You may have hit the nail on the head OB,I know Im doing something basically wrong here.
A couple of questions if I may(this mey turn on some lights)
1...whats the difference between "float" and V/drop
2...what is compatible with the two and what is a no-no with each
Hope you follow me......with thanks
[quote=brownman;60680]You may have hit the nail on the head OB,I know Im doing something basically wrong here.
A couple of questions if I may(this mey turn on some lights)
1...whats the difference between "float" and V/drop
2...what is compatible with the two and what is a no-no with each
Hope you follow me......with thanks[/QUOTE
Being entirely underqualified to answer this Id say:
1. Vertical drop is in reference to the hands dropping straight down when viewed from a down the line perspective when regarding a golfer who employs a plane shift in transition. Dont think "vertical drop" is in the book but plane shift sure is. This is from a higher plane to a lower plane. From say the turned shoulder plane to the elbow plane. Just one way of doing things.
Float loading is one of the three defined ways to load the power accumulators. Drag (normally a swingers thing), drive (hitter) and float. Float being like say Byron Nelson who didnt have a lot left wrist cock say at top but saw it increase some on the way down. It applies to all the power accumulators though, not just #2.
As a side issue a person who employs a shift to a lower plane in transition can optically be perceived to be float loading when he really isnt (or isnt too the degree you think you see). This illusion is due to the more oblique angle on which we regard his #2 left wrist cock.
2. I got nothing. Help me somebody!
But knowing that you are a hitter, I would say the hitter normally stops at top and in so doing keeps the #3 pp in place on the first joint in the index finger, focuses more on the right forearm flying wedge, the frozen right wrist, the pressure points 1 and 3, an active hard boxers like punch extension of the right arm in delivery and doesnt have a lot of feel for #2 or #3. Angled hinging being a no roll feel.
Take a look at this hitting genius; click on "ted wedge side view".
Bet this little wedge is going about 145 yards or so. Nice little #1 there, aint it.
Dont let the swingers #2 left wrist cock intoxicate/fool you, its not the only story on power, pretty though it is. I liken it to the push up bra, me being a hitter and all. Sometimes things aren't as massive as advertised.
Thanks OB,your replies are clear and concise,I think I get a better understanding of my own questions thanks to your input,allow me a couple of hours to digest info,I will try to look at homers book and decipher.
Thanks again my friend
These arent my insights only a distillation of what I have learned right here.
Thanks be to Yoda. (TBTY)
Regards
ob
PS I think it was VJ who said "Homer wants us to extend our right arms (passively or actively) with different amounts of right wrist bend". I find this to be very profound and with implications for the shotmaker.
OB,Ive gone cross-eyed reading the "yellow bible",however,as far as I can see,I would be wise to stick with hitting in its purest form(cant interchange too much there)
As far as Swinging,you can fool round with bit of this and bit of that,BUT,if a person just wants to find fairway centre and isnt ever going to be a pro,pick either drop or float,and stick with it,otherwise its too time consuming for us mere mortals,we dont have coaches or the time and money to be a Tiger etc
Suppose Ill keep reading TGM till I drop to sleep AGAIN..Cheers
I personally find, in my recent conversion to hitting , that simply stopping at top is the most helpful but illusive point. Im good until I try to the longer clubs ............and then revert to my old ways of going to end and in so doing bring back a lot of swinging stuff. Just me though.
Thanks OB for the link,very very true,homer spent many years on showing us all the EASIEST way,not the only way but the easiest way to play golf.Why not just trust the laws.cheers BM
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