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"Little Moe" Signature School
June 2008 Instructional Newsletter Update
Issue #78A
Hello Everyone,
How much fun was it watching the US Open - who was routing for Rocco, who was routing for Tiger??? Love it when a tournament turns into match play... Hard to believe anyone could take so much pain and play to that level.... have been receiving many questions about Tiger's knee and the cause since the tournament - thought I'd write this etip about how we can prevent injuries and why Moe's swing is so much easier on the body.
Spreading the word
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Thank you for your help in spreading the word about Moe Norman's simple and effective swing!
The 4th Annual Moe Norman Memorial - It's set!
Mark your calendars! The 4th Annual Moe Norman Memorial dates have been set!
The GGA is proud to announce that September 27th & 28th, 2008, Moe Norman fans will gather at Eagle Creek Golf Club (GGA's Orlando home) in Orlando, FL for 2 days of golf, fellowship, clinics, contests and fun!
For additional information and/or registration you can go to the Moe Memorial Page on our website.
Also, you can contact Scott Renfrow at scottr@swinglikemoe.com with any questions.
For those who have attended in the past years, you know how much fun we have spending time with fellow "Moe Norman followers" - for those who haven't attended before, we guarantee one of the most fun times you ever have on (and off) the golf course including 2 rounds of tournament play, clinics, contests, comradery, and much, much more. Don't miss the once a year opportunity to join other Moe Norman fans from around the world in honoring the memory of the World's Greatest Ball striker!
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Moe Norman Forum - Check it out
Just a reminder to visit the Moe Norman Forum. This is a GREAT place to interact with other Moe Norman fans, ask questions about the swing, research instruction, and MUCH, MUCH more.
Visit the forum at http://www.moenormanforum.com
Next GGA schools - Chicago!
Due to the selling out of our July 25th - 27th school at Prairie Landing GC in Chicago, IL, we (the GGA) have added and additional 3 day school July 22nd - 24th. As of today, the additional school has only 3 spots open. If you are interested in attending the July 22nd - 24th school or would like to be placed on the waiting list for the 25th - 27th school, please let us know as soon as possible. This is the only time in 2008 we will be in the "Northern US".
Please let us know if you have additional questions.
Moe Trivia Winners!!
We want to thank everyone who emailed us with your guesses/answers to this month's Moe Trivia.
Questions - How many double eagles did Moe make in his career?
Answer - 9
We had over 500 email with correct answers - all were entered in the contest. The winners were drawn at random from those with the correct answers:
Winner: Bob Beechem
New Adams XTD driver (custom built) or $200 worth of Graves Golf Academy Merchandise.
2nd Place: John Fitch
$150 of Graves Golf Academy merchandise.
3rd Place: Craig Grassel
$100 of Graves Golf Academy merchandise.
Tiger's Knee - What we can learn from Tiger's knee injury.
by Tim Graves, PGA
After the US Open last week, obviously has been a lot of talk about Tiger's knee. We have received quite a few questions as how Moe's swing affects the knees (and rest of body), what is the difference, what can we learn from "Tiger's Knee".
First - let's talk about what happened to Tiger's knee.
As most of you may have already read/heard, Tiger hurt his lead knee and has struggled the past couple of months with rehab. He now must undergo additional surgery to repair his lead knee. The issue is how did Tiger's swing hurt his knee, or, if the swing didn't do the original damage, why is his current swing aggravating the knee.
You first must understand a couple of points about a conventional golf swing (like Tiger's) and all golf swings. As I go through this discussion, I will refer to our video on our home page of our website at www.swinglikemoe.com - titled "Why Don't Tour Player's Swing Like Moe, You Might Be Surprised" - you might want to review that now and I will refer to different points of the video. You can also go to: http://youtube.com/watch?v=L9T4I3ATfy8 (Same video on Youtube).
Stop Time Frames into the Video clip and Explanation:
0.50 (50 seconds into the video clip)- You will see Tiger's Swing and explanation from Todd about two plane swing.
1:40 - You will see Tiger's impact position. Notice - at impact, his lead shoulder pulls out (to the left), his lead hip dramatically rotates(to the left); all requiring his lead knee to straighten (lead knee (left knee) snaps straight as many have described..)
This impact position is common to all conventional golfers who are able to get the club on the "proper" impact plane to hit a straight ball (or slight draw). Although not as forceful on the lead knee as Tiger's swing (Tiger swings faster than most) - this type of position is still required by most conventional golfers to hit the ball straight.
Reason - physics shows when force is created toward the golf ball, the lead arm will straighten from the lead shoulder to the golf ball. Forming a straight line from the lead shoulder to the club head. It has been shown the average golfer puts up to 1 ton of force toward the ball at impact.... the lead side will straighten out from the shoulder to club head.
Problem with Conventional Golf - The golfer is TOO CLOSE to the ball. He/She doesn't have enough room from the lead shoulder to the golf ball for the lead arm to create a straight line from the shoulder to the ball and keep the shoulder square to the ball - the shoulder MUST pull out, which will cause the lead knee to typically straighten at impact. Other problems that occur - stress is placed on the lower and mid back (why 70% of golfers over 50 years of age have chronic back issues) and stress will be placed on other areas of body like the neck, hips, etc.. This is a CAUSE/EFFECT relationship - as the lead shoulder pulls out to create the needed distance to the golf ball, the lead side will pull out causing the lead knee to straighten.
For most golfers - this will not only cause added stress to the body, but also cause the swing plane to come over the top or in other words, from outside - in. This is why most golfers slice, top, pull, etc.. golf shots and have inconsistent swings - their lead shoulder pulls out and they come over top the plane.
2:00 - Now look at Moe's Set Up. First thing you notice when comparing to conventional (Tiger's) swing is the distance to the ball. Moe is considerably further from the ball at set up. His lead arm is already stretched out to the ball - the same position is arm will be at impact.
2:25 - Moe's Impact Position - Focus on these areas -
1st - There is a straight line from Moe's shoulder to the ball at impact - same as his set up.
2nd - His lead shoulder HAS NOT pulled out to hit this position - he had ENOUGH DISTANCE to the ball at set up to get back to this position without pulling the shoulder out.
3rd - His hips are turned at impact, this allows his arms to get through impact.
4th - **** His Lead Knee is FLEXED at impact - he DOES NOT have the stress on his lead knee as conventional golfers. ***
5th - He also has minimal stress on his back, shoulder, neck, etc.. at impact as he does not have to create twisting and turning to get back to impact.
This is what is referred to as FACING BALL AT IMPACT. You notice Moe's impact position is the same as his starting (set up) position.
So why did Tiger's knee get worse the past couple of years?
Reason - from our research and from what we have seen, as Tiger changed instructors a couple of years ago, he has gotten closer and closer to the ball. In fact, the film we used for this video is old film with Tiger's swing from his previous instructor. His current instructor has him even closer to the ball. This distance requires Tiger to spin even harder at impact to get his club on plane. Also, when Tiger was younger he used to twist his lead foot at impact (would spin out slightly) - he had stopped doing this the last couple of years - adding more stress to the lead knee.
So, what does Tiger need to do?.... to me seems pretty obvious.
1st - Needs to get his knee fixed and take some time off to heal.
2nd - He needs to revamp his swing and get away from the ball - he must work on facing the ball at impact and take the stress of his knee, back, etc.. His knee is bad now, it is only time until his back has problems, etc..
He will not be the first professional to work on facing ball at impact - there are many. To name a few (in recent news)- Miquel Jimenez, Scott Verplank, Rocco Mediate, Craig Parry, there are many more. Watch their swings the next time you see them on T.V. - watch how they stand further from the ball then the average golfer, watch how they work on facing the ball at impact with their shoulders, knees and feet.
Conclusion - Facing Ball at Impact is a MUCH less stressful effect on the body. It is a position all golfers of all ages should work to acquire and will help prevent injury and PROLONG golf longevity for all golfers. But, one must first get further from the ball than most conventional golfers to be able to face ball at impact. Without a proper set up (distance from the ball) - it will be very difficult, if not impossible to face ball at impact.
To see proper distances to the ball at set up and the proper set up positions - please refer to our Posture and Stability Etip on the website.
Tiger once described Moe as "One of two golfer's who truly owned their swing" - maybe he will take some swing advice from Moe and learn to Face Ball at Impact and protect that knee.
If you would like more information on facing ball at impact, proper set up, proper grip, getting the club on plane - swinging like Moe - we strongly recommend to start with our Total Game Overview - What the Moe Swing is all About - this is our core instruction. I will say it again - if you don't have this instructional information - you are missing a KEY component to swinging like Moe.
Please refer to our Online Store to get your copy of the Total Game Overview.
If you would like our advanced instruction - please refer to our 7 Principles of Golf Improvement.
Please refer to our Online store to get the 7 Principles series.
To start / continue your path to great golf, and golf you can play until your 100... don't we all want to play golf forever.... please refer to the GGA Path to Great Golf on our website.
Remember - Always Practice with a Purpose.
Good Luck!!
GGA Event Schedule
We are sure many of you are thinking about some kind of instruction as golf season is here. We have been working very hard this year to increase the number of school spots for our students and a way to work with those who can't make the travel to see us. Here is a list of our upcoming schools and the spots we have left in them.....
Please don't hesitate to give us a call or email if interested in attending any of these events... all schools/camps have sold out so far this year - these probably will too.... great thing for us, not so great for those who wait until the last minute to sign up.
2008
July 22-24, 2008 - 3 day school - Chicago, IL - Prairie Landing Golf Club - West Chicago, IL (3 spots open)
July 25-27, 2008 - 3 day school - Chicago, IL - Prairie Landing Golf Club - West Chicago, IL (1 spot Open)
August 22-24, 2008 - 3 day school - GGA Academy @ Coffee Creek Golf Course - OKC, OK - GGA Academy (Open)
Sept. 24-26, 2008 - 3 day school - GGA Academy @ Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando, FL (Open)
Sept. 27 & 28, 2008 - 4th Annual Moe Norman Memorial @ Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando, FL
Sept. 29 & 30, 2008 - 2 day Alumni school - GGA Academy @ Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando, FL (Open)
Oct. 20-24, 2008 - Build Your Game Camp - Barona Creek Golf Club - San Diego, CA - (Open)
Oct. 25-27, 2008 - 3 day school - Barona Creek Golf Club - San Diego, CA - (Open)
Nov. 7-9, 2008 - 3 day school - GGA Academy @ Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando, FL- (Open)
Nov. 10-14, 2008 - Build Your Game Camp - GGA Academy @ Eagle Creek Golf Club - Orlando, FL- (Open)
Others TBA
Please visit our website at www.swinglikemoe.com for updated events and more information.
Online Registration available.
If you would like more information about the schools agenda, etc.. or would like more information about a particular area, please feel free to call or email anytime: TimKGraves@aol.com or 866-377-2316 within US, 405-823-9693 (outside US). We have brochures we can send and/or email.
Moeisms - the wit and widom of Moe Norman
"My move is the best in golf. You can learn from me because I'm poetry in motion."
Please feel free to comment on this or email any of your favorite "Moeism's" to us if you'd like to share with others....
GGA Club Specials
2008 ADAMS XTD A3 and A3 OS Driver Special
Adams is running a special on their new drivers I was notified yesterday.
The ADAMS INSIGHT XTD A3 and A3 OS are now $169.
A savings of $130+. (Don't wait if considering this driver - I can guarantee supplies will run out soon.... this special is "blowing" these drivers off the shelf....haven't seen a special this good in a long time..)
You can see them at: http://www.adamsgolf.com/drivers.htm
Both are top drivers in the market and are very popular.
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To save space, we have made a slight change in the Club Special section of the newsletter. Below you will find a link to a page that will list all club specials with better pictures, more information, and full pricing for our Club specials.
See all club specials by clicking the link below:
GGA Club specials
Call the GGA at (866)377-2316 or email timg@swinglikemoe.com for all your club questions, club needs, etc. Let the experts help you!
GGA Instruction Materials
This is where EVERYONE should start to learn Moe's Single Axis Swing - a MUST HAVE!!!!
GGA Total Game Overview Instructional DVD 10 minute Freeview.
See our latest and newest release - TROUBLES AND SOLUTIONS - great reviews (visit our chatroom to read them)
GGA "FEELING OF GREATNESS" GRIP TRAINING CLUB: $129.95
GGA / TGGS INSTRUCTIONAL TAPES:
Please see:http://swinglikemoe.com/shopping/pgm-more_information.php?id=7&=SID
"Little Moe's" Swing for Life $24.95
GGA Short Game: $19.95
Course Management/ "How to Practice": $19.95
Get all three on VHS: $64.95
All three on DVD: $64.95
Volume #1 - #6 - 7 Principles of Golf Improvement - $64.95 each
Entire Series: $299 - ***Special, FREE DVD with purchase of full set***
Mind of Moe Norman DVD - featuring NBA coach Rick Carlisle w/ Todd Graves - $49.95
Leverage bag: $35.95
GGA Putting Training System - $54.95
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* A small shipping charge will be added to all orders.
If you are interested in any of the above specials, please call us at 866-377-2316 within US or 405-823-9693 outside US, or email Tim Graves at TIMKGRAVES@AOL.COM or TIMG@SWINGLIKEMOE.COM
We wish everyone continued success with their golf games, and hope to see everyone very soon.
Tim Graves, PGA, Graves Golf Academy Owner/Instructor
Todd Graves, Graves Golf Academy Owner/Instructor
Scott Renfrow, GGA Director of Customer Relations
Brent Evans, GGA Instructor / School Manager
Dave Predzin, PGA(a), USGTF, GGA Master Instructor
Mick Benson, GGA Instructor
Shannon Kniesler, LPGA, GGA Instructor
Ben Stanborough, PGA (European), GGA Instructor
Clayton Zwicker, GGA Apprentice
Graves Golf Academy
www.swinglikemoe.com - GGA Website
866-377-2316
405-823-9693 (Outside US)
timg@swinglikemoe.com
timkgraves@aol.com
www.moenormanforum.com - GGA Chat Forum
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June Etip Update - Tiger's Knee....
