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Exceptions to a rule do not make the norm. Sorry you are so opinionated about that which you know little about. Brad Brad, I know this is the usenet and everyone is en_title_d to say whatever they want.  I truly respect that as well as your opinion on NG.  If you think NG is trash, hey more power to you. I personally have been using it for about 1.5 years ( total time playing golf about 3 years ) and for the most part play better than most of the conventional golfers I play with.  I work in the silicon valley so I get the chance to play golf a lot with different p_layer_s who all play CG and have mostly been playing for at least 5 years. I am not saying this to imply that NG is better but to merely point out that there are varying degrees of skill level in both methods and a person should use whatever makes them a better p_layer_. The final point I wanted to make is that any golf method out there is going to have good instructors and bad instructors.  My NG instructor can rocket golf balls like a mad man to the back of the range (all straight). I am sure that CG has legions of bad instructors as well, but to say that conventional golf is garbage because of 1 bad instructor should not tarnish the reputation of NG. To make a general statement like that from watching 1 person ( the NG Inst) hit one bad shot is pretty ridiculous in my opinion. I also see from your profile that you carry a handicap of 11 and I am sure that you still hit some grounders.  Does that mean that your method sucks or that you are a bad golfer?  Of course not.  Even PGA pro's hit a bad shot everyonce in awhile but that in itself does not invalidate the method.

My NG instructor can rocket golf balls like a mad man to the back of the range (all straight). I would be interested in taking NG lessons from someone like that, can you provide contact info? Thanks. David A.

glfnaz < This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it wrote in message <news: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it No quality p_layer_ on tour uses the system. Even their spokesman doesn't use it when he plays tournament golf. Really?  And you know this how?  By looking at him playing on the Bristins Masters?  How do you know what changes he has made to his golf swing? Unless you know Sandy Lyle and what he has personally changed on his swing, I am guessing that you are making some assumptions here.  If you have some priviledged information that I don't have please share it. I didn't refer to Sandy Lyle. You did. He's not a spokesman for NG. He gets money to lend his name. I was refering toJerry Foltz

As for NG, if it as rotten as some claim, the truth will come out eventually, and it will go away. If at least a good fraction do improve their games, it will stick around. There is a fraction improving their game with NG but unfortunately it's very high handicappers.  Matter of factly any swing method will help these same people, not just NG.  Truth be told NG's agenda is not selling you a swing, it's selling you the clubs.  They can make more money off a $1000 set of clubs than they can a $19.95 video or book. The more people they get swinging the NG way the better their chance at selling more sets of clubs.   David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor Contributor Of Spam Free Golf Advice