[cometgolfer]

I'd say most have a "natural" preference . . . I've seen dudes that just can't make their elbow go to Pitch Basic . . . so maybe they should Hit right from the jump.

If the person is a definite Swinger, once they get Swinging down to an acceptable level, they should learn Hitting? Why because learning to Hit solidifies the understanding, maintenace and dependence on Alignments. Mr. Kelley said that the Swinger that learns to Hit will be that much better of a Swinger by learning to Hit.

I've made a concerted effort to move toward hitting over the last 3 weeks. Almost all my practice time in that period was spent "hitting" shots and I was having some excellent range sessions. I decided to take it to the course and despite how I might be scoring, I was going to stay with the "hit". I struggled a little in the first couple of recreational rounds I used it in, but my scoring wasn't much different than it had been this last month or so.

Day 1 of a club championship last weekend and I was committed to staying with the hitting motion. I realized it probably wasn't the smartest decision but I've been in a scoring funk anyway and I wanted to see if I could execute hitting under more pressure. I was having decent results (some good, some bad - mainly with the longer clubs) but after 14 holes decided I needed to switch back to "swinging" for the balance of the round before I shot myself totally out of the tournament. I can tell you that the "swinging drives" I hit on 15, 16, 17, and 18 were the best I'd hit in months. I attribute that almost solely to the fact that the time I'd spent on hitting helped me "crystalize" some swinging concepts that were foggy or just not understood.

CG