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[tylerdurden]

After my trip to see Geoff a couple weeks ago, I feel super excited and energized to get to work on all of his stuff. I want to get a jump on the 2013 season. So I am in the process of converting my 650 sq ft apartment into a golf studio. I recently splugged on the $300 golf matt (http://www.dwquailgo...e-Golf-Mat.html - it's awesome btw, highly recommended, and I justify the price because I'm going to use this thing for 1000s of hours, so per hour, $300 is really cheap). I bought some netting and I'm building a net out of PVC. Also getting the mirrors setup for DTL and face on, building the heavy driver, and the impact bag is on the way. I might ever get some super bright construction lights like Geoff has so I can shoot high speed video right at my place. They are a bargin actually, only about $20 a pop at Lowes.

So basically my apartment is being converted to a full out golf studio. Actually, I think I'm going to cancel my internet too, so all I'll have left is golf (and some quality books). If any of you had read The Talent Code, you remember the ignition section of the book, where it basically says it's a good thing to have a beacon near by to draw your attention to whatever the goal is. Exactly what I'm doing here. Almost forgot, going to get some sort of puttting thing so too so I don't completely neglect it - recommendations welcomed.

Anyway, I challenge all the 9 to 3ers out there to a challenge (sorry that can't be good english). Let's see how many hours you can rack up 9 to 3ing over the winter, between now and March 1st lets say. And it's not just about quantity. These need to be high quality hours. I'm going to do 1 hour every morning, 2 every evening after work, with maybe 30 minuts snuck in during lunch every other day. On weekends I need to play 18 every sat and sun, but I can still get in at least 4 hours 9 to 3ing (or 10 to 2ing if I progress). So that puts me at 4*2+5*3.25 24.25 hours per week. And 15 weeks to March 1st means I can get 363.75 hours between now and then.

[Stryker]

For putting, sklz pro mat + putting fork. Use roofing nails or something similar in place of tees for the putting fork. You'll be draining putts next season.

[MDP1555]

just keep it in perspective no need to burn out just to create hours of training. Most personal trainers will suggest 2 days of recovery time for every 2 hours of muscle development. Personally I think muscle memory repitition is a great thing but you have to have recovery time in there as well and I don't realy see you leaving any.

Mot sure the same appies to muscle memory but doing the 9-3 drill you are also developing muscle not just ingraining memory so recovery time is needed to be included I would think

Edited by MDP1555, 15 November 2012 - 02:59 PM.

[MadGolfer76]

In my opinion, the "quantity" approach is the wrong way to go about things. But, good luck!

[tembolo1284]

Gotta see the ball flight too. Don't forget.

[Kadin 25]

Ahh...to be young single and able to turn an apartment into a golf studio. Lol....good luck keep us posted on your progress.

[Stryker]

tembolo1284, on 15 November 2012 - 03:03 PM, said:

Gotta see the ball flight too. Don't forget.

That's why I have a hard time doing 9-3's in nets. If I can't see that 1 yard baby draw that Geoff wants then it's hard for me to focus on them.

[tembolo1284]

Stryker, on 15 November 2012 - 03:13 PM, said:

tembolo1284, on 15 November 2012 - 03:03 PM, said:

Gotta see the ball flight too. Don't forget.

That's why I have a hard time doing 9-3's in nets. If I can't see that 1 yard baby draw that Geoff wants then it's hard for me to focus on them.

I feel you. I want that ball that falls off one yard to the right. Need Elle to rest her head on my right foot to quiet my lower body action though. Best training aid there is.

[russc]

Gosh ,you got the 'disease bad".Geoff likes slow motion and super slow motion swings so do not forget those.I once asked him how many balls a golfer should hit in an hour of concentrated practice.he said no more than 60,given the need to setup correctly and feel the correct motion in  your practice swing..this type of concentrated practice is mentally taxing so do not be surprised if you can not practice as much as you have scheduled

[tesuquegolfer]

My wife was away this past weekend, so while I was waiting for the plumber, I got out the putting mat and putted for about 2 hours+ while watching golf.  I believe if I wasn't married, i too would have a golf setup right in the living room.  I usually swing a club for 15+ minutes while watching DVR'ed golf late in the evening after my wife and son have gone to bed.  I have given thought to putting a TV in the garage and spending my evenings out there hitting balls, putting, and watching TV.

[Stryker]

tembolo1284, on 15 November 2012 - 03:16 PM, said:

Stryker, on 15 November 2012 - 03:13 PM, said:

tembolo1284, on 15 November 2012 - 03:03 PM, said:

Gotta see the ball flight too. Don't forget.

That's why I have a hard time doing 9-3's in nets. If I can't see that 1 yard baby draw that Geoff wants then it's hard for me to focus on them.

I feel you. I want that ball that falls off one yard to the right. Need Elle to rest her head on my right foot to quiet my lower body action though. Best training aid there is.

Lucky guy, all she did for me was steal my water bottle. 3 TIMES! It was damn hot too, lol.

[tylerdurden]

Stryker, on 15 November 2012 - 03:21 PM, said:

tembolo1284, on 15 November 2012 - 03:16 PM, said:

Stryker, on 15 November 2012 - 03:13 PM, said:

tembolo1284, on 15 November 2012 - 03:03 PM, said:

Gotta see the ball flight too. Don't forget.

That's why I have a hard time doing 9-3's in nets. If I can't see that 1 yard baby draw that Geoff wants then it's hard for me to focus on them.

I feel you. I want that ball that falls off one yard to the right. Need Elle to rest her head on my right foot to quiet my lower body action though. Best training aid there is.

Lucky guy, all she did for me was steal my water bottle. 3 TIMES! It was damn hot too, lol.

Cry me a river, I walked away with chewed up Revo's

[tylerdurden]

2 things...

1 - in terms of quality vs. quantity, I'm all about quality. But I don't think 3 hours/day and more on the weekends is too much in terms of quality practice time for me given my life situation (or lack of having a life outside of golf lol).

2 - in terms of ball flight - I too was worried about not seeing ballflight and that's why I never got a range in the past. So what I'm going to do is 2-3 days per week during the work week, I'm going to go to the range with lights to make sure my ball flight stays super tight. That way I never go more than a day or 2 without seeing ballflight. (and I'll live at range/course on weekends). I have a hard time believing I'll get very far off track with this approach. Especially because so far my experience with hitting 9 to 3s with a lob wedge is the shots dispersion is super tight. To be honest, I almost got bored seeing ball flight with L-wedge 9 -3s because every shot is so similar.

You guys think that sufficiently addresses the concern about not seeing ballfight?

[tembolo1284]

Stryker, on 15 November 2012 - 03:21 PM, said:

tembolo1284, on 15 November 2012 - 03:16 PM, said:

Stryker, on 15 November 2012 - 03:13 PM, said:

tembolo1284, on 15 November 2012 - 03:03 PM, said:

Gotta see the ball flight too. Don't forget.

That's why I have a hard time doing 9-3's in nets. If I can't see that 1 yard baby draw that Geoff wants then it's hard for me to focus on them.

I feel you. I want that ball that falls off one yard to the right. Need Elle to rest her head on my right foot to quiet my lower body action though. Best training aid there is.

Lucky guy, all she did for me was steal my water bottle. 3 TIMES! It was damn hot too, lol.

The key is to make her jealous by giving Ben lots of attention first.

[tembolo1284]

tylerdurden, on 15 November 2012 - 04:29 PM, said:

2 things...

1 - in terms of quality vs. quantity, I'm all about quality. But I don't think 3 hours/day and more on the weekends is too much in terms of quality practice time for me given my life situation (or lack of having a life outside of golf lol).

2 - in terms of ball flight - I too was worried about not seeing ballflight and that's why I never got a range in the past. So what I'm going to do is 2-3 days per week during the work week, I'm going to go to the range with lights to make sure my ball flight stays super tight. That way I never go more than a day or 2 without seeing ballflight. (and I'll live at range/course on weekends). I have a hard time believing I'll get very far off track with this approach. Especially because so far my experience with hitting 9 to 3s with a lob wedge is the shots dispersion is super tight. To be honest, I almost got bored seeing ball flight with L-wedge 9 -3s because every shot is so similar.

You guys think that sufficiently addresses the concern about not seeing ballfight?

Yes I think it does. Once you are hitting 8-9 out of 10 shots 'solid' then go up a club geoff says. But hit a couple hundred up to maybe even 1000 balls knowing for damn sure you got your setup angles and grip right. That's what russ was talking about above...doing it this tediously is damn draining.  Especially if Geoff is telling you you are still stacking on your left side like a hooligan.

[tembolo1284]

speaking of which I'll send you some swings after I get filmed this weekend tyler. Be sure to be strict in your dissection of my swing please.

[tylerdurden]

Will do. Although take it with a grain of salt because I don't know much and am new to Geoff's stuff. Russc is your guy for that is my guess but I'm excited to see it.

[tylerdurden]

russc, on 15 November 2012 - 03:16 PM, said:

Gosh ,you got the 'disease bad".Geoff likes slow motion and super slow motion swings so do not forget those.I once asked him how many balls a golfer should hit in an hour of concentrated practice.he said no more than 60,given the need to setup correctly and feel the correct motion in  your practice swing..this type of concentrated practice is mentally taxing so do not be surprised if you can not practice as much as you have scheduled

Yeah I'm going to be sure not to rush things. Geoff barked at me quite a few times about being impatient (I call it curious). I started to rapid fire some 9 to 3s after I was hitting them good. Then I grab a 4 iron to test it out with longer clubs lol.

Here's how I'm going to deal with the patience and quality control concerns. I'm going to make a poster with 2 lines of text.

Line 1: What Would Geoff Say?
Line 2: What Would Ashley Do?

Ashley was a girl hitting balls at the range my first day in TXAR. She's getting read to go to play for college. Her swing was ridiculously good and Geoff raved about her practice habits. I watch her quite a bit and it was amazing. She kept examining her grip in detail before every swing. She was slow to get into her setup angles. And every few shots she'd run back into the building and check in front of the mirrors, do the impact bag, and swing the heavy club. And her technique was SOOOOO good.

[ej002]

I would do straight up outdoor range for like a month.  I think he said 60 balls for 21 days forms a habit.  You should do that to be safe before moving indoors.  I am contemplating an indoor range, b/c it is winter coming, but I am afraid I will get into some bad habits.  Food for thought.

[prsgtrman]

any pics of your set up? sounds interesting

[prsgtrman]

thanks for the info on the skilz putting mat. gonna pick one up

[farmer]

Your neighbors are going to hate you.  Are you leaving any time for life?  I understand your enthusiasm, but have some life too.

[chiva]

A bunch of us Geoff disciples should get together somewhere for a golf outing someday. Maybe a weekend of golf in Texarkana. Of course after Tyler gets his 363 hrs in:)

[willie54]

I'm up for this.  I think I will fall a little short though.  I can do about an hour inside a day before I start getting lazy and firing one shot after another.  I also have a bad habit of trying different releases and different grips and stuff.  If I can just stick  with this swing I think I will really improve but I have ADD or something.  I think the best strategy would be to split it up with 30 minute morning and evening sessions.  I have been practicing in the yard too.  My plan is to reseed the whole backyard by spring.  Every time I leave a patch of divots I have been scattering a sand peat and sand mix.  Hopefully it all comes up in the spring, if not my yard is going to be ugly.

[tembolo1284]

tylerdurden, on 15 November 2012 - 04:55 PM, said:

russc, on 15 November 2012 - 03:16 PM, said:

Gosh ,you got the 'disease bad".Geoff likes slow motion and super slow motion swings so do not forget those.I once asked him how many balls a golfer should hit in an hour of concentrated practice.he said no more than 60,given the need to setup correctly and feel the correct motion in  your practice swing..this type of concentrated practice is mentally taxing so do not be surprised if you can not practice as much as you have scheduled

Yeah I'm going to be sure not to rush things. Geoff barked at me quite a few times about being impatient (I call it curious). I started to rapid fire some 9 to 3s after I was hitting them good. Then I grab a 4 iron to test it out with longer clubs lol.

Here's how I'm going to deal with the patience and quality control concerns. I'm going to make a poster with 2 lines of text.

Line 1: What Would Geoff Say?
Line 2: What Would Ashley Do?

Ashley was a girl hitting balls at the range my first day in TXAR. She's getting read to go to play for college. Her swing was ridiculously good and Geoff raved about her practice habits. I watch her quite a bit and it was amazing. She kept examining her grip in detail before every swing. She was slow to get into her setup angles. And every few shots she'd run back into the building and check in front of the mirrors, do the impact bag, and swing the heavy club. And her technique was SOOOOO good.

Dude! Seriously don't be curious and switch to a longer club before you are ready. It will really pork you. REALLLLLLLLYYYY pork you.

[Timanator]

That is a lofty goal!!

It takes me about 2 hours to hit 100 balls, alot of practice swings, slow motion stuff, filming, heavy club slow swings.

[tembolo1284]

gonna hit 500 balls tmrw at randalls

happy turkey day to all!

[Cwebb]

Sounds great and your passion is certainly in 5th gear, but don't forget that some sort of balance in life outside of golf, can end up helping your golf game.  I would suggest getting on a detailed fitness program that will be beneficial not only for golf, but great health and fitness in general.  Get excited about something else that is healthy, which will really help bring in some "balance", but will also help your golf game.  Be at least somewhat careful not to burn yourself out, since it's happened to many many guys who feel exactly like you do right now.

WIth that said, you want it bad...so go get it.

After you get your apartment all setup, it would be interesting to see the reaction of the first person who unknowingly stops by and has a look

[hoganfan924]

farmer, on 15 November 2012 - 09:23 PM, said:

Your neighbors are going to hate you.  Are you leaving any time for life?  I understand your enthusiasm, but have some life too.

True, especially if he lives on an upper floor!

Might want to use those "almost golf" or foam balls or you're likely to get a lot of noise complaints.

[chiva]

Be careful with burnout. I am also a cyclist, road and mountain. I rode about 12 hrs a week year round for the last 6 years. I felt burnt out this year and stopped racing as of May. It's a few months later and I've taken several months off my bike. Unheard of for me. I was absolutely hardcore. I thought it would never happen. It did. I hope I have a desire to ride my bike before I get fat. Lol. It's an endurance race, not a sprint. Live to play another day.