[innercityteacher]

Although not everything in the golf stroke is a chain reaction, the Pivot certainly, is a chain reaction. Once the Action starts, it's going to react as it's "aligned" to react and no amount of effort is going to change the outcome very much. But a lot of energy can be wasted trying overcome mis-alignments which makes the "swing" a labor intensive and frustrating and a tiring thing and the more you thrust the worse it gets.

We rely totally on this chain reaction to produce the same results every time. When we hit fades and draws or straight shots we trust that the Pivots chain reaction will be so dependable that minor adjustment can produce different lines of compression on the ball.

I can understand why so much instruction and methodology is focused on the Pivot. I'll bet you, that you can go to the practice range, and without pivoting, hit balls with only your arms and hands to a green 25 yards away without any problems. If you can do that, then Zone 2 and 3 are fine (for now). Then, your problems are Zone 1 and you should concentrate all of your efforts on building a solid and perfect Zone 1.


The word "Pivot" is used 126 times in about 230 pages of the 6th Edition.

Daryl, Kevin, Jerry, OB, when you guys have a bad day does that mean you only have 3 brilliant insights?

Daryl, that is right. I regularly practice with various clubs using EA and RFT punching balls to the base of markers between 100 and 150 yards away and I hit my spot about 50% and my misses are all in 2 putt range. It is lots of fun, too, esp. with longer clubs.

Your focus on pivot therefore, makes perfect sense. I realized last night, too, that my sweep motion only worked because it was all arms from the top and my shoulder was very still. I mean still!!!! I can hit a 16 degree three wood to a 203 yard pin straight from RFT by driving the primary lever and pp#1 to the baseline straight down. That is a damn useful shot on my course, too. (5 closest to the pins this season).

However, the minute I try to drive the right shoulder down, I can hook a lob wedge 40 yards! It is pissing me off. Yesterday, I simply rocked the TSP back and through and drove/rolled the ball 250+ on two occasions using an Angle Hinge. So what's the problem? No damn precision! Why can't I turn my 200 yard and in sweet little reverse RFT into a 300 yard f'n drive. It doesn't make sense.

I watched Brian Gay for a couple of hours, recently, at Aronomink. I could pick him up with not a lot of effort (I'm not talking about the kind of pick-ups they do in N.H). I lift 8th graders into corners after fights, daily. He can drive the ball 290 on purpose and he hardly moves! I don't mean any offense here, but 99% of tour pros are not lasting one week in my job and they are 30 years younger than I am. So WTF!???

I know they heave great balance and timing. Ok. Do you know how much balance and timing it takes to dodge an upset 260 lb. 8th grader and restrain him or her? My kids would make Phil Mickleson cry before lunch! They'd use Dustin Johnson for kindling and Tiger would become somebody's girlfriend, and he would not like it.

Sorry for the vent.

Ok, I'll work on the pivot, Daryl, ALOT! Maybe a new driver? A haircut? 50 more pushups a day? Flossing between meals, perhaps? I mean if Yoda can drive a ball 250 + on a line, it has to be technique (no offense, Lynn). That underpitch looks interesting...but it is a reaction to the pivot. I get it. Thanks!

GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

Patrick