[innercityteacher]

I put a red dot on my right wrist putting my #3 PP aft of the shaft but with the right hand decidedly underneath so the red dot face up or me at my shoulder level. I practiced this beforehand with a large filled bucket of balls Pivoting back and through without spilling a ball. It seemed like I was practicing Acquired motion.

So I took my grip, extended my right arm and traced the base line of the plane until the right arm stopped it felt miles away from me, and then I Pivoted.

So simple, the hands felt to zip down to the ball and crack! Experimented with stance width to see ball flights and trajectories ball back was a nice penetrating flight and ball forward produced higher fades. It was fun not worrying about my hands and programming everything in advance. After awhile, It felt like I was setting my right hand on my shoulder palm-up, leaving it there, and taking a short step left to bang the ball! Very simple. Thanks D!

More work to do!

ICT

Hips, shoulders and Hand Acceleration, D, as you said! I think I'm slowing my acceleration by trying to pull with my left hand instead of lagging the club or RFT'ing and trusting the Pivot!


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drewitgolf
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Originally Posted by rwh
Mr. Kelley identified four separate, sequenced periods of acceleration in Chapter Eight. In order, the chain is #1, Shoulder Acceleration (Start Down); #2, Hand Acceleration (Downstroke to Hands approximately at the Right Thigh); #3, Clubhead Acceleration (Release -- Hands go from Right Thigh to Impact); and, #4, Ball Acceleration (Impact).

On your own, You learned that the turning shoulders must start your Acceleration Train -- not your arms or hands. Properly subordinated, your arms and hands won't get out of sequence and you will have all the "connection" you need.
Excellent response. Chapter 8 often gets overlooked from the aspect of Acceleration and it's four stages .
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