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By: Charles W. Boatright
Garage Mechanics a Great Place for Golfers to develop and to maintain their Mental Edge and Feel for their Golf Game throughout the Year
Winter time is usually the period we have to put the sticks up in the closet and hope we retain some semblance of our golf game for spring. Not only do we have to deal with Old Man Par, NOW we are having to contend with Old Man Winter that can be more of a challenge, because we no longer have a routine to follow or put in the reps. Both routine and reps are essential to the golfer trying to lower their handicap to single-digits.
Even though your garage is a confined space, your golf swing actually takes place even in a more confined space than your garage, the 5-inch distance between your ears. I was able to interview a Vietnam POW in March of 2002 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that used his golf game in his cell to survive his seven-and-a-half year ordeal of both mental and physical torture.
My Interview with Col. Hall
Just to show how effective his method of coping with his inhumane conditions was by playing golf in his cell, six weeks after his release he played in the Greater New Orleans Pro-AM. Colonel George Robert Hall shot his handicap of four (4) on the biggest stage in golf just by playing golf in his cell and mind for over seven- years.
I made a golf training video, below, that demonstrates my garage mechanics where I’m maintaining my golf routine and getting reps by hitting draws and fades. These type golf shots are a little more challenging than just hitting golf balls into a tarp. I prefer a trap over a net, because the tarp allows the golf ball to react, showing the results to draws and fades that I’m hitting.
Just a Hint- The ball will react in the opposite direction of the draws and fade after hitting the tarp due to the ball’s horizontal rotation that I’m imparting on the ball. A Draw is rotating counter-clockwise for a right-handed golfer, this means the ball will react to the right even though it’s drawing left. The fade is the complete opposite direction, reaction to the left.
From my interview with Colonel Hall, I was able to compare notes and develop a 70-page download that is attached below:
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