Let me explain how I teach an Aiming Point procedure. Construct a straight line from the hands to a point on the plane line. The right hand and arm should thrust/straighten forcefully, directly toward the aiming point. The ball will be long gone while the thrust continues. The aiming point should be where the right arm POINTS to when it should become straight, after the right hand passes the left shoulder. We're talking a couple of feet past the left foot on the plane line.
This procedure is a "feel", not so "real". Do the hands actually travel linearly to the aiming point? Hell, no! The hands travel in a circular arc through the impact zone, and as Joe has correctly poited out, are actually already on the way up and in while the clubhead is still on its way down and out. But does this procedure work wonders for keeping the clubhead descending to the left shoulder? Oh, hells yeah!
Aiming point at Both Arms Straight , Follow Through would be different than Homers version of the procedure but I can see how it'd have its own benefits.
I would like to add the geometry of axis tilt to the aiming point discussion.
The location of "low point" for the shoulder turn arc is a function of axis tilt.
As the ratio of spine tilt to bend increases the shoulder turn plane becomes more cross line.
The location of shoulder turn plane intersection with the plane line also moves aft.
Do you think this geometry is/should be part of the aiming point concept(discussion)?
HB
Last edited by HungryBear : 05-20-2012 at 10:47 AM.
Aiming point at Both Arms Straight , Follow Through would be different than Homers version of the procedure but I can see how it'd have its own benefits.
Thanks OB!
Pat
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I would like to add the geometry of axis tilt to the aiming point discussion.
The location of "low point" for the shoulder turn arc is a function of axis tilt.
As the ratio of spine tilt to bend increases the shoulder turn plane becomes more cross line.
The location of shoulder turn plane intersection with the plane line also moves aft.
Do you think this geometry is/should be part of the aiming point concept(discussion)?
HB
Could be....I think spine tilt is inherently different for the procedure selected (Hitting v Swinging)...also must be plane compliant in terms of the amount and the rate....also for the shot at hand....
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