I was also taught the Ballard sway. Loading the right side and then firing it. Just as described above. My club pro played on the tour for 7 years and went to jimmy ballard for help. Ruined him. Became my club pro and then ruined many of the members including me. 7 years going down the wrong track. As Clampett said "I shouldn't have listened to other voices.
I was also taught the Ballard sway. Loading the right side and then firing it. Just as described above. My club pro played on the tour for 7 years and went to jimmy ballard for help. Ruined him. Became my club pro and then ruined many of the members including me. 7 years going down the wrong track. As Clampett said "I shouldn't have listened to other voices.
Rabbit ears, man, I can relate! I've followed some very bumpy roads, learning a lot of different stuff, it's all right HERE in front of us. I wish I had known Lynn 30 years ago, and wish I had closed my ears to others as soon as I finally met him.
Pivot, Homer maybe didn't have enough there to make everybody happy, but Lynn found and shared MacDonald and Boomer to us to take care of the rest. IMHO, the MacDonald drills, at first glance look very silly, but in reality, they are very powerful, and beautiful in it's simplicity. I can't believe how much more confident and effective I have become as a teacher trying to use YODA's model to the best of my ability and understanding...
Kevin
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Rabbit ears, man, I can relate! I've followed some very bumpy roads, learning a lot of different stuff, it's all right HERE in front of us. I wish I had known Lynn 30 years ago, and wish I had closed my ears to others as soon as I finally met him.
Pivot, Homer maybe didn't have enough there to make everybody happy, but Lynn found and shared MacDonald and Boomer to us to take care of the rest. IMHO, the MacDonald drills, at first glance look very silly, but in reality, they are very powerful, and beautiful in it's simplicity. I can't believe how much more confident and effective I have become as a teacher trying to use YODA's model to the best of my ability and understanding...
Kevin
Kevin, if TGM is the Coolaid mix, you are the pitcher of ice and water...
If TGM is the pitcher of brewed tea bags, you are the sun....
A BIG Fan....
That would make LBG the manufacturing company of cold lemonade and Yoda as president.
....I had a moment so I'd thought I'd chime in.
JerryG-chief of HR
Daryl.....Chief Research scientist
OB Left....VP of something great
Bambam and everyone else Vp's of Science and Tech...
Anyway.... I would rather be a door keeper in the kingdom...than a prince of Hades.
ICT
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Kevin, if TGM is the Coolaid mix, you are the pitcher of ice and water...
If TGM is the pitcher of brewed tea bags, you are the sun....
A BIG Fan....
That would make LBG the manufacturing company of cold lemonade and Yoda as president.
....I had a moment so I'd thought I'd chime in.
JerryG-chief of HR
Daryl.....Chief Research scientist
OB Left....VP of something great
Bambam and everyone else Vp's of Science and Tech...
Anyway.... I would rather be a door keeper in the kingdom...than a prince of Hades.
ICT
LOL
It's even better than Kool-Aid. It's got carbonation and all the good stuff we like, kind of like a Transfusion... Grape Juice and Ginger Ale. Mmmmmm.. Add Rum if you want a little more kick...
Kevin
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I could be wrong. I have been before, and will be again.
Not looking to bash Ballard, but where has he been all these years? He has come back from what I can tell based on Rocco's success and maybe the V-harness. I just assumed he had retired since some time in the 90's.
I'm guessing the golf instruction biz -- esp. the "name" variety -- is quite up and down based on success of your pro(s). Or maybe you get busy translating that notoriety into schools and institutes? Leadbetter seems to have faded a bit. Wonder if Haney will recede some. Rick Smith? Many more I'm sure.
Anyway, I was a big fan of Ballard's years ago and hadn't heard of him for a very long time.
I have read this thread with some interest since my experience with Jimmy is quite different. Don't get me wrong, I love Homer's book but I found my time with Jimmy (in the 90s) to be very beneficial. He still teaches connection and I found the idea of coiling into my right leg astonishing since I never had done it in 20 plus years of golf.
Since that time, I now play to a 5 handicap and still coil into my right leg (do not go over the wall and sway).
You have to take some of the other ideas (triangle, fire the right side, and head position) with a grain of salt.
I think he had some genuine interest in me as a student and while I don't subscribe to all of his theories, I found some of it to be quite effective....for me.
My two cents.
Kevin
PS: I have Alignment Golf and continue to try to knock down my handicap. Of course, playing once every two months doesn't help.
k
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