[innercityteacher]

Your geometry and visual thinking is really good, do you teach it? Or art maybe?


I grew up in a Chicago saloon with a pool and snooker table and geometry has always appealed to me. I also studied Art History in Florence and Paris as part of a semester abroad college program, but truth be told, I did it for the multinational chicks and beers. So, I guess we could say that unlike another forum member that struggled with lots of left wrist cock, I was plagued by circles, curves, and angles of all sorts.[/color]

Homer said that the Relationships could be described by a 2 D geometric figure.......that lies on an inclined plane. The clubhead's orbit is a circle, the concept of the Right Elbow cocking the left Wrist is a triangle which sees the shortening of one side increase the angle opposite. So, simply extending the right arm "rebuilds" the triangle. OB, or anyone, how necessary is a straight left arm at address? Is it simply a simplification allowing an easier path to "both arms straight?"[/color]


I totally agree that drawings, animations even are needed. Maybe some day. It would be "ah now I get it" kinda deal for most all of us. From some GSED's on down. I have a few things Id like to see drawn out, that for sure. I wonder if Homer had some drawings that didnt make the book??? The format of "The Golfing Machinist" is very visual. They rave about our LBG site. I think a combination of the two would take our excellent instruction to an even higher level. I've given about 40 home-made cards with LBG.com to people at the range. I talked to the range pro and gave him a card. I told him that if he was ever interested in a fine org. that would back him up and give him plenty to teach, this is the site. We'll see."[/color][/color]




This is what the book is all about to my mind. Three Dimensional Impact. For maximum compression the point of contact between the ball and clubface stays together ("as if welded together") and is taken Down , Out and Forward . Down and Out , literally for straight line Plane Lines. The ball leaves at right angles to the face at separation so the face at impact must be .....open. Horizontal Hinging required.

Is it open for all clubs, OB? Is there a longer club = more closed clubface somewhere, or am I just bleary-eyed from TGM mania? the moment the arms are both straight is where the plane "turns the corner." Anywhere prior to that with an open face will result in a draw or straightish shot if the club is aimed at the back inside quadrant. I must be getting the ball too far back when I push the ball 5-10 yards to my right?
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I went to the range last night and hit some 12-5 stuff as I always do and remembered the Neeman tape of yours. Id forgotten about the "chip, pitch, punch , punch with swivel" thing. Thanks, thats a great Yoda drill to work through.

I do this now as a warm-up and even with a short basket of 20 balls at my home course, I feel like I can conquer the world when I'm done.[/color]

It reminded me of Mr Yoda's remarks from the Premium video he did with Jeff Hull. Cant remember which one but they both really good if you havent seen them.

I will puchase these shortly. There is so much to take in on the premium videos that I haven't even looked at the putting video yet. Just using the elbow stroke kept me on line all last weekend! Whether I left the ball short due to sand or top dressing, or if I rammed the putt through the break , I wasn't being fooled.[/color]

Anyways, the "punch" is additional force or Lag Pressure applied to the same length of swing, Acquired Motion be you hitting or swinging. Stopping at Both ARms Straight ensures that you have competed the orbit something often missing when you swing past there , especially for Swingers. It feels so simple, so powerful even despite the abreviated motion. Yoda notes how its only 5 or 10 yards short of full distance. That going from Acquired with its parallel to the ground right arm to Top ( Right Shoulder high), Total Motion is only a few more inches......... That Allan Doyle Acquired Motions his way around the course. Total motion actually feels like a resting back stroke in comparison to hitting. I've decided to think of my front leg "bracing" rather than pivoting so then I can fire out to full extension. Is the "axe-handle" a brace and an underhanded toss? Is a "crap-smacker" an axehandle? Will I get better looking if I continue to use TGM? [/color]

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/index.p...=85&video_id=4

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/index.p...5&video_id=122



OB, is Yoda driving his wedges at the bag shown above, or is his pivot firing his wedges out.?[/color]

We tend to overdo Total Motion , its only a few inches and a Finish Swivel past Acquired to get to full distance. Getting to Both ARms straight is a must prior to Swiveling to Finish. Something you wont read in other forms of instruction. But the Orbit it completes, drives the crap out of the ball. In the Neeman tape Yoda chuckles to himself.........."hear those compressions?" I did, in person , thats why Im here right now. Starting to to hear it more often in my own shots too. I was four under on the back nine of my first game down in Florida. Two over front , four under back with a bogey on 17.

Very fine play, OB! What is your "goto" motion or swing thought? When you grind, what goes through your mind? Since you're in Florida, the swamps must be full of stud-muffin golf maniacs. When someone tries to hustle you, how can you discover they are holding back? Whena Godzilla shows up to burn Tokyo, namely you, how do they try to intimidate you?

My first meeting with my TGM guy is next weekend. I'm a little nervous, but it will be good to have a trained eye examine the reality of my feelings vs. my mechanics. There will be a video shot, too. [/color]


Thank you Yoda , Ted and Homer. Got a ways to go though. More work to be done.

I have to ask, OB. How old are you? Please say 65 LMAO.[/color]