Had a great first lesson to kick off the the off-season up here in Michigan.
I was pleasantly surprised with the input I was given. My alignments and geometry are in good shape, the are if focus was on P3.
I need to make sure my grip is in a position to fully load P3 at the top.
I need to complete my backswing to load P3; for me this feels like adding a significant amount of right wrist bend at the top.
And as predicted the area in need of most improvement is to increase my drag period and thus maintain pressure in P3 through impact.
I was left with the drill of hitting right hand only shoots.... It's not the easiest thing but when I keep P3 loaded I can feel a distinct difference in path and pace.
Can it really all be about P3?
What feels or thought have you used to gain control over the power accumulator 3?
Pick up your range bucket with your right hand. Palm up with the Handle of the Bucket hanging from your fingers. Make sure that the Top of the Bucket is level to the ground. Start with your right arm only, with the bucket hanging from your fingers and the bucket in-line with your right foot, the handle of the bucket should be parallel(close enough) to the plane line and the top of the bucket is level to the ground. Swing the bucket to the left and try to get it close to in-line with your left foot. The top of the bucket should still be level to the ground and the handle of the bucket should now be perpendicular to the plane line.
After you've learned to do the above, then also place your left hand on the bucket handle. Now watch as you move your right forearm so the bucket is near your left foot, that the left hand "Rolls" (the back of the flat left wrist is facing the target). The Flat Left Wrist was facing the plane line and is now facing the Target.
Swiveling is when you start with the top of the bucket level to the ground, but when you swung the bucket to your left until it's in-line with your left foot, the Top of the Bucket becomes perpendicular to the ground.
Pick up your range bucket with your right hand. Palm up with the Handle of the Bucket hanging from your fingers. Make sure that the Top of the Bucket is level to the ground. Start with your right arm only, with the bucket hanging from your fingers and the bucket in-line with your right foot, the handle of the bucket should be parallel(close enough) to the plane line and the top of the bucket is level to the ground. Swing the bucket to the left and try to get it close to in-line with your left foot. The top of the bucket should still be level to the ground and the handle of the bucket should now be perpendicular to the plane line.
After you've learned to do the above, then also place your left hand on the bucket handle. Now watch as you move your right forearm so the bucket is near your left foot, that the left hand "Rolls" (the back of the flat left wrist is facing the target). The Flat Left Wrist was facing the plane line and is now facing the Target.
Swiveling is when you start with the top of the bucket level to the ground, but when you swung the bucket to your left until it's in-line with your left foot, the Top of the Bucket becomes perpendicular to the ground.
I was at the range today rusty and having too many thoughts in my head. "Correct grip, Impact Fix, Bent Right Wrist (BRW), Extensor action..." so I just picked up the bucket half full with balls in my and Pivoted back and through and there was the Horizontal Hinge ! Very simple!
Ball in front of left foot, Lag BRW back and through produces a very high and penetrating flight with the driver and likewise with other clubs as the ball shades back in the stance.
A few of my favorite things!
ICT
__________________
HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Thanks guys I'll post again once I've culled through the alignment DVDs.
Early question, what is the acceptable amount if head movement, I've notice in some recent videos that I seem to get a little glued to the ball with my eyes. It looks like left ear is tied to the ball forcing my hips out of neutral?
A steady pivot center , the head or a place directly between the shoulders to be more precise , does not preclude the head from turning . Further more if its a place between the shoulders as opposed to the head ... the head can move a tad. If memory serves , Homer when faced with questions about this business said something to the effect of " just keep your head as steady as you can". Arnie would agree.
Since my last post I've taken a couple more lesson and pounded a few thousand balls into the net at my local gym plus some rounds of sim golf. Welcome to winter in the Midwest.
Most recently my pro and I have moved to extensor action..... The work on p3 paid immediate dividends and my impact position looks 100% better. I am consistently maintaining my angles and not falling into a throw away conditn.
What I'm struggling with today is a bit of a set up issue ....
My pro pre prefers me to start from impact fix; having started from adjust address all my life I am find near impossible to get my right forearm on the shaft plane with a level wrist without opening my shoulders or adding quite a bit of spine tilt. In the alignment DVDs Lynn says that spine tilt should come from a shift of the hips/ pelvis not a lean of head
, additionally, the head is center between the feet.....
My question is : how do I check or what does proper impact fix address look like? And how does it relate to shoulder positions? With a 7 iron
About this time two years ago I jumped in to this world of TGM and alignment golf. My journey so far has been educational filled with moments of "total consciousness" and other times of total gaps in my ability to program my machine.
Today I begin to dust off the dowels, ping pong paddles, ropes and lasers to prepare for 2014.
In trolling the web this winter I found that early extension / goat humping is a hot topic. This interests me because I have always been known by my playing partners to hit the occasional hosel rocket. In looking through the 7th addition which I receive this Xmas (thanks wifey) I can't find an explanation of this action. I'm sure it's in there .... I'm sure I have some of this in my swing too b/c my butt line moves a good 4" towards the ball in transition.
I open this to those ahead of me on their journey; have you experienced early extension issues and are they cure able and how? Am I early extending? http://youtu.be/YxColVkokrE
Last edited by Epawl : 02-05-2014 at 02:46 PM.
Reason: image
About this time two years ago I jumped in to this world of TGM and alignment golf. My journey so far has been educational filled with moments of "total consciousness" and other times of total gaps in my ability to program my machine.
Today I begin to dust off the dowels, ping pong paddles, ropes and lasers to prepare for 2014.
In trolling the web this winter I found that early extension / goat humping is a hot topic. This interests me because I have always been known by my playing partners to hit the occasional hosel rocket. In looking through the 7th addition which I receive this Xmas (thanks wifey) I can't find an explanation of this action. I'm sure it's in there .... I'm sure I have some of this in my swing too b/c my butt line moves a good 4" towards the ball in transition.
I open this to those ahead of me on their journey; have you experienced early extension issues and are they cure able and how? Am I early extending? http://youtu.be/YxColVkokrE
Balance
in the book;
Zone #1 9.0, 9-1
2-0 the Essentials
Basics, 1-j
Look in the video section here;
2 MikeO clips are great example.
Linear Mode
