I had a lesson today with my TGM instructor. He showed me the concept of throwing a dart (or ball) at the golf ball in the address position.
I was amazed at how far to the right I was actually throwing the ball, i.e. flat and from the inside.
This dart throwing exercise seems a a good way to trace the plane with the right forearm, any contributions to this idea?
Hey Crawford
Tracing and the thrust of the right arm (be it passively or actively , swinging or hitting) are related but different concepts. You need to master both. The Tracing of the Delivery Line of the clubHEAD being a Visual Equivalent to the on plane Delivery Path of the hands.
Your dart throwing is perhaps the more important of the two however in that it is the hands or more specifically the pressure points that we ultimately are swinging, directing or driving down plane and not the clubhead. Also the straight line thrust continues down to both arms straight. That is still "down" even though you are past impact, past low point. All the way down and if on plane "out" as well. Three dimensional impact. Both arms getting straight at follow through. The ball responds to this geometry in a very positive way even on the smallest of chips.
Check out the free videos in the Lynn Blake section of the Gallery. One called "Wedges and Dowels" one called "Hitting vs Swinging".
Thank you for this last reply. I will check these videos out. I am trying to understand if the plane back should be the same as the plane down.
I would say no, it is one option only. But you might need to understand 1-L-18 to fully appreciate the meaning of the plane. " Changing the Plane angle has no effect on the Plane line."
Of primary importance is that one end of the club points at the Plane Line at all times regardless of the shifts in plane angle. Check out this great animation, 1-L-18:
Go to;
- gallery
-free videos
-at the bottom of the page you will see a drop down menu, scroll down to animations
-1-L-18.
This is what is meant by being on plane. Amazing isnt it that this book is 40 years old. Also note that there are options not shown for shifts in the plane angle.
Just as amazing is that nothing written since has come close to Homer Kelley's precision presentation of Golf's Principles and Procedures.
It was on Valentine's Day, February 14th, 1983, at the annual meeting of the Georgia PGA in Macon, Georgia, that Homer died at the podium delivering his message.
On this Valentine's day 26 years later, it is appropriate we honor his contribution and his memory.
Rest in peace, Mr. Kelley. As we say down home . . .
Thank you. That animation cleared up a lot of stuff for me, I knew that my swing plane changed through the swing but now I know that the plane line is the constant.
I just got hold of the smartstick, it has made a dramatic difference to the quality of strike, 20 yds gained per club, more solid ballflight.
Now I trust it even more having seen that animation. Thanks again, this is what this site is all about.
Thank you. That animation cleared up a lot of stuff for me, I knew that my swing plane changed through the swing but now I know that the plane line is the constant.
I just got hold of the smartstick, it has made a dramatic difference to the quality of strike, 20 yds gained per club, more solid ballflight.
Now I trust it even more having seen that animation. Thanks again, this is what this site is all about.
Crawford
Thats great Crawford
From tour pro to us seekers here, getting back on plane makes things seem easy again. There is good reason for this too. The ball responds very positively to Geometrically Oriented Linear Force. In fact that is the name of the game and the sub title of Mr Kelley's book "G.O.L.F".
The three dimensional nature of the circle's geometry makes everything so confusing especially when the circle is placed on an inclined plane that shifts up and down about a constant base line. But you know all of this now and so better golf awaits you with this new perception of what is really happening with the club's SHAFT.
Difficult to understand though it is there is a happy ending in that unlike some common golf theories this will not go out of style or morph into something else. Once you understand it, that is it, done, over, on to the next thing. Unless someone rewrites the laws of geometry or physics that is.
So you have new knowledge of the ClubSHAFT's journey through three dimensional space, stick around here and learn of the clubs' FACE and HEAD and those shots of yours will not only be twenty yards longer but more accurate and consistent too as you gain total control of the entire golf club. Club face (direction, hinge action the left hand), head (pressure points, lag etc) and shaft.
Just as amazing is that nothing written since has come close to Homer Kelley's precision presentation of Golf's Principles and Procedures.
It was on Valentine's Day, February 14th, 1983, at the annual meeting of the Georgia PGA in Macon, Georgia, that Homer died at the podium delivering his message.
On this Valentine's day 26 years later, it is appropriate we honor his contribution and his memory.
Rest in peace, Mr. Kelley. As we say down home . . .
"You done good."
Dear Lynn
I stumbled upon this place of yours in the woods of cyberspace several years ago, just by chance, looking for the Hogan home movie tape. Needles to say I found it and much, much more and so Ive happily hung around here ever since. Ive travelled from Canada down to see you four times now and look forward to your trip up here this summer. I'm honoured to call you a friend and mentor both to my game and in many ways the game of life.
Thank you for your efforts to preserve, protect and share the true genius of Homer Kelley. We are all truly indebted to you for this. From Mr Kelley to you and now to all of us. His insights will live forever.
As we might say up here in Canada. "Your doin' pretty good yourself,there, eh?"
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