Below is an email from a frustratedG.O.L.F.er and my reply.
Yoda,
Aaaarrrrggggghhh. I hate days like this. Round 1 of a 2 day event and I waslost as an easter egg. Had a couple of good range sessions this week working onthe swivel and staying behind the ball (I have a tendency to lean into itsometimes). Did some TGM studying during the week (book and the forum), butfelt so frustrated on the course today. Hit a lot of not-so-solid iron shots,several drives that flared right, and a couple of marginal chips. The putterwasn't my friend either. Finally on 18 I made myself focus on #1 PP thru impact(this is after hitting another weak drive), and hit a nice high solid rescueclub to the middle of green from 230 out. Shot 80 and pretty much took myself outof any chance of placing in the event, but need to use tomorrows round as achance to work on the swing "on the course". Not sure why I'mburdening you with all this bad news, but I guess I wanted to get a quick inputfrom "the man" before tomorrows round. What might be the reason thata swinger would feel the need to focus on PP#1 in order to get the bestresults? Obviously my swinging procedure must not be very precise, but I don'tquite know what piece of the puzzle could be causing the problem. I realizeit's probably impossible to analyze via email, but any suggestions areappreciated. -- Hank
Hank,
As a Swinger, your Adjusted Address (8-3) probably finds your Hands in theirmid-body location and your Left Wrist Bent. That is good.
Unfortunately, most of your Impacts today closely replicated those samealignments. That is not good.
Instead, they should have replicated your Impact Fix alignments (8-2;2-J-1). At Impact, per 7-8, your Hands will be visually covering your LeftToe and nowhere near the Ball. This one difference separates Pro and Hacker.Without exception. So, you have to figure out a way to get those Hands intoa much more "forward" position at Impact.
I suspect that the #1 Pressure Point Thrust that you added on your last shot helpedyou to do that. However, it is not the ideal way because, as a Swinger your #1Pressure Point should be passively funneling the Right Shoulder TurnThrust (per 6-B-4-A) that is driving the #4 Power Accumulator (the Angle formedbetween the Left Arm and the Left Shoulder (6-B-4-0), not activelydriving the #1 Power Accumulator (6-B-1-0) through its associated PressurePoint (6-C-1-#1)
However, I suspect that exactly that may have happened -- what you areinterpreting as a strong Pressure Point #1 thrust was actually a strong #4thrust in disguise, i.e., the power was merely funneled through #1, notproduced by it. Hence, the good shot. Your Feel System must learn to non-automatically(6-P-0) produce both actions and thus learn to differentiate them. Per6-R-0, only then can the selected Action "be pushed on to maximum Delayand become an Automatic Release."
Enough already. You've got a round to play tomorrow. Here's what to do:
Tonight.
Go into Impact Fix (8-2) and then backinto Adjusted Address (8-3). Over and over. Note the terrific difference inLeft Wrist Locations between the two. Also, be critically aware of the ForwardLean of the Clubshaft in Fix as opposed to the almostright-angled-to-the-Line alignment in Adjusted Address. Finally, Monitorcarefully the difference in the Wrist Alignments, i.e., Flat at Fix, Bent atAdjusted Address.
You may be able to accomplish the correct alignments in Fix, but fail totallyin real time. If so, the problem may well lie in your Right Shoulder location.In Fix, make sure you keep that Right Shoulder down (On Plane per 7-13).You're probably coming into Impact too high, and as a result, you're "runningout of right arm," an automatic throwaway. From the Top, turn yourRight Shoulder directly toward the Ball and then through it, and continueto Trace the Straight Plane Line with it into the Follow-Through. PictureTrevino's Right Shoulder Down on plane through impact and let it happen.
Finally, per the last paragraph in 7-3, from Fix, use your Right Elbow Action(the Magic of the Right Forearm) to move the club up, in and back on plane.Learn to feel that originating motion.
Tomorrow.
In your pre-game warm-up, emphasizeyour Impact Fix position before each shot. Focus first on the very shortones -- Acquired Motion per 12-5-2, Right Forearm no higher than level withthe ground. Take the motion to the end of the Follow-Through -- BothArms Straight Position -- and make sure your left wrist is flat and yourright wrist has remained bent. Hit a lot of these shots and monitor thefollow-through -- which is also the finish in this case -- and ask:
First Imperative: "Is my Left Wrist Flat? Is my Right WristBent?"
Second Imperative: "Did I feel and sustain the loading pressureagainst the passive first joint of my Right Forefinger throughout theDownstroke, Impact, the Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight) and even into myFinish?
Third Imperative: "Did I trace the Straight Plane Line? And did Idirect the Clubhead Lag Down -- through the Ball, throughthe Aiming Point, through the Low Point, through to the end ofthe Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight Position)?"
Then, do what you can to achieve these alignments during your full Strokes. Donot think of how you're going to do it, just focus on your objective.
After the round.
Keep working on these same ideas. Theyare the ones that must be assimilated in order for you to come close to yourpotential as a player.
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