target so the weight is on the outside edge of your front leg. As you shift your hips forward your spine will naturally tilt away from the target 20-25 degrees. 3. Straighten the back leg with the back foot flare 45 degrees. (Yep, straighten it. It should be completely straight or almost completely straight.) On your backswing keep your front knee bent. On your downswing KEEP YOUR FRONT KNEE BENT THROUGH IMPACT. For your swing thought think "Keep the Edge" meaning keep your weight on the outside edge of your front foot.

This is a routine for all shots to avoid hooks/pulls. It sounds quite awkward and unnatural to me. Anyone tried this?

[Ringer]

Re: SimpleGolf

There is a lot of stuff out there but this is interesting. It's a method called SimpleGolf and I wanted to get thoughts on it. To prevent pulls/hooks here is what they advise: 1. Bend the front leg. 2. Shift the hips toward the target so the weight is on the outside edge of your front leg. As you shift your hips forward your spine will naturally tilt away from the target 20-25 degrees. 3. Straighten the back leg with the back foot flare 45 degrees. (Yep, straighten it. It should be completely straight or almost completely straight.) On your backswing keep your front knee bent. On your downswing KEEP YOUR FRONT KNEE BENT THROUGH IMPACT. For your swing thought think "Keep the Edge" meaning keep your weight on the outside edge of your front foot.

This is a routine for all shots to avoid hooks/pulls. It sounds quite awkward and unnatural to me. Anyone tried this?

Sounds like a few of my students found this method before coming to me.

[Stuart Standrews]

Re: SimpleGolf

I have heard about this and have watched a couple of videos on the internet, but I wonder how you manage to drive as much power through the shot doing it this way as I can't see how you can engage the core as much?

[mferraguti]

Re: SimpleGolf

Ringer, I see in your posts, you have 'equipment' listed first in some important keys: Equipment, Setup, Finish, Balance, and Relax

For all my years, I have been playing ill-fitted clubs; either bought off the rack (Ping Zings that I played with for 17 years!--I had no clue that Ping only made stiff shafts, and I have a slower swing speed) and now a generic $$299 set from Sports Authority that my son use to use. How detrimental is this as I try to get back in the game and build a solid swing? Do you preach custom fitted clubs or off the rack? If custom, should I get confident with my swing first as I go through some changes? If off the rack, what should I be aware of before buying?

[Ringer]

Re: SimpleGolf

Ringer, I see in your posts, you have 'equipment' listed first in some important keys: Equipment, Setup, Finish, Balance, and Relax

For all my years, I have been playing ill-fitted clubs; either bought off the rack (Ping Zings that I played with for 17 years!--I had no clue that Ping only made stiff shafts, and I have a slower swing speed) and now a generic $$299 set from Sports Authority that my son use to use. How detrimental is this as I try to get back in the game and build a solid swing? Do you preach custom fitted clubs or off the rack? If custom, should I get confident with my swing first as I go through some changes? If off the rack, what should I be aware of before buying?

Without question properly fit clubs improve a player's ability to make adjustments. Will it instantly make you a better player? No. But having the wrong set in your hands means you have to make a swing to compensate for them.

The chances of you buying a set off the rack that match your swing is about 1 in 1,000,000,000.

Just think, would you give a 10 year old a full length set of adult clubs built for Tiger Woods? If you did, just think of the motion that junior would have to make. Now imagine that 10 year old spending the next 5 years swinging those clubs. What kind of swing do you think would be ingrained? Same thing happens to adults too, it's just not quite as obvious.

[bill reed]

Re: SimpleGolf

Ringer, I see in your posts, you have 'equipment' listed first in some important keys: Equipment, Setup, Finish, Balance, and Relax

For all my years, I have been playing ill-fitted clubs; either bought off the rack (Ping Zings that I played with for 17 years!--I had no clue that Ping only made stiff shafts, and I have a slower swing speed) and now a generic $$299 set from Sports Authority that my son use to use. How detrimental is this as I try to get back in the game and build a solid swing? Do you preach custom fitted clubs or off the rack? If custom, should I get confident with my swing first as I go through some changes? If off the rack, what should I be aware of before buying?

hi
the think i find most important having fitted clubs is you never blame the club for a bad shot. you know you have done something wrong.
you see so often guys blaming there clubs for a bad shot.
with a fitted set of what ever make you feel more comfortable with the club in your hands, that helps when on the course as you gain more confedence every time you hit a good shot.
i have had three set of fitted Pings in 40 years and i feel i have the best clubs in my hands and i think my play has got better because i know when i play a bad shot its me! not the club and i can then work on my swing and not have mixed feeling when i use that club again.
you said that Ping only make stiff shafts!!! the dont they make Ladies, softR, reg. and stiff and also have the AWT shafts and offer fitting of other maker shafts about 20 other makers and 70 odd shafts.
have a look at the ping site and see if they are doing a show at any courses near you. if they are take your Zings along and get them fitted for free and also matched to your swing.

cheers
Bill

[mferraguti]

Re: SimpleGolf

Bill, Thanks for the info. What I meant to say was that when I bought a set of Pings in 1991, at that time, I believe, they only sold stiff shafts. So I've been playing with these ill-fitted clubs for years.

[bill reed]

Re: SimpleGolf

Bill, Thanks for the info. What I meant to say was that when I bought a set of Pings in 1991, at that time, I believe, they only sold stiff shafts. So I've been playing with these ill-fitted clubs for years.

Hi
if you still have the Zing's then look to see if Ping have an open day anywhere near you in the coming year. if you take them along they will check the clubs against your swing and do any ajustments need for free ie lie. face angle etc. if you want then reshafted or re-gripped then the send them away for you and every time i did it, it was away free postage, other than the price of the re-grip and the one shaft i had changed as i had been told it need changed.

i know when ping started back in the late 60s with the K1 irons you only had three shafts on offer. soft-R, reg and stiff. i still have my set of K1s reg shafted irons and my ping eyes. still use my ping eye one iron.
the Zings were the most forgiving head that ping ever made, even more forgiving that the smaller headed ping eyes.
Lee Westwood only stopped playing them (Zing2s) two years ago and that says something for a 19 year old set of clubs.
cheers
Bill