[Delaware Golf]

I just cannot believe that this kind of advice is getting such praise and that the knowledgeable instructors on this forum, who have surely seen this video, are saying NOTHING!

Tomasello is not only advising an independent arm effort from the top, but a deliberate uncocking of the wrists to boot. He is recommending 6-D-1 and 6-D-2, two of the pitfalls which produce THROW AWAY. And to make matters worse, he says that these are done BEFORE the pivot, which he claims is a reaction to these movements.

Joe,

The knowledgeable instructors are probably not saying anything because the golf stroke Tomasello is teaching is ANOTHER VALID WAY to swing a golf club....A golf swing that produces desirable results...long and straight shots.

GI: What happens to the shots of a player who executes these moves?

Tomasello: The player will immediately hit the ball straighter, and substantially longer. The flight pattern will be dead straight to its apex, with the ball falling fractionally as it descends.

I believe your comments about 6-D-1 and 6-D-2 are incorrect...(6-D-1) Tomasello is not throwing the club from the top with his wrists, the throwing action is triggered with the right forearm NOT THE WRISTS (watch the second video of this series again and key in at the point where Tomasello talks about high speed cameras and illusions, the answer is in that segment). (6-D-2) With a stroke pattern that employs right arm acceleration you must release the club through one of the release points....sweep, random or snap or you will generate a low sustain acceleration of the lever assemblies which in turn creates excessive hand speed and clubhead throwaway. I believe you think the stroke Tomasello is using will cause excessive hand speed...no true...it will produce the players MAXIMUM HAND SPEED through impact, not low sustained acceleration up to the point of impact.

DG