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[About club shafts! Ruminations about the concept of throwing the hands at the ball and releasing the club! Steady head=Fast hands!

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Thrust vs. Speed - Clubshaft Stiffness (6-C-2-D LAG LOSS) GM#49
Originally Posted by Ray Cayse
Yoda,

How do you suppose Homer would explain some of the trick shots of "Heiter the Hit Man" or the 300 plus yard drives by Fred Couples with Tom Watson's wife's 3 metal a few years back?

Ray Cayse

The explanation was clearly presented in my prior post. However, I will expand on it a bit, then reiterate the principle.

The Sweet Spot seeks its in-line condition with the #3 Pressure Point. This is the Centrifugal Line of Pull that exists regardless of Shaft Flex. As I stated in my earlier post, Shaft Flex is important to the Swinger only to minimize Clubface deviation. It means nothing in terms of power. This fact is clearly demonstrated by Fred Couples -- a consumate Swinger -- ripping the Ball 300 yards with a woman's (presumably) flexible shaft.

That said, Fred Couples would have ripped it 300 yards had the Shaft been Stiff. And maybe it was. Who knows? In any event, it makes no difference, because like Homer said...

Shaft Flex means little to the Swinger. Regardless of Flex, it performs as a piece of string.

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About Freddy Couples...not an unqualified recommendation but a stationary head!

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1-L THE MACHINE CONCEPT #1 The Stationary Post GM#145
Originally Posted by bobbywayne
Originally Posted by Yoda
Originally Posted by mb6606
The pictures in 9-1 and Yoda's keeping the head stationary at impact fix would suggest a slight reverse pivot move?????

There is no Reverse Pivot in The Golfing Machine. There is only the correct Pivot. That Pivot is kept Centered by the Stationary Head, in turn kept Centered between the Stationary Feet (9-1-1 #1; 9-1-3; 9-2-1 #1; 9-2-2 #1).

Many 'authorities' believe the Head should -- indeed must -- move to the right on the Backstroke. Not surprisingly, the Position Golf, Pivot-Controlled-Hands procedures they teach exacerbate that tendency. In contrast, Golfers who embrace Alignment Golf and its Hand-Controlled-Pivot procedures soon learn that the proper Right Forearm Pickup eliminates any urge to move the Stationary Head.

The Body moves only as necessary to accomodate and support the On Plane assignments of the Hands. That includes the Downstroke Right Shoulder function -- Momentum Transfer (Left Arm Thrust) for Swingers and Launching Pad (of Right Arm Thrust) for Hitters. The Legs -- the Feet and Knees -- stabilize that motion as they pull the Shoulder Downplane via the Hip Action. Basically, Machine Golfers learn to just stand there...take it up...

And rip it!

Bold Red emphasis by bobbywayne


I would never have believed or considered this until I attended the Secrets of The Golfing Machine Workshop put on by Chuck Evans and Yoda. For many years I had been of the "low, slow, straight back with the left arm and left shoulder" group. The Magic Right Forearm was a difficult concept to accept and, for me, to learn. I stuck with the drills, and only recently have I been able to hit shots. Honestly, you do not have to move your head. For you "low, slow, straight back with your left arm, left shoulder" players, this will feel -- comparatively -- like you're standing still and chopping wood. But, I have never hit the ball more solid than with this technique.


Watch Fred Couples.

He stands there...his Stationary Head centered between his Stationary Feet.

He picks the Club almost straight up to the Top. His Head remains Stationary and his Left Foot remains Flat. He is in perfect Balance.

He delivers the Club almost straight down into Impact. [Talk about your small Pulley Wheel encounters (2-K #6)!] His Head remains Stationary and his Feet maintain his perfect Balance.

He remains, at the age of 44, one of the longest Drivers of the Ball on the PGA TOUR and has won $1,820,495 year-to-date.

No 'move to the right.'

No Heel lift on the Backstroke.

No exaggerated 'leg drive.'

Just the smoothest Swing in Golf producing some of the longest Shots and lowest scores in Golf.

Go figure.
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