It's some Percy Boomer stuff...He says you can't feel the clubhead if the power center isn't intact/ doing what it is suposed to do - or somthing like that..

Thanks as always - I'll see what i can do with it...

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All golf is opposition. Right?:confused1

Do you (really) putt as you drive?

How is the swing brought down to a one point center of feel?

Some mathematician said: You do not swing through an inclined plane - you swing through a vertical plane but with depth.

He also said: The only spin you can put on a golf ball is back-spin. To put top-spin is a physical impossibility. :think:

What is meant by a connected (compact?) swing? How is it done? How is the connection broken?

Since you're speaking plain english here the questions you're asking could come from anywhere. And have a home in any context. And mean any thing. So in general it is hard to comment on your questions.

However, I know that "I putt as I drive" comes from Boomer. And I really like that one. The putting being a scaled down version of the driver stroke, with power accumulators zeroed. There are a few common assets between full stroke and putting as far as pressure point alignment, low point, aiming etc is conserned. If I lose the plane line with the driver I also lose the ability to hole a lot of 6 foot putts. When we move on to the the greenside short game the commonalities increases. To an extent where I sometimes get a "that's it feeling" hitting a chip and am ready to rip it on the next tee with the driver.

I use minimum pivot lag when I chip. I locate the hands at the spot where they are about to overtake the shoulder turn. And I turn my torso so that the shoulders have overtaken the hips. This enables me to hit the ball pretty firm without rushing the ball over the green. It's my minimum leverage stroke. It works really well for high, soft landing chips with very little back spin and quite predictable roll. But this variationy creeps into the long game from time to time and then it's throwaway city. So the more similarities you can make work for you the better.

Yes, all the latest I have asked about is from Percy Boomer. I'm trying to understand what he means and if it's acceptable for us here.. Your comments are always rewarding.

It almost sounds like the matematician speaks of dual horizontal hinge action. The vertical hinge pin. Add some debth and roll and you're on the inclined plane.

If you want to put back spin on the ball you have to contact the ball above it's equator. Usually that means serious topping. But it can happen with a driver from time to time. the ball will then carry some 30 yards before it dives into whatever is in the ground.

You can also put top spin on the ball with a putter - with moderate loft and hands ahead of the ball at impact. This also means hitting the ball down into the ground. The said advantage of doing this is that you get topspin right away. If you use the loft of the putter, it will have a small carry, a little back spin and then the ball will skid for short stretch before it gets its true roll (which is the same as top spin).

Top spin putting seems to be fashion these days. But there are many putting experts who advocates hitting up on the ball with a putter - and that is doing the opposite. I've tested this from the rough. And at least from outside the green you get much better distance control if you hit down on the ball and get the ball rolling right away.