(Login Snakedoc) Blake Moderator Posted May 16, 2009 3:52 PM
I bought a SwingRite from Mindy himself about 1974 but never used it extensively. Even though it has that satisfying "click" somewhere near bottom of swing arc, I found it rather boring. At that time I lived in Edzell, Scotland and much preferred playing or practicing outside. However, Mindy designed the short length so that it could be used inside, handy for the occasional (ha!) nasty weather in Scotland (or England). Blake's heroic practice regimen is probably only duplicated by golfers hoping to become tour professionals. Or, just maybe, by someone on a determined quest to find the secret of the golf swing. I suspect Mindy really did log hundreds of thousands of practice swings. Hey, maybe THAT explains his straightness and accuracy of length.
A few years ago I found the SwingRite in the attic. It didn't seem to be "clicking" like it should so I took it apart, cleaned it, and put it back together. Inexplicably, I forgot to tighten the screws securing the two halves of the hard plastic cover. On my driveway I made a full swing and some of the innards went flying into unknown parts of shrubs and flowers. Thus, I now have only 3/4 of a SwingRite. It's back in the attic. Jim
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