Enjoyed the Flail video. The demonstration really brought the golfer's flail to life (As always). Can you share instructions on how to make a version similar to the one you use?
Enjoyed the Flail video. The demonstration really brought the golfer's flail to life (As always). Can you share instructions on how to make a version similar to the one you use?
Sligo,
I built my flail from scratch, i.e., without any plans. And, trust me, in the mechanical and woodworking area, I am not an expert!
Take a hard look at what I've done, and do your best to replicate it. Your model is the Golfer's Flail in Sketch 2-K #4 and #5. It's not the best I could do, but when I did it 29 years ago, I had no idea I would be using it as I am now or that it would be broadcast around the world!
I soon will mass-produce a handful of mission-critical tools for my Lynn Blake Certified Instructors (as well as dedicated aficionados). My goal is to deliver wonderful teaching tools to my instructors, immediately and at a fraction of the cost they would incur to "do it themselves".
It's all in process and all part of a much larger theme.
I built my flail from scratch, i.e., without any plans. And, trust me, in the mechanical and woodworking area, I am not an expert!
Take a hard look at what I've done, and do your best to replicate it. Your model is the Golfer's Flail in Sketch 2-K #4 and #5. It's not the best I could do, but when I did it 29 years ago, I had no idea I would be using it as I am now or that it would be broadcast around the world!
I'm now making plans to mass-produce a handful of mission-critical tools for my Lynn Blake Certified Instructors (as well as dedicated aficionados). My goal is to deliver wonderful teaching tools to my instructors, immediately and at a fraction of the cost they would incur to "do it themselves".
It's all in process and all part of a much larger theme.
Looking forward to the opportunity to get my hands on those teaching tools Yoda
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"Grizzly Adams did have a beard"-Lee Trevino
Looking forward to the opportunity to get my hands on those teaching tools Yoda
I got off the course an hour a go playing my first round in two weeks since studying with Lynn.
5 pars
2 birdies including our # 1 HCP and # 3 HCP holes
Front 9 putts = 14 for a 44
Back 9 puts = 11 for a 43 Total 87
In addition, I hit my brassie over 200 yards on 4 holes to the green or short fringe for pars or birdies.
How did my score get so high? It was cold, wet and very windy and I moved or was moved a lot on the tee by wind gusts. I also forgot to close my shoulders to TSP several times. Also, I was a little overwhelmed by all my chipping and pitching option so I hit several closed face chips and several flop shots well past the hole. You see I was hitting the ball so solidly that the ball just kept rolling by the holes!
I will do better next week Lynn! We did win our Nassau! Thanks!
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!
So, that means you need 12 strokes from me. Ok, but I get to drive the cart.
Lynn said it might take several weeks of use to get comfortable. He was right!
Balance-first and last thought. "Geeze your swing looks a lot different!"
Right heel/Left heel- my swing is so full I can actually wait for my wrist to cock if I want. The longer I swing, the more time I have to crush my driver! Is that so wrong? (Hello Mr. Jones!)
Correct grip/Mid-body hands-almost automatic but that heel pad wants to sneak into the left palm sometimes!
Question marks with grip-that's a struggle I have to get more duct tape around my golf balls. I'm losing weight and my doctor likes it but it takes so long to pull that tape off. And it hurts a lot!
TSP- I need maybe to start with TSP since it is really, really important and it affects my drives more than my irons, I think.
Sand traps and pitches- I never thought the day would come when I wanted to get rid of my Hogan "Sure Out," but the bounce on that thing is impossible for me to overcome. I can go up ok,but no distance control unless I do less "V" shape and I don't want to give up the "V!"
Chips- I tried that running chip five times and it ran forever for three doubles and one trip. Hmmm, didn't Lynn say to use the reg. chip as 80% of your chips? What about putting your chip? Derrrrr!
Putting- "You got your money on that those lessons!" I got their money too!
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!
Lynn said it might take several weeks of use to get comfortable. He was right!
Balance-first and last thought. "Geeze your swing looks a lot different!"
Right heel/Left heel- my swing is so full I can actually wait for my wrist to cock if I want. The longer I swing, the more time I have to crush my driver! Is that so wrong? (Hello Mr. Jones!)
Correct grip/Mid-body hands-almost automatic but that heel pad wants to sneak into the left palm sometimes!
Question marks with grip-that's a struggle I have to get more duct tape around my golf balls. I'm losing weight and my doctor likes it but it takes so long to pull that tape off. And it hurts a lot!
TSP- I need maybe to start with TSP since it is really, really important and it affects my drives more than my irons, I think.
Sand traps and pitches- I never thought the day would come when I wanted to get rid of my Hogan "Sure Out," but the bounce on that thing is impossible for me to overcome. I can go up ok,but no distance control unless I do less "V" shape and I don't want to give up the "V!"
Chips- I tried that running chip five times and it ran forever for three doubles and one trip. Hmmm, didn't Lynn say to use the reg. chip as 80% of your chips? What about putting your chip? Derrrrr!
Putting- "You got your money on that those lessons!" I got their money too!
ICT
I didn't score well, today, and I am ok with it!
You see, I spent most of the day in the fairway, longer than ever with my drives.
Then a strange thing happened. I wound up nutting (2 clubs or longer) my second shots over lots of greens! Shot after shot over the flag or plugging in bunkers I usually never get too having been so short in the past!
1st hole - par
2nd hole - behind the hole, par 5, crushed my third shot two clubs past green (+2)
3rd hole - laid up and crushed the "putted chip " (contact is amazing) (+4)
4th hole - laid up on longest par four and crushed the wedge long (+5)
5th hole - GIR and got greedy for the birdy for a 3 putt (+6)
6th hole - two clubs behind the green with a 7 wood from 170 (normal club but I hit it 190 today!) (+
7th hole - two clubs over the green with a 5 wood 0n a 201 yard shot (+11)
8th hole - plugged in bunker over correcting (every sand trap is easy now but I need distance control when the ball lands) (+12)
9th hole - well, you get the picture....
So, what did I learn?
Any golfing idiot especially me, can shoot sub 90 by being short and straight. Or rather, hitting short weak blocks or as Lynn says "dying quails."
Shooting par, however, is about course management and saving strokes around the green BIG TIME! What I do have is a natural little draw that falls about 10 yards to the right, every single time. The draw is all through the bag!
With my new Flail, I fell powerful and Rhythmic and like I'm snapping a whip at the bottom of my Swing. I am in Balance after 95% of my shots but that's not Course Management.
On a shorter course like mine with smaller fairways and lots of mature trees and traps, there are a lot of Sucker Pins. So the longer drive is important and I did not hit any duck hooks today, not a single one! And all our holes are open from trouble on the right except # 9 White. We have several holes that have trouble along the right and learning a hide fade would be a sweet weapon.
Lynn explained to me that a pro makes his/her living by their Trajectory and that different Releases flight the ball differently. Lots to learn, there, but for now, I have to relearn my course and when pins are green or red with my basic ball flight. I have to re-learn ball positions and stances. Lots of work to do.
I started "putting chips" today, with some interesting results and my new putting stroke has my guys giving me putts I would not give me. Every stroke needs a Stationary Head, Balance and Rhythm.
Thanks, Lynn!
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!
Last edited by innercityteacher : 05-08-2011 at 11:15 PM.
I built my flail from scratch, i.e., without any plans. And, trust me, in the mechanical and woodworking area, I am not an expert!
Take a hard look at what I've done, and do your best to replicate it. Your model is the Golfer's Flail in Sketch 2-K #4 and #5. It's not the best I could do, but when I did it 29 years ago, I had no idea I would be using it as I am now or that it would be broadcast around the world!
I soon will mass-produce a handful of mission-critical tools for my Lynn Blake Certified Instructors (as well as dedicated aficionados). My goal is to deliver wonderful teaching tools to my instructors, immediately and at a fraction of the cost they would incur to "do it themselves".
It's all in process and all part of a much larger theme.
Thanks for your response. On my next day off I'll be headed to the hardware store for materials.
Please PM on details on pursuing Lynn Blake Instruction Certification
Hmmm, didn't Lynn say to use the reg. chip as 80% of your chips? What about putting your chip? Derrrrr! 
The draw is all through the bag!
explained to me that a pro makes his/her living by their Trajectory and that different Releases flight the ball differently. Lots to learn, there, but for now, I have to relearn my course and when pins are green or red with my basic ball flight. I have to re-learn ball positions and stances. Lots of work to do. 
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