Percy Boomer's swing ideas.
 

I thought a quick look at Percy Boomer’s principals of the golf swing would be interesting.
Here are his six essentials- let see how they translate into TGM. Please add and/or correct what I have written. I’m learning more with every log on, too.

Boomer listed his six essentials of the swing:

1. It is essential to turn the body round to the right and then back and round to the left, without moving either way. In other words, this turning movement must be from a fixed pivot.

Lynn stresses to build an A frame at address. This turning movement is 2-0-A-2 that allows you apply 2-0-B-3.

2. It is essential to keep the arms at full stretch throughout the swing-through the backswing, the downswing, and the follow-through.

By golly gee- 6-B-1-D.

3. It is essential to allow the wrists to break fully back at the top of the swing.

At the end of the top swing we should have a bent right wrist- 5-A-1, 5-A-2.
Lag loading 6-C-0, 7-19. Flying Wedges- 6-B-3-0-1.


4. It is essential to delay the actual hitting of the ball until as late in the swing as possible.

Aiming Point Concept- 6-E, 7-19. Snap release- 10-24-E. 9-2-9.

5. It is essential not to tighten any muscle concerned in the reactive part of the swing (movement above the waist).

Percy Boomer believed in an elliptic swing path of the clubhead that was released by centrifugal force to impact. Sounds like a Swinger with a Automatic release. 10-24-0.


6. It is essential to feel and control the swing as a whole and not to concentrate upon any part of it.

Educated Hands. 1-L, 1-J.

Another point of his:

"We are frequently and wrongly told to keep our left arm straight, when we should be told to aim for the feeling of it being pushed down. If we look for that, our arm will be practically straight even at the top of our swing, because we are stretching it to obtain the down feeling.

"This is the reliable way of reaching this end, because it is conditioned and controlled by feel, not thought. Incidentally, this explains why you can be a top-class golfer even if your left arm is not straight at the top of your swing -- not the straightness but the downness is the vital factor.”

Practice mechanics- play with feel and apply 6-B-1-D. :D

Percy Boomer- On Learning Golf is a good book but not as complete as Homer Kelley's book. The book is not perfect- it has parts to disagree with but his swing path was groundbreaking.

any thoughts?

Percy Boomer -- On The Short List Of The Great Instructors
 

In addition to his thoughts on the Pivot, Percy's biggest contribution was his then radical insistence on the In-To-Out Stroke. His line drawing illustrations were compelling and unequivocable: They left no doubt as to his position on the subject.

It was his ability to communicate to his students this concept of the true orbit of the Clubhead -- to Translate the necessary Mechanics into each student's own Identifiable Feels -- that made him the most sought-after Golf Instructor of his time.

And it was his ability to communicate his concepts via the written word that earned him his place in the pantheon of the immortal golf writers.

Re: Percy Boomer -- On The Short List Of The Great Instructo
 

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It was his ability to communicate to his students this concept of the true orbit of the Clubhead -- to Translate the necessary Mechanics into each student's own Identifiable Feels -- that made him the most sought-after Golf Instructor of his time.

And it was his ability to communicate his concepts via the written word that earned him his place in the pantheon of the immortal golf writers.[/quote]

Sounds like someone else we currently know (others are "Green" with envy. And if they are not, they will be).

5. It is essential not to tighten any muscle concerned in the reactive part of the swing (movement above the waist).

Percy Boomer believed in an elliptic swing path of the clubhead that was released by centrifugal force to impact. Sounds like a Swinger with a Automatic release. 10-24-0.
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I just read On Learning Golf (again for the first time). I believe Boomer meant the stroke was passive above waist level going back (and up) as well as release. Page 168/169. He has a photo with a straight line at angle from his left hip through to the ground, the club is at the "end" of startup according to TGM 9-2-4, "Passive" is written above the line and "Active" is written below it. The photo caption is "The Golf Swing in Embryo". I interpreted it to mean a "heave" (in other golf circles) to get the club going back and up and let the hands get to the top or end, transition back toward target with everything above the waist remaining passive until release.

Disclaimer: I am in the early development stage of TGM and building my machine but I did recently incorporate that "feel" and I think it has taken out some wobble (or at least some sway) in my pivot.

For the experts: Is the "heave" (I can't think of a better description) at Start Up compliant with The Golf Machine? I had been thinking "Low Speed/High Thrust as a swing thought, now I am thinking High Thrust/Low Speed as Homer wrote.

Thanks much.

PChandler

Student: Then I must not try to drive the ball down the middle?

Percy Boomer: You have tried to do that for years and have gradually become worse and worse. That is why you came to me for advice.

Chandler:

In his DVD, Hebron a GSED, states Percy's book as one of his major influences. Hebron states the three parts of the swing as momentum on the backswing,gravity to start the downswing, finally rotation. Momentum is the heave you are talking about. Doesn't ring a bell in strict TGM terms. SHoulder turn takeaway with bending of the right elbow and extensor action sounds right. Hands and feet don't move themselves: they are moved. Chuck Evans describes a similar backswing in his Ebook.

Hebron is a pivot controlled hands man. His book has some great TGM in it, including a total chapter devoted to his thoughts while studying the book :)