[innercityteacher]

Congratulations Cityteacher. That's a big drop in such a short time and equally impressive is your positive outlook.

Wait and see what happens when you learn which end of the club to use.

In 1991, I played in the annual Kiwanis vs. Civitan Charity Golf tournament is a small southern town. The previous year, I started golfing and had shot a 130 for my round. I was in the "H" flight fo "horrible and horrendous." So in 1991 , I was teeing off at 6am and really muffed my drive. My opponent said something like "Great! I have to play with this cripple all day?"

I knew very little about golf back then. But I had seen some good players swing and knew their tempo. I was so mad at the guy that I decided to imitate the good tempo I had watched. I shot a 79 and beat the "A" flight winner who had shot an 80. I had no idea what I did, but I kept repeating "1and 2," on every shot and got the ball near the hole!

Today, I shot an 82 on purpose!

I had started marrying Extensor Action and RFT this week. On my first 9 I had used a plant and shoulder drag move to reach 10 over. I couldn't stop hooking the drives but my EA was great. I was totally defensive which is not how I roll.

Second nine: I maintained extensor action and swung with a sternum turn back and through. Still hooked/drew everything and could not putt. I concluded my shorter front leg made my bracing action produce too steep of an impact angle.

Third nine: I'm a "creature of the plane!" If my extensor action gives me a solid plane, and I know that my driving ranges are tilting me slightly back, than logic will work. Instead of rolling the back shoulder down, or turning the sturnum back and through, why don't we shallow the angle of approach?

EA-RFT-LEFT SHOULDER UP!!!!!!! THE MOTION OF LEFT SHOULDER UP LAYS THE CLUB BACK ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE ANGLE HINGE TO PRODUCE A SOFT FADE. GOODBYE DEFENSE HELLO PIN-HUNTING!!!

I also finally realized why my angle hinge chips were such failures. Horiz hinge chips work, vertical hinges work better. so I started opening my stance, opening the angle hinge, and sliding the chip forward. Crisp and online as a result.

(I also realized that with Extensor Action and RFT, my left arm must be parallel to the baseline of the plane when the right shoulder is on plane.)

Third Nine: Shot six over. Realized that the answer was in my hands!!! Extensor action keeps the bent right hand bent! Yes, the hinge is in my front shoulder but it is also a function of EA. !

Fourth Nine: Maintaining Extensor Action while driving the Primary Lever with pp# 1 allows for maximum powerw/maximium Power Package stability given my forward tilt. On our Blue nine we have a 203 yard par 3 and a 220 yard par 3 from the championship tees. I have never hit the greens of both in one day until Saturday. For good measure, I also had GIR's or rolled off the back of greens in regulation on holes 2-4,6-8. I was even able to miss on purpose given tough pin placements. I finished with 4 putts for birdies and two makeable birdie chips. I missed all of them and finished five over for a 41. The computer GHIN score system in our clubhouse told me something new: "This score is unusually low for you. Are you sure you want to post this score?"

I ususally have a high front nine and low back nine. My second 18 featured a low front 9 for 41 and a lower back 9 for 40! "Plane Golf" is plainly amazing!

Thanks LBG, GSEB John Savage, and Homer Kelly!

Patrick