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The Grid Test
Originally Posted by 12 piece bucket
I watched the "grid" swing too. The head does move some . . . but not a whole lot.
In this "Hell bent for leather" stroke, with maximum Pivot Participation and Arm Swing, the back of Ben Hogan's head never leaves the vertical grid line. It correctly swivels (per 1-L #2), and it Bobs a smidgeon, but it nonetheless remains anchored to the grid.
Put up a handicap golfer -- or even a TOUR player or three (past and present) -- and let's see how they do on the 'grid' test.
Now, the surveyor gets out his transit, measures off against his control points, and says "Ben set his head 1.1263 inches to the right of center at address and then moved it to .34 inches ahead of center at impact." I say, fine. Does that mean I should teach my students to set their heads 1.1263 inches to the right of center at address and move it .34 inches ahead at impact?
Please.
Students need to learn the correct Pivot -- the correct circular motion of the Body -- and the correct Action of its Components (Feet, Knees, Hips and Shoulders) . . . not how to move the Head back and forth one inch.
Learn to Pivot, guys. And learn to keep your Head still while you're doing it. Picture the spinning skater and Center your arc. Make it the subconscious lynch pin of your Stroke, and introduce a new consistency to your game.
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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!
Specifics though, Air! Here's one or more: You are pressed against the wall so your head is still and Pivot will turn as if it were "in a barrel," only allowing your Forward Swivel to go underneath the wall and around. Got it?
Now, from Impact Fix RFT covering the actual club-head path. Do it slowly and slowly drag your right knee to the inside quadrant of the ball to come down. Angle Hinge right. Keep practicing slowly with dragging the right knee at about a 45 degree angle, slowly. Now I pinch PP # 3 with my thumb and forefinger to remind myself of its importance. Slowly point your PP # 3 as you slowly drag your right knee to the ball. Experiment with picking 3 Aiming Points on the Baseline of the plane. Do it in wet grass and make three different divots and look at their shapes.
My insight for me is that the slow drag of the right knee "Sustains the LAG," wonderfully and lets me pick the flight of the ball. This was new to my experience as my HCP is still 15 or so. Slowly dragging the knee actually allows me to make contact pretty well, as well as I did shooting a 77 or an 80.
Now, slowly drag the left knee to the ball and Trace the Baseline then either shift your hips or turn left or slowly drag your right knee to the ball again. Watch the beautiful Horizontal Hinge close as a door. Slowly repeat and practice the Aiming points to experiment with ball flights and shapes.
Slowly with the knees and Aiming Points to figure out your ball trajectories and # 3 PP control. Don't forget to close the face for longer Angle Hinge clubs depending on the Aiming Points or opening the face for the longer (8 iron or below) Horizontal Hinges. I can now actually hook a 52 degree wedge off a green so beware of that HHinge!
I read somewhere that you can open the face as much as 10 degrees to shape the HHinge but it looks like a lot to me. Still, the added zip produced some real rifle shots in flight and sound on Saturday that had me in very wet bunkers!
A week from Friday I will walk into the written test to become a PA Certified Golf Coach for HS. I hope they have some idea of what I will tell them! I know it works and I can prove it "upon their persons" as it is said in "The Death of Arthur"!
Now that I am a "permanent " Social Studies and Computer and Business Technology teacher in PA, I might as well become a golf coach!
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!
Specifics though, Air! Here's one or more: You are pressed against the wall so your head is still and Pivot will turn as if it were "in a barrel," only allowing your Forward Swivel to go underneath the wall and around. Got it?
Now, from Impact Fix RFT covering the actual club-head path. Do it slowly and slowly drag your right knee to the inside quadrant of the ball to come down. Angle Hinge right. Keep practicing slowly with dragging the right knee at about a 45 degree angle, slowly. Now I pinch PP # 3 with my thumb and forefinger to remind myself of its importance. Slowly point your PP # 3 as you slowly drag your right knee to the ball. Experiment with picking 3 Aiming Points on the Baseline of the plane. Do it in wet grass and make three different divots and look at their shapes.
My insight for me is that the slow drag of the right knee "Sustains the LAG," wonderfully and lets me pick the flight of the ball. This was new to my experience as my HCP is still 15 or so. Slowly dragging the knee actually allows me to make contact pretty well, as well as I did shooting a 77 or an 80.
Now, slowly drag the left knee to the ball and Trace the Baseline then either shift your hips or turn left or slowly drag your right knee to the ball again. Watch the beautiful Horizontal Hinge close as a door. Slowly repeat and practice the Aiming points to experiment with ball flights and shapes.
Slowly with the knees and Aiming Points to figure out your ball trajectories and # 3 PP control. Don't forget to close the face for longer Angle Hinge clubs depending on the Aiming Points or opening the face for the longer (8 iron or below) Horizontal Hinges. I can now actually hook a 52 degree wedge off a green so beware of that HHinge!
I read somewhere that you can open the face as much as 10 degrees to shape the HHinge but it looks like a lot to me. Still, the added zip produced some real rifle shots in flight and sound on Saturday that had me in very wet bunkers!
A week from Friday I will walk into the written test to become a PA Certified Golf Coach for HS. I hope they have some idea of what I will tell them! I know it works and I can prove it "upon their persons" as it is said in "The Death of Arthur"!
Now that I am a "permanent " Social Studies and Computer and Business Technology teacher in PA, I might as well become a golf coach!
ICT
Reading about instruction is not my strong point. If I could see this being demonstrated (on YouTube) it would make life (golf) easier. But thanks for your effort - you have really taken me under your wings. Appreciate it. I have to study and digest this...
In the takeaway: How much separation/takeaway between the right elbow and the right side of the body is advisable? I tend to feel that I move the whole bent right arm unit more than doing a fanning motion with the elbow more or less stationary at almost the same place (if that is a goal?). But we don't want a lawnmower motion either !? Am I making any sense?
Good question.
I believe more fanning and less separation in the early stage of the back swing may potentially reduce the slice tendency and contribute to a later release, more swing speed and ball compression. There are probably a zillion ways of getting into the right slot after transition, but I am a mirror image kind of guy where my takeaway and back swing tends to have a very direct implication on the down swing. And a lot of fanning early in the bs tends to give a lot of fanning (release) towards impact.
I believe more fanning and less separation in the early stage of the back swing may potentially reduce the slice tendency and contribute to a later release, more swing speed and ball compression. There are probably a zillion ways of getting into the right slot after transition, but I am a mirror image kind of guy where my takeaway and back swing tends to have a very direct implication on the down swing. And a lot of fanning early in the bs tends to give a lot of fanning (release) towards impact.
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