Many forces need to converge. Most are close at hand. Has the council of YODA been sought?
The Bear
Seems to be a rather straight-forward competition. Just need to pick a topic and a drill, hook up the mike and point a camera. Then, let the chips fall where they may.
Think I'll 'have a go' at it. At the very least, we'll have more material for LBG!
Seems to be a rather straight-forward competition. Just need to pick a topic and a drill, hook up the mike and point a camera. Then, let the chips fall where they may.
Think I'll 'have a go' at it. At the very least, we'll have more material for LBG!
Now that is EXCITING news!!!
Kevin
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I could be wrong. I have been before, and will be again.
Okay how about this, which you suggested so long ago:
The camera finds you wearing a rain jacket, windshirt or long sleeve shirt, but with your left arm out of its sleeve. With the sleeve dangling, you open with:
"Hi, I'm Yoda, and I'm here today to demonstrate how the two arms work in the golf swing. Oops, looks like I've forgotten to put my left arm in its sleeve. [Pick up the sleeve -- no stretch yet -- with the right hand and show it to the audience.] No matter . . . the left arm doesn't do all that much anyway. It functions like a piece of string. But we all know that the left arm -- the string -- needs to be straight, so it needs to be 'stretched out'. How do we do this? With the right arm! Like this." [Demonstrate a good stretch of the sleeve.]
"Now, how do we get this 'arm' to the top of the swing. Not by turning the shoulders! [Demonstrate.] And certainly not with the 'sleeve' itself! [Demo with chuckle: 'See, it won't move!'] Again, we use the right arm! " [Demonstrate how the bending right arm takes the sleeve to the top.]
"Notice that the right arm keeps stretching the sleeve. This same action in your golf swing will give it width and structure. But a lot of you stop stretching and so you look like this. [Demonstrate a backstroke with an unstretched sleeve.] So, your swing has no structure. It is flimsy. Keep that sleeve -- your left arm -- stretched!"
"Now, notice that the right arm can't be straight, it has to bend. That's because this sleeve is acting like a leash. See? [Demonstrate backstroke again]. Now it wants to be straight -- [Demo: let go of the sleeve halfway back and let the right arm rapidly extend and straighten out.] -- but it can't!"
"In fact, the right elbow gets more and more bent as it approaches the right shoulder [Demo backswing] and can't begin to straighten until it moves away from it [Demo release]. It can't be fully straight until well past the ball [Demo follow-through]."
"This is the way your arms work in the swing. The right arm lifts and lowers the left and keeps it stretched out. Now, go put on a jacket or a long sleeve shirt, but leave that left arm out of the sleeve. Get the feel. [Demo as you talk.] Without a jacket . . . [Quickly remove yours and toss it to the ground.] . . . simply grasp your left wrist with your right thumb and forefinger [Demo as you talk] and stretch that left arm! Now take it to the top, like this. [Demo as you talk.] Keep the stretch! [Demo] Into the downstroke, impact and followthrough. Keep the stretch! [Demo].
"Do this little drill for a few minutes a day, and you'll soon find yourself playing better golf. I'm Lynn Blake, and I'll see you on the tee!"
This is a reprint of Lynn's suggestion to BBax a few years back.
When I first got that treatment it was accompanied by the Gene Littler post cancer surgery story.............how he won on tour prior to being able to lift his left arm on its own. That really made an impression on me.
Thanks for revisiting one of my favorite posts. It would definitely make a great video.
I second EdZ's nomination, of YODA, and look forward to him being a finalist. The golfing world needs correct information. YODA delivers that information in a clear, energetic and entertaining style.
Whatever clip is used it will create interest in TGM.
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