So I'm guessing better!



Bagger, thanks. I think you are a 'big gun." (I don't need a date for Friday night, don't worry, I just mean that I think you are good at this stuff!)

Thanks!


ICT

Components which work best with a firm, flat wrist.

I was messing with my curtain rods the other day and I remembered Ben Hogan's rotation of the left forearm. At least that's how we interpreted part of the the book "Five Lessons."

We used to roll our left forearm tight as we swung locking our right arm down at our side. The position looked a lot like RFT. It also looked strangely like the Jim Hardy "One Plane" backswing. HMMMMMMMM....

I noticed in this position, with my left arm tight against my side and chest, that my Pivot was especially powerful. "But," I said to myself, "I never have my left arm tight against my left side and chest!" "Wait a minute. Isn't that PP # 2?" "Don't I have one of the slowest club heads in the world? HMMMMMMM" "Maybe if I use the # 2 PP, I can be more connected like those other golfers."

Maybe with a little more # 2 PP, I can swing more like Hogan? A little more like Duval? Moe Norman? Lynn Blake? I know I'll always swing like me, but a little more power and club head speed would be way cool!

One other thing, the left forearm rotation almost guarantees a sizable LAG AND WEDGES LEFT BEHIND FULL OF WEIGHT AND MOMENTUM. THE LAG on the # 3 PP is so clear, the sweet spot so distinct, that it feels like I can will that LAG through that ball at top speed, like the whole club head plane is greased for speed as it comes down.

We'll see!

ICT

not long till you go to Georgia - you'll be smashing it out of the park when you get back

i'm working on getting that old pivot moving too - trying to get it to stay in front of the hands

Rock and Roll
 

Thanks ICT, I'm flattered.
I wrote those posts so long ago, iphones weren't invented yet. You've been doing some digging.

If you feel like you are "blocking" the ball around the course, maybe you just need a little "turn and roll", instead of "block and roll".

Plane old G.O.L.F.
 

Am I correct in thinking that a club that is on Plane, moves more smoothly and feels quicker and better balanced?

I'd ask if I was crazy in thinking that, but OB and Daryl, and maybe others would not be able to resist beating me with such an effective stick! :laughing9

ICT

Not too chicken wing to try turning to rolling for better shots
 

I play with differing swing thoughts from time to time as I'm sure many golfers do. In the past, pre LBG, my best Swings have come from trying Jim Hardy's description of a one plane swing. I'm not defending any of Mr. Hardy's definitions. I'm just wondering if some of the components of his Swing can help a novice serious golfer be more consistent and effective. Before LBG, I did not notice the left elbow pull as part of Mr. Hardy's description. Because of my research into the Finish Swivel, I realize my left elbow has to bend to Swing down and the left palm has to wind up facing Jesus at some point. We might say that the Finish Swivel is proof of the existence of God, as the left palm looks up in a good shot. ("Every good and perfect gift is from God.")

I've noticed that when I try the components of Mr. Hardy's Swing, I can feel my left elbow touching my left side and my forearm rolling with the left palm swiveling up in a very close mirror image of my RFT. I do not "lawnmower pull" since studying at LBG but use EA to RFT up. The thought occurred to me that I should feel such a Swivel regularly. Maybe, I chicken wing a lot, all the time since I am so concerned to keep my wedges intact that I hardly ever feel my forearms cross.

When I try my version of the Hardy Swing, I let the RFT turn me and the left elbow bend turn me back. The club winds up on my left hip as the turn stands me up straight. The Plane of the swing feels very flat so ball position is important.

When the other fine golfers G.O.L.F., what does the left or front elbow feel like as the club face overtakes the arms? Is there a feeling that the left elbow is stuck to the left side as the Finish Swivel, finishes? is that the same feeling that good golfers feel when they "twirl the baton" as Jeff and Lynn spoke about in their very good "Address" videos?

ICT

Some opinions of JH's components
I get the Rotated Shoulder and Delayed Hip turn. I wonder what the pulling of the front arm up the front side is called in TGM terms and why does it feel so effective to me?

ICT

Plane Hands and Hard Work
When I use that more severe shoulder tilt with level wrists, I can see the Sweet spot of the Plane. When I RFT to Pivot and then pull my left elbow to Pivot I feel like there is no shift in my hands and I feel powerful and on Plane and I don't worry about my hip or leg shortage. It seems like a simple and effective Swing, now. I think LBG is helping me understand what the heck is good and "True North" or "Sweet" as in "Sweetspot!"

With April and Cuscowilla fast approaching, the reader might wonder why I'm sweating all these details. Let me answer like this. When you go to a job interview, you need a new job at some level. But you put your most confident persona forward so the company wants to hire you. I want to be a golfer worthy of the good insights of a very good golf teacher, Lynn Blake.

ICT

Even a caveman with an artificial hip...

http://lynnblakegolf.com/forum/thread7962.html #1


This is my last pattern change until April!

Who are you talking about? :laughing9