Archives for December 11, 2018

Single Length Clubs / Irons

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Single Length Clubs

We have begun to receive many calls and emails in the past couple of months about single length clubs. Whether the increase in curiosity is from Bryson DeChambeau, Cobra Golf’s single length irons, Edel Golf’s new single length irons, or a combination, many people tend to associate the single plane golf swing with single length clubs.

Thought I’d write an article about single length clubs, where we “stand” and maybe debunk some misinformation and some misunderstandings about the clubs.

Some general facts about distance related to clubs. The distance you hit a golf ball is due to many factors. The biggest factors are club head speed at impact (the longer the club, in general the faster you will swing the club) and launch of the golf ball (primarily due to loft of the club). Yes, there are many other factors such as spin of the golf ball, type of club you are hitting, launch angle, etc. etc. But the primary factors are how fast the ball is hit and the club loft that is hitting the ball. So, the golf industry for 100s of years, has set distance between clubs by either decreasing or increasing loft in combination with adding or subtracting length of the shaft. If you compare the two, it has been shown, the loft of the club has a 3x + greater influence on distance then the length of the shaft.

So, with that background, let’s talk about Single Length Clubs.

First – Single Length Clubs – At this time I do not recommend any single length clubs.  As I believe there is some validity to the concept, at this time there is not a set on the market that works as claimed.  We have tried many single length club sets (from new one’s just released, to one’s that have been out for years, to one’s that were produced 30+ years ago) and nothing really works as claimed. There is not the distance difference between the irons as claimed (in combination with the needed height / ball flight) and those that get the clubs are typically disappointed. Typically, most can hit all the irons in the set, but as the iron has less loft (higher irons) – the needed height for proper ball flight is not there.

Second – A point of issue everyone considering single length clubs should understand – those that play / played single length clubs (i.e. Bryson DeChambeau) have numerous lengths of clubs in the bag. There is NOT one length for all clubs. In a “single length club set” there is typically a driver length, fairway wood length, hybrid length, iron length, wedge length and putter length… Meaning, do not confuse single length with all clubs in bag being one length.

Third – Many have claimed, and even stated, they played with Moe and he was using single length irons.

All the years Todd and myself spent with Moe, watching Moe preform demonstrations and play golf, and all the video and pictures of Moe participating in tournaments, we cannot find any evidence he ever played single length irons.

But, even if he did, Moe was known to choke down on his clubs to the suitable length, etc. that then fit him and his shot. So in other words, if Moe ever played single length irons, it can be almost guaranteed they were all long and he choked down on the different clubs in different spots to in essence create the proper length of each club.

Fourth – There is a company working on making a single length iron (with graphite shafting) that has the proper distance difference between the irons. They are working on a system in which you are fit for every iron individually (club head weight, head size, shaft weight, shaft flex, shaft kick, etc…). I believe this will be the only way to truly have an iron system of single length that works. From preliminary information – these clubs (when available) will be very expensive (as each iron is fit individually) and only available in graphite. When looking at the fit system for this company, there are 90 shafts to choose from, 4 different club heads comprising of 8 different weighting in each head…. In other words, every iron will be fit individually with a different shaft (flex, kick point, weight, etc…), different weighted head, etc… So that it is set to go a particular distance and height.

(FYI – this is EXACTLY how Bryson created his irons to work for him. In fact, he stated each iron took him between 30 and 40 hours to build to the specifications he needed. Ten irons in his bag – that’s 300 to 400 hours of work getting the clubs to fit….)

Finally – With that being said, I would strongly recommend getting a set of clubs (multiple lengths) that are fit to you perfect for length, lie angle, shaft flex, grip size, set make up, etc. A perfect fit set of clubs allows you to work on your swing without having to worry about what is in your bag.  You will only get to a point with improperly fit clubs – it is impossible to reach ideal (or close to ideal) impact with an improperly fit club.

We are happy to help you get a perfect fitted set of clubs for your single plane swing.

We offer a free single plane individualized club fitting and assessment at:  CLICK HERE

http://moenormangolf.com/clubs/free-club-fittings/

An informational club fitting webinar was produced about the importance of a proper fit:  CLICK HERE

I would also suggest reading the single plane swing article on proper club fitting:  CLICK HERE

Please feel free to contact me at timg@moenormangolf.com with additional questions, comments, etc…

Improve Your Golf Game Over the Winter (4th Session)

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What are you doing to improve your golf game in the winter months?

Whether you are watching football games, just watching TV, sitting in front of your computer, sitting at your desk or just sitting on your couch…. how many of you know you can dramatically improve your golf game over the winter months?? 

Good players know this…

GGA alumnus know this….

Professionals know this…

Starting the 3rd week of October – our instructional webinars have been focusing on helping you improve your golf game this winter (indoor winter golf instruction / training).

Winter Indoor Training Series

Each webinar focuses on the following 3 points:

  1.  Techniques (drills) that can be done indoor to improve your fundamentals (both short and long game)
  2.  Exercises that can be done indoor to help you improve your fundamentals and technique.
  3.  Equipment discussion of things you can do with your equipment over the winter to optimize your game in the spring.

This week’s webinar covers the following:

  1.  Technique – Hands down the line in chipping and at impact in full swing in conjunction with separation (hips and shoulders)
  2.  Exercise – Strengthen / stretch hips / shoulders / separation continued.
  3.  Equipment – Discussion of grips, Rogue Driver characteristics.

Webinars will run every other week starting this week and continuing until the end of March.

Here are some facts that we know about winter golf.

  1. Very few practice much (especially over the fall and winter).
  2. Everyone wants to be better / improve.
  3. Very few know how to improve over the winter.
  4. The best time to improve your game is over the winter as most play less this time of year.
  5. Very few understand that improvement exponentially increases when you are NOT hitting golf balls.
  6. Practice must involve the long game, short game and flexibility (especially for our typical age group).
  7. Very few know how to practice properly.

So – Strongly Recommend to join us this Wednesday, December 12th at 7pm (CST) / 8pm (EST) for our 4th in our Winter Training Series – PLUS to kick of the Winter Training Series – we are having NUMEROUS Give Aways.

To Register (Free Registration) for the Webinar / Winter Training Series: 

CLICK HERE

 

Managing My Potential

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By Paul Monahan

Mental Game Coach, Graves Golf Academy

I believe that staying connected to one’s true potential in any moment comes in part from high consciousness. And high consciousness occurs when you have:

  1. An awareness of who you are.
  2. A good sense of what your life is all about.

Primarily, I think of high consciousness as the mental state who’s hallmark is the ability to contextualize or put things into proper perspective easily and quickly.

Don Byers understands what it is like to stay connected to his potential in any moment. In April 2018 Byers made history as the oldest person ever to play a college sport when he teed up his golf ball as a member of the Bellevue University Men’s Golf Team.

61 year-old Don Byers as profiled on the Golf Channel

As the story goes, Byers –  a 61 year-old father and grandfather  – happened to play a round of golf in August of 2017 at his home course (Champions Run) with Bellevue’s head golf coach Ron Brown. He (Byers) had been working on his game the previous few years and had worked his handicap down to scratch. He played very well the day he golfed with Brown.

Brown was impressed and joked to Byers about whether he had any eligibility left. And it turns out that the former baseball player DID in-fact have four years of eligibility left due to an injury he sustained prior to his freshman season at University of Nebraska, Omaha.

So Beyers – who owns his own insurance agency – was recruited by Brown and later joined the Bellevue Bruins golf team.

But it wasn’t easy. And as he tells the story in a Golf Channel feature story, Byers was very nervous about making the team – and wanted desperately to earn a spot in the top five on the team so that he would qualify to tee it up in tournament play.

Byers reported that: “I didn’t want to fail. I wanted to play well right out of the chute and impress everybody. When it didn’t happen that way, you start pressing and it slowly falls apart on you.”

But to combat those nerves, he said: “I found myself having that care-free attitude again. Just go out there and have fun.” And eventually, he earned an opportunity to play in the Bruins’ last tournament of the season as a 61-year old freshman. (And he made history as the oldest collegiate athlete ever!)

How did he earn that spot? In part, I believe because he was able to quickly put his experiences into proper context, and to anchor to the thought patterns that he knew could produce a better experience for him. Ultimately, I think he was able to tap into the playful and joyful feelings that are so much a part of his golfing.

Don has grown the skill of managing his current potential

What does that mean? It means that he has learned how to stay in productive thought patterns while playing golf…so that he can play his best golf – not matter the stakes or the situation.

In my work as a leadership and performance coach, I often help my clients to cultivate an idea called Managing My Potential.

I encourage them to look inward and tune-in to their own thought patterns. The ones that keep them connected to their potential in the present moment… as well as the ones that block their access to that potential.

Managing My Potential happens for me when I am AWARE of the mental and emotional dynamics that keep me connected to my true potential in any given moment.

Managing My Potential is about expanding awareness of self. And it’s about creating a sense of HIGH CONSCIOUSNESS  (awareness) about the present moment as it unfolds for me…so that I can cultivate proper context and perspective. It is what allows me to see things objectively and without a lot of judgment.

As the snow begins to fall more regularly, and the cold begins to set in a little deeper in many places, the opportunities to play are less and less for a little while. But you can ALWAYS work on your mental game skills…just by TUNING-IN to your own mental and emotional dynamics – that is to say:  by expanding your own awareness.

When that happens, you will make the most of every round. You will tap into joy and passion and play with ease. You will access the very best that is within you that day. And you will play better golf!

Cheers!

-Paul

Paul Monahan, PCC is a Peak-Performance coach, member of the International Coach Federation and a certified COR.E Performance Dynamics (TM) Specialist. He resides in Cleveland, Ohio with his wife Paula and is the proud dad to three amazing young men.(…you guessed it: they take after their mom!) 

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