[NCHamr]

To review my beginning understanding:

1) Correct grip under the heel pad of the front or left hand. "DRINK WATER HANDS"
2) Standard, Mid-Body Address. THE BENT LEFT WRIST IS MID-BODY TO PROMOTE LAG IN BOTH DIRECTIONS!
3) MacDonald drills showing independent shoulder and hip motion, marching, sequencing and a natural turn while in BALANCE.
4) BALANCE MUST BE MAINTAINED THROUGH THE ENTIRE SWING SO THE ORGANIC SWING HITS ALL OF THE PROPER SWING POSITIONS OF THE GOLFING MACHINE.
5) A Balanced Tripod allows the club to release and bite down to compress the ball AS THE CLUB OVERTAKES THE FRONT ARM AND SWINGS PAST THE HEAD. As my confidence grew, my club speed grew and my trust of the club face grew.
6) A properly held club will do do all the work by itself as the Hands, which are strong, educated clamps, move through the Machine.

Lynn Blake understands the technical and logical relationships of The Golfing Machine, all of them. He transmits his understanding using insights formed by many years of living golf. Reading TGM will give you the right words but Lynn will teach you the correct tune and rhythm, and the author's intent in composing the organic composition.

YOU CANNOT POSE YOURSELF INTO THE CORRECT STATIC POSITIONS. THE CORRECT POSITIONS ARE DYNAMIC AND ORGANIC AND ARE LOGICALLY RELATED ONE TO ANOTHER IN BALANCE WITH RHYTHM.

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I'm with you on not posing yourself into correct positions. In the Cathy video (and maybe in one of your videos as well??) around the 55-second mark, she made a 'drinking water' motion to show a Vertical Hand alignment. That was pretty eye-opening as to how every facet of the Machine is revolved around dynamic movement (and another thing to consider on my next range session ). Now I can say I'm working on my alignments when I'm sitting on the couch drinking while watching golf