Rant Alert. Sorry! Hey ST team, as many posters in this forum I am getting discouraged. I have ordered a tripod and will be sending @Tom Saguto a V1 as soon as it arrives. I need the teachings of the samurai master! I know I've only been at it for about 10 days, but I am putting in minimum 1 hour per day, sometimes 2+. I've also followed much of this teaching on youtube the last 18 months or so, and I truly believe this makes sense. I was even a member in January but really got down on it fast. But if this truly is the easier way to swing the club, it seems like it's just as hard or harder even to get down. I totally realize that I am not doing the motion correctly via my own videos, but how DO I get the motion correct. I could seem to figure out how to hit 1 out of 5 shots okay the old way, with the golf digest tips and now. But now I seem to be getting no where and in fact getting worse. With the ol' shifter over the top flip at least I could hack around 105 - 110, now I am scared to play, I'm not even sure I can get the ball in the air 1 out of 5 times. @danny mentioned not caring about being embarrassed posting, so maybe I'll follow that mind set! I am focusing on the 90% drill and just trying to go knee high. I've got a mirror going and alignment sticks set up to trace my path, doing it in mega slow mo and I check on video and somehow I'm just going in the over the top direction. Skulling 50 foam balls a day is not good for my mental health LOL. I know how good hitting the centre of that face with the ball first feels, and I'm just not feeling it. The lack of a conscious release is very foreign, and I feel like I'm presenting 2 iron loft to the ball with a pitching wedge. I feel like it should be illegal to practice with a PW too, I think anyone can square that thing up no matter what.
I see the success stories, and am inspired by Tom's own story. I am not naive enough to think I will go bang out a 75 in two weeks, but as mentioned I think I have yet to do it right. All the videos I've taken I can tell you for sure I've never hit a ball from the "happy zone" despite every over the top fix I've seen. I'm still grinding everything, but I just wanted to hear from some other 110 shooters out there, did you persevere? Is this the way? Will it all click and I'll be like oh i really wasn't getting the shoulder down enough. Maybe it's down TOO much? Somebody tell me they went from 120 to 90. My best round last year was 97 and it was a fantastic day for me so much fun with the boys. I'm not looking to be a pro, I just want to tell my wife some happy stories in stead of sad ones when I get home!!
@Tom Saguto I was interested in your recent video where you gave yourself a lesson, your swing looks way more traditional than I'm used to seeing from your other videos. Just a question is that an older swing or recent?
Just a shout out to end on a positive note, I think the content here is awesome, and I've been a member of three other teaching sites. One in particular I cancelled after like two days when the first video course is essentially SWING AS HARD AS YOU CAN BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. I was also a member of one that is probably the most high profile and it's the worst instruction I've ever seen. This is far and above the most thoughtfully laid out, progressive way too learn a swing I've seen. I'm blaming the student and not the teacher for my lack of success. I also want to say the community has been awesome already. So that is very helpful. Can't wait for the tripod so I can get a real analysis on what to work on!
I cannot stress enough that mirror work is vital to learning S&T because the feels vs. reals are going to be a challenge to overcome if someone is coming from a shift and lift swing. The DWTS dancers train in front of mirrors constantly because their feels vs reals get off-track also, so seeing themselves in real-time and connecting the visual with the movement is key, at least for me. I use windows, mirrors, golf cart windshields, etc all the time. I can hit balls on the range but the mirror work better engrains the movement with feeling so I can see I'm actually NOT tilted to the left at the top, just properly stacked. But coming from Shift and Lift I feel titled because I'm used to being on my right side with a flatter shoulder backswing.