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Originally Posted by Hank

Yoda, Aaaarrrrggggghhh. I hate days like this. Round 1 of a 2 day event and I was lost as an easter egg. Had a couple of good range sessions this week working on the swivel and staying behind the ball (I have a tendency to lean into it sometimes). Did some TGM studying during the week (book and the forum), but felt so frustrated on the course today. Hit a lot of not-so-solid iron shots, several drives that flared right, and a couple of marginal chips. The putter wasn't my friend either. Finally on 18 I made myself focus on #1 PP thru impact(this is after hitting another weak drive), and hit a nice high solid rescue club to the middle of green from 230 out. Shot 80 and pretty much took myself out of any chance of placing in the event, but need to use tomorrow's round as a chance to work on the swing "on the course". Not sure why I'm burdening you with all this bad news, but I guess I wanted to get a quick input from "the man" before tomorrows round. What might be the reason that a swinger would feel the need to focus on PP#1 in order to get the best results? Obviously my swinging procedure must not be very precise, but I don't quite know what piece of the puzzle could be causing the problem. I realize it's probably impossible to analyze via email, but any suggestions are appreciated. -- Hank

Hank,

As a Swinger, your Adjusted Address (8-3) probably finds your Hands in their mid-body location and your Left Wrist Bent. That is good.

Unfortunately, most of your Impacts today closely replicated those same alignments. That is not good.

Instead, they should have replicated your Impact Fix alignments (8-2;2-J-1). At Impact, per 7-8, your Hands will be visually covering your Left Toe and nowhere near the Ball. This one difference separates Pro and Hacker. Without exception. So, you have to figure out a way to get those Hands into a much more "forward" position at Impact.

I suspect that the #1 Pressure Point Thrust that you added on your last shot helped you to do that. However, it is not the ideal way because, as a Swinger your #1 Pressure Point should be passively funneling the Right Shoulder Turn Thrust (per 6-B-4-A) that is driving the #4 Power Accumulator (the Angle formed between the Left Arm and the Left Shoulder (6-B-4-0), not actively driving the #1 Power Accumulator (6-B-1-0) through its associated Pressure Point (6-C-1-#1)

However, I suspect that exactly that may have happened -- what you are interpreting as a strong Pressure Point #1 thrust was actually a strong #4 thrust in disguise, i.e., the power was merely funneled through #1, not produced by it. Hence, the good shot. Your Feel System must learn to non-automatically (6-P-0) produce both actions and thus learn to differentiate them. Per 6-R-0, only then can the selected Action "be pushed on to maximum Delay and become an Automatic Release."

Enough already. You've got a round to play tomorrow. Here's what to do:

Tonight.

Go into Impact Fix (8-2) and then back into Adjusted Address (8-3). Over and over. Note the terrific difference in Left Wrist Locations between the two. Also, be critically aware of the Forward Lean of the Clubshaft in Fix as opposed to the almost right-angled-to-the-Line alignment in Adjusted Address. Finally, Monitor carefully the difference in the Wrist Alignments, i.e., Flat at Fix, Bent at Adjusted Address.

You may be able to accomplish the correct alignments in Fix, but fail totally in real time. If so, the problem may well lie in your Right Shoulder location. In Fix, make sure you [b][keep that Right Shoulder down /B](On Plane per 7-13).You're probably coming into Impact too high, and as a result, you're "running out of right arm," an automatic throwaway. From the Top, turn your Right Shoulder directly toward the Ball and then through it, and continue to Trace the Straight Plane Line with it into the Follow-Through. Picture Trevino's Right Shoulder Down on plane through impact and let it happen.

Finally, per the last paragraph in 7-3, from Fix, use your Right Elbow Action(the Magic of the Right Forearm) to move the club up, in and back on plane. Learn to feel that originating motion.

Tomorrow.

In your pre-game warm-up, emphasize your Impact Fix position before each shot. Focus first on the very short ones -- Acquired Motion per 12-5-2, Right Forearm no higher than level with the ground. Take the motion to the end of the Follow-Through -- Both Arms Straight Position -- and make sure your left wrist is flat and your right wrist has remained bent. Hit a lot of these shots and monitor the follow-through -- which is also the finish in this case -- and ask:

First Imperative: "Is my Left Wrist Flat? Is my Right Wrist Bent?"

Second Imperative: "Did I feel and sustain the loading pressure against the passive first joint of my Right Forefinger throughout the Downstroke, Impact, the Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight) and even into my Finish?

Third Imperative: "Did I trace the Straight Plane Line? And did I direct the Clubhead Lag Down -- through the Ball, through the Aiming Point, through the Low Point, through to the end of the Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight Position)?"


Then, do what you can to achieve these alignments during your full Strokes. Do not think of how you're going to do it, just focus on your objective.

After the round.

Keep working on these same ideas. They are the ones that must be assimilated in order for you to come close to your potential as a player.