March 12, 2003

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Quote of the week:


\"My mother taught me very early to believe I could achieve any
accomplishment I wanted to. The first was to walk without braces.\"

Wilma Rudolph
1940-1994, Winner of 3 Gold Medals in running
events at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Golf Quote of the week:

There is a old saying: If a man comes home with sand in his cuffs and cockleburs in his pants, don’t ask him what he shot.
Sam Snead


Comments from Subscriber and Remarks by Sensei Mark Anthony

Between you and me, I think you know you could have put together a better video -- better production qualities, better organized. It seemed like it wasn\'t rehearsed enough.

I don\'t think I got great results. I tended to be a little stiff just following the video. I tended to get into a reverse C. I watched it at least 3 times from beginning to end to see if I was missing something. I read and reread the little book, too. But it takes time to learn. (Last year was third year of playing regularly. I got down to the low to mid 80\'s by the end of last summer. So I expected your video to take me right to the 70\'s.)

There are three things from the video (maybe more) that I think are/may be very valuable to me -- things that I either do now or will use more in the future.

1) I always use the two-club swing (or a weighted club) when warming up. I think it promotes a good warm-up stretch and promotes swinging with relaxed tempo.

2) I have found that the \"no effort\" swing usually gives me a good result -- with a distance equal to my \"big effort\" swing. If I find myself trying to hit the ball a certain distance to a practice green with a \"big effort, I try the \"no effort\" swing a few times.

3) I didn\'t put much value on the \"no peek\" swing, and I didn\'t really practice it. I want to use the \"no peek\" swing the next few times I go to the range. I didn\'t realize that the \"no peek\" really means \"keep your eye on the ball.\" And I think the result will be to get my arms in front of my body when I contact the ball, rather than my arms lagging behind. I think this might help me hit straighter and farther with no more effort -- especially on drives.

I\'ll let you know how it goes in a few weeks.

(Sorry for the rough start to the note; I didn\'t think I got my money\'s worth when I first put it in the VCR.)

Don Draper
Dallas


Don,
What you’ve experienced is not all that uncommon. Most people are so used to all of the fluff and gimmicks in other videos, that they’re BS-edinto thinking that it was a good video simply because it has good (fancy and expensive) production values and big names.

However, we here at ThinkAndReachPar.com are in the information business. Yes the videos are as no-frills as you can get. But, you can’t argue with results, can you? At the start of your letter, you said that you weren’t impressed with it. But then you went on to say that it delivered on its promise to help you with your game.

That, my friend is what we take great pride in. Giving our customers first-class, useful information is what we do. We’re not interested in selling fluff.

Now you said a few things in your note that I want to address. You say that you swing with less effort and have more power, accuracy and consistency. You said that you’ve been playing the game for 3 years, right? And what do you shoot? Low to mid 80’s!!!!!!

Let me tell you my man, there are millions of golfers out there that have been playing for a lifetime that cannot break 100 to save their souls!

Without getting too crazy, I will tell you that I am proud to be a part of that kind accomplishment in golf because it’s unheard-of unless you spend thousands upon thousands of dollars in private, personal instruction.

So OK, the videos aren’t made by ESPN. I’ll give you that. And although you began with a note saying that we could have better production values, (Yea, maybe we could. But we want to get our customers the best possible INFORMATION available and I think that my videos do that. You’ve proven that and for that I thank you) you end it with an incredible success story.

I’ll end with this. You’ve proven our point. These videos work. Period.

Please stay in touch.
Thanks again.
Mark Anthony Montaquila.

\"I purchased the \"Body Golf\" video and implemented Mark\'s techniques. The part about the double-club pendulum swing really helped in my timing that otherwise was erratic, at best. From the practice tees to the course was the real test. Without getting too long-winded about my new playing style, the lower score at the end of the game set the tone for the rest of the day.
Thanks Mark, I enjoy walking away from the 18th with a smile on my face. The neat thing? I now have the tools for more improvement.\"
Sincerely,
- T. McCarl, Huntington Beach, CA





Richard’s two cents worth:

Mark is right. Our video’s are not Hollywood productions, but I assure you they have much, much, more content that the fancy big name videos. Our number one goal is to help you improve your golf game. That is the sole purpose of our videos, and thanks to the testimonials from you, they are working.

I appreciate your comments, and anytime that you have an opinion or praise, I would appreciate you passing it on to me.

Thank you.


Comment from another subscriber:


Really enjoyed reading the lessons. We are still have at least 2 feet
of snow on the ground so it will be a while before I can see the
results. Thanks.
Mariann
Edmonton, Canada

This week’s article from Joe DeLorenzo

In Search of the Perfect Round of Golf.

Perfect? Be reasonable, nobody is going to score 18
for 18 holes. No matter how good a player is, they
can shoot their best round ever and still say there
were a few more putts that they could have made. So
perfection is an unrealistic goal. Instead, look at
it in terms of expectations vs. “successes” or “good
feelings” about having achieved something. Although
there are exceptions, unless you play every day, you
should not expect to shoot in the 60’s. Unless you
play more than once per week, you should not expect to
shoot in the 70’s. If you play less than once per
week, you should not expect to break 90. Those who
play only once or twice per month should be happy to
break 100. So what brings the good feelings of
success? If you have never broken 100, but that is
your goal, it is a success and a really good feeling
when you finally do it. Even if your score was not
your best, but you won a match, that’s a success and a
perfectly good feeling. If you don’t have a match,
create your own against the course. If you had more
good holes than bad holes, you won. If you hit more
fairways and / or greens than you missed, you won. If
you one-putted more times than you 3-putted, you won.
If you avoided lost balls or penalty strokes, you won.
Feel good about any successes like these. Even if
you did not accomplish any of these things, your
misadventures can always get a few laughs during the
recap of the round afterwards with your friends.
Laughter is the best medicine, a good feeling, and if
you and your friends had a good time, what can be more
perfect than that?

Joe DeLorenzo


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Little Things Mean a Lot
by
Mac Stevenson
Quite often seemingly insignificant circumstances and distractions have a negative effect on your golf game.
Many golfers take the advice they read in magazines, or receive from well-meaning fellow players, too seriously. Everyone should be cautious before trying a drastic change in your normal game.
Almost all golfers are guilty of doing too much thinking while they’re in the middle of a round. The time to think and experiment is on the driving range, not on the course.
When you’re playing a serious round of golf, make sure you have a good grip and setup and then let it happen. Don’t allow yourself to have two or three swing thoughts on the same shot.
Before you begin a round, always make a realistic adjustment in your scoring expectations when the weather is bad. If the wind is blowing 30 mph or it’s cold, add some strokes to the score you hope to shoot. Bad weather affects all golfers; just remember that your opponents are playing in the same conditions.
Work out an intelligent practice routine. As a general rule, it’s best to hit a lot of different clubs. The only exception is when you’re having unusual difficulty with one club (like your driver) and need to build your confidence. Then it’s all right to work on just one shot with a particular club.
Before a round that’s important to you, write down an exact warm-up schedule. The evening before your game--when you are relaxed--is a good time to do this. Make it sensible and adhere strictly to your timetable. For most golfers a 40 minute warm-up is plenty. Make sure you don’t hit too many full shots and tire yourself before you even tee it up. If you have a 10:00 a.m. tee time, your warm-up routine should be listed something like this:
* 9:10-9:30 a.m.--Hit pitches and chips and a few sand shots.
* 9:30-9:40 a.m.--Give your practice putting some short, intense concentration. A brief session is better than spending too much time putting before an important round. Ten minutes is plenty.
* 9:40-9:55 a.m.--Hit four shots with a nine iron, four with a seven iron, and four with a five iron. Then hit three full shots off the grass with a metal three and three or four drivers off the tee. It’s important to hit the full shots last in your warm-up routine because you want to be in a groove when you move to the first tee.
* 9:55 a.m.--Move leisurely to the first tee--you’re confident and ready.
When you go to the course, be sure and have your written schedule with you. And take your watch so you can be certain that you’re right on schedule during your warm-up session. The main thing is to avoid any feeling of hurrying or being anxious.

Another tip in conjunction with your warm-up shots: Always have a wet towel on your bag so you can quickly clean the clubs you’ve been practicing with.
The worst thing you can do is not plan your warm-up time carefully; consequently, you find yourself in a panicky rush to be on time without proper preparation.
Of course, this routine isn’t necessary before every friendly round, but it’s important for tournaments or games in which you want to play up to your capabilities.
If you wear glasses, keep a clean handkerchief in your bag in case of rain or your glasses becoming smudged. It’s most disconcerting to try and play with dirty glasses.
Put five or six ball markers in you pocket before teeing off. Fumbling around trying to find a marker can be harmful to your putting concentration on the green.
Keep a rain cover for your clubs in one of your bag compartments. If it rains and your grips become wet, it can ruin your round.
All of these strategic provisions seem unimportant by themselves, but each one can cause a break in your concentration before or after you start an important round of golf. If you prepare yourself properly, you’re mentally and physically on the way to the kind of round you want to play.
Richard’s Quick Tips:

The perfect golf swing is just twelve inches long.

Six inches before you strike the ball, and six inches after you strike the ball, your clubhead must be traveling along the intended line of flight, and the clubface must be square to the ball.

To achieve these twelve inches of perfect swing, the remainder of your swing must be in a true arc. If your clubhead starts inside the arc, and strikes the ball on its way outside, it is bound to impart counter-clockwise spin to the ball. Result-you hook. If your clubhead starts outside the arc, it cannot be brought back to go straight through the ball down the intended line of flight. Again, it must impart spin to the ball-this time in a clockwise direction. Result-you slice.

Forget everything you have heard or learned about inside-out swings and outside-in swings. They are simply ways to correct other errors-and to compound these errors with fresh ones.


Until next week…good golfing!!

Dr. Richard Myers
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