Follow Foley.....I did.

[Tommo21]

So, over the last few weeks I’ve been going through a swing change brought on by Sean Foleys method or way of thinking. I could explain but the man tells it better than me. Anyway, played yesterday and today for a two round total of 1 over par. Okay, they don’t count in my book as they were off the yellows, but I left so many shots out there you wouldn’t believe and I did pick up a few quid on route. What struck me about Foley is the fact he’s not teaching anything new, its just that we all thought it was important to move our weight to the right then to the left. Trying to hit the ball with your right foot back…see third vid…kinda explains his thinking of just turning through a centre point. I’ll let you have a look. Oh, I might be back to playing crap next week, but hey, at my age going round Royal Musselburgh in par gives me a kick.

The third vids a bit long, but stay with it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjE8IM-ivV8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHuyVf7ulKE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHB7gs_rJPA

 

[Garush34]

Great viewing. The second video is particularly good for me, I'll need to try that drill. Not watched the third video yet but will when I get a chance.

The way he explains things makes it much easier to understand than most of the golf videos on YouTube.

 

[JustOne]

Not often I'm speechless (guess I now know who's had me on 'ignore' for the past 4½ yrs) :whoo:

 

[Tommo21]

Only one reply........

 

[Junior]

So, over the last few weeks I’ve been going through a swing change brought on by Sean Foleys method or way of thinking. I could explain but the man tells it better than me. Anyway, played yesterday and today for a two round total of 1 over par. Okay, they don’t count in my book as they were off the yellows, but I left so many shots out there you wouldn’t believe and I did pick up a few quid on route. What struck me about Foley is the fact he’s not teaching anything new, its just that we all thought it was important to move our weight to the right then to the left. Trying to hit the ball with your right foot back…see third vid…kinda explains his thinking of just turning through a centre point. I’ll let you have a look. Oh, I might be back to playing crap next week, but hey, at my age going round Royal Musselburgh in par gives me a kick.

The third vids a bit long, but stay with it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjE8IM-ivV8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHuyVf7ulKE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHB7gs_rJPA

Great vids, cheers for sharing.

 

[Birchy]

Looks interesting. Considering my swing fell out of its own ass yesterday I will watch these interest when its safe to have the volume up

 

[FairwayDodger]

Liked the first two, no great revelations but well explained..... Will give the third one a whirl when I get a chance! :thup:

 

[Mozza73]

I'm a big fan of Foley's stuff, also consider Martin Chuck on Youtube, he preaches similar fundamentals and has helped my swing and ball-striking immensely recently.

 

[bluewolf]

Only one reply........

People are too busy pulling up chairs to reply mate..

FWIW, my ball striking improved when I followed some of the methods detailed in the vids. Much better contact and a more predictable ball flight..:thup:

 

[JT77]

I watched one and two there will try to follow more later. I have been working on quieting my lower half as noticed my legs were getting very active. Hopefully this will give me something on screen to help

thanks

 

[mikee247]

Foley talks a lot of sense and it kind of explains perfectly what I think Ive been doing wrong for a while! To much lateral movement and loading to much on the right side which leads me to using my arms and lifting to much rather than rotating my shoulders more around a stable spine ... thanks for sharing the links

 

[shewy]

Very good, like the swinging round an axis bit as weight transfer is where I struggle.

 

[CMAC]

Not often I'm speechless (guess I now know who's had me on 'ignore' for the past 4½ yrs) :whoo:

James, why dont you do a video along these production values as opposed to fag ends or the like? bit easier for most golfers to relate to and negates the critique on the tools as opposed to the content.

Just a thought as I believe you would like to do more coaching.

 

[bluewolf]

James, why dont you do a video along these production values as opposed to fag ends or the like? bit easier for most golfers to relate to and negates the critique on the tools as opposed to the content.

Just a thought as I believe you would like to do more coaching.

James is touch less photogenic than Mr Foley... You wouldn't watch Albert Steptoe giving golf instruction would you?

 

[Birchy]

James is touch less photogenic than Mr Foley... You wouldn't watch Albert Steptoe giving golf instruction would you?

I would watch the one where he gets thrown off the range for sure :rofl:

Much more fun than reading 4.7 million posts about it :thup:

 

[JustOne]

James, why dont you do a video along these production values as opposed to fag ends or the like? bit easier for most golfers to relate to and negates the critique on the tools as opposed to the content.

Just a thought as I believe you would like to do more coaching.

Credibility.

If you're not on the course/studio for a backdrop, dressed in your best golf gear, and properly wired for sound so you don't have to shout at the camera then it just looks naff.... although some of the best technical vids I've seen have been some guy standing in his living room/hotel room, but they're not necessarily going to influence the person who needs it most... the hacker,... who won't listen to someone in their living room.

 

[CMAC]

Credibility.

If you're not on the course/studio for a backdrop, dressed in your best golf gear, and properly wired for sound so you don't have to shout at the camera then it just looks naff.... although some of the best technical vids I've seen have been some guy standing in his living room/hotel room, but they're not necessarily going to influence the person who needs it most... the hacker,... who won't listen to someone in their living room.

which is why I said do it along the same production values, must be loads of ranges or course practice fairways you could do this without hinderance, I see people all the time video'ing their swing. Plenty of effective sound capture systems around I would think

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cheap+video+sound+recording+equipment