Hi Yoda, Can you elaborate more on going back to Hand Controlled Pivot?
So how do you work on hand controlled from the top? Taking the path of hand, i.e. tracing right forearm?
Thanks.
From the Address to the Top to the Finish, the Golf Stroke has a basicgeometry. And from that standpoint, there is not much difference between whatthe great players do and what you do. Namely, they move the Club Up, In andBack on the Backstroke; Down, Out and Forward on the Downstroke; then, Up, Backand In to the Finish. So do you. More or less.
The only difference between you and them is that their Motion has more Precision-- probably a lot more precision -- in the component relationships thatmake up that Motion. In other words, like them, you already have a repeatingswing. Unfortunately, unlike them, the results your repeating swingdelivers leave a lot to be desired.
So, your challenge is to take the 24 Components (Chapters 7 and 10)using the Basic Pattern of either Swinging (12-2-0) or Hitting (12-1-0) andtranslate them one one-by-one (per Chapter 3) into their Identifiable FeelEquivalents (1-J).
The best place to start are the Components of Zone #1 (The Pivot 9-1), thenwork your way through Zone #2 (the Arms 9-2) and finally move into Zone #3 (theHands 9-3). And the way to do this is through the Basic Motion Curriculum of12-5-1/2/3. Again, your goal is to reduce each Mechanic to an Identifiable Feelthat will then reliably and subconsciously reproduce that Mechanic. If you goto fast, your pattern will come unglued. If you go too slow, you are limitingyour potential. It's up to you to find the right balance.
"In every program," said Homer, "some garbage must surface. Lettoday's garbage be superior to yesterday's."
But as these Feels are gradually integrated into your Total Motion, they needone 'Big Boss' Man. And The Big Boss in The Golfing Machine isthe Hands. Now go back and read my first paragraph. Please. Thank you.
That first paragraph is the responsibility of the Hands. To keep everythingworking together in one coordinated way. To Trace the required Geometry of theStroke from Address to Top to Finish. To sense and direct the Accumulation,Loading, Storage, Delivery and Release of Power. And to do it with Zero interferencefrom any of the countless moving parts we humans possess.
You want a Hand Controlled Pivot? Follow the course I've prescribed. Translatecorrect Mechanics one-by-one into Describable Sensations. Integrate them intoyour Total Motion. Along the way, nail the Hands (Chapters 4 and 5). They willbe constrained by a poorly constructed Machine, but even then they can make thebest of it. But with a well-constructed Machine, their "yoke is easy andtheir burden is light."
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