***Official 2015 STL Cardinals Thread***

[BigRedChief]

2011 World Series Championship
2012 NLCS. One win from another WS appearance.
2013 World Series. Two wins from another World Series Championship
2014 NLCS. Three wins from another WS appearance

• Made the postseason 10 times in the last 14 seasons.
• Only 1 losing season since 2000.
• Reached the World Series 4 times since 2004 and won as many championships (two) the past eight seasons as it did from 1965 to 2005.
• Made the NLCS 9 times including the last 4 years 2011-2014
• Three million attendance? Take it to the bank.
• 65 post season wins since 2004. 22+ wins more than any other team.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Just Physics I, but as an 8-week class with labs, all online, it's a bitch, especially since I'm also taking an Organic Lab and teaching an American Lit Survey this summer.

Physics 1 sucked.

Physics 2 was kinda cool. Time dilation, etc.

That sucks though. Rough summer. No time for golf.

[O.city]

Scruggs gets an error, but Carlos needs to calm down there and just let the 1st baseman handle it.

Scruggs needs to call him off there though.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by O.city

Physics 1 sucked.

Physics 2 was kinda cool. Time dilation, etc.

That sucks though. Rough summer. No time for golf.

Nope. Although the girls were out of town this weekend, so I got two trips in to the range.

I've decided to give up on a body-based pivot. I feel like my hands are totally dead through the zone. Taking it back high and deep, bumping left, firing my hips and hands aggressively, while not the modern swing, just works for me so much better. Short-game wise, I hit almost every shot better with my body set 30-40 degrees open to the target.

I need to stop trying to become a player I'm not.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

Nope. Although the girls were out of town this weekend, so I got two trips in to the range.

I've decide to give up on a body-based pivot. I feel like my hands are totally dead through the zone. Taking it back high and deep, bumping left, firing my hips and hands aggressively, while not the modern swing, just works for me so much better.

I've got a best ball tourney coming up in a few weeks and my backs been a little shotty from picking up my monster 2 year old, so i've taken it easy.

I'm all about taking the hands out of the golf swing. I got my swing back on plane after doing some video work and have been playing pretty well. Doubled 18 friday in my normal friday game for a 71.

Problem with that is, 71 got me a smooth 3rd finish that day, barely in the money. ****ing bullshit excollegiate golfers with no kids "business" jobs. I can't keep up with that.

Also, I just saw your edit. I've had to realize that. I get to play friday's, but don't get to put near the time I did into it. I'm a big golf machine proponent and it's all about taking the hands and small muscles out.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by O.city

I've got a best ball tourney coming up in a few weeks and my backs been a little shotty from picking up my monster 2 year old, so i've taken it easy.

I'm all about taking the hands out of the golf swing. I got my swing back on plane after doing some video work and have been playing pretty well. Doubled 18 friday in my normal friday game for a 71.

Problem with that is, 71 got me a smooth 3rd finish that day, barely in the money. ****ing bullshit excollegiate golfers with no kids "business" jobs. I can't keep up with that.

Also, I just saw your edit. I've had to realize that. I get to play friday's, but don't get to put near the time I did into it. I'm a big golf machine proponent and it's all about taking the hands and small muscles out.

I've just never been able to sequence the release of my hands with my pivot, and I always feel like I have to suck my arms in to keep from throwing the hosel at the ball.

[O.city]

18 at highland where I play is a downhill par 5 with an island ish green.

I had 220 in off a down hill cut lie. 4 iron, right into the bank bout 2 feet short rolls back in. Drop zone, shit wedge, 3 putt.

And there goes my 50 bucks.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

I've just never been able to sequence the release of my hands with my pivot, and I always feel like I have to suck my arms in to keep from throwing the hosel at the ball.

With keeping the forearm on plane thru the ball, it takes the release out of it somewhat and will help take the left side out.

Something I've been working on and it's a great drill, but get in a swimming pool and swing a club. You'll get out and mash it.

[O.city]

But back to baseball, does it seem Carp has become a little pull happy?

[O.city]

Nevermind.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Looks like Carp un****ed himself.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by O.city

With keeping the forearm on plane thru the ball, it takes the release out of it somewhat and will help take the left side out.

Something I've been working on and it's a great drill, but get in a swimming pool and swing a club. You'll get out and mash it.

My problem for years is that I had almost no forearm rotation in my backswing, so I generally held the club off with a really strong grip.

What I've done this year is weaken my grip considerably to where it's neutral, and let my forearms freely rotate in the back swing. From there, I can bump forward and rip with my hands and hips.

[kcpasco]

Heyward and Carpenter now both at .280
Baseball is a funny sport.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins

My problem for years is that I had almost no forearm rotation in my backswing, so I generally held the club off with a really strong grip.

What I've done this year is weaken my grip considerably to where it's neutral, and let my forearms freely rotate in the back swing. From there, I can bump forward and rip with my hands and hips.

yeah, sounds like a good change.

[O.city]

Not sure what Carp is thinking in that situation.

[O.city]

You guys are gonna have to carry this one out, I've got maybe 1 inning left.