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Last edited by innercityteacher : 01-18-2011 at 12:56 AM.
Learning Extensor Action
Originally Posted by JohnThomas1
I think Yoda advises using PP1? My way of thinking at the moment is using PP1 to stretch the left arm taut and to keep this action thru the whole stroke. Am i close?
Yes, John, this is the action, and it is mandatory that you integrate it into your Golf Stroke. Without a Club, use the following simple drill:
1. As a Preliminary Address, Grip your Left Thumb with the last two fingers of your Right Hand.
2. Pull on the Thumb to straighten your Left Arm.
3. Now proceed through the remaining eleven Sections of the Stroke, pausing in each for a few seconds and reaffirming the Stretch of the Left Arm by the Right. With the Right Wrist Bent, be very aware of the heel of the Right Hand pushing against the Left Hand Thumb. You can think of it as the 'stump' of the Right Forearm pushing against the Thumb.
4. After training solely with your Hands, go through the same routine with a dowel. Remember to Grip down on the dowel roughly the length of your Left Forearm. This promotes Left Wrist stability and the Feel of the Left Arm Flying Wedge alignments.
Personally, I think of the Twelve Sections as four subsets of three:
Three to get ready -- Preliminary Address, Impact Fix, Adjusted Address.
Three to get up -- Start Up, Backstroke, Top.
Three to get down -- Start Down, Downstroke, Release.
Three to get around -- Impact, Follow-Through, Finish.
As you pause in the Backstroke and Top Sections (Hands Chest high and Shoulder high), this 'Pushing Out against the Thumb" action should be unmistakeable. Keep your Head Stationary and stretch out all the 'wobble' in the Left Shoulder girdle. Turn your Head slightly and look LOOK LOOK to see the Stretch. I do most of my drill training in front of a full-length mirror and recommend you do, too.
At Start Down, leave your Hands and Right Shoulder at The Top -- they don't move! -- as your Hips move ever so slightly to the Left. Feel the Hip Action Lead as the Right Shoulder Lags and Extensor Action Stretches. This magnificent combination totally removes any left side 'slack.' If there is a Master Move in Golf, this is it.
While checking your Extensor Action visually, also note mentally every 'detectable, distinguishable Feel' the Action produces (3-B). Just as important, become aware of its contrasting Feel, i.e., Extensor Action OFF. In each Section, On...Off. On...Off.
Finally, remember that there are two ways you train Educated Hands: Eyes Open and Eyes Shut. So, complete the process with Closed Eyes.
Do this exercise -- and believe me, it can be a workout! -- for a few minutes every day. Give it your complete, concentrated attention, and you will soon note a new structure and consistency in your Golf Stroke. It will be Extensor Action Feel doing its job, operating invisibly to take your Game to the next level.
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Add Extensor Action to the Stationary Head!
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Last edited by innercityteacher : 01-18-2011 at 03:41 PM.
Originally posted by ED Z
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The best place to 'know' that you are using extensor action properly is from impact to both arms straight. You should absolutely feel the right arm extension - the idea behind the "shake hands with your target" image.
Most people haven't felt this move before because they are not working from the ground up, from inside, and hence are 'out and over' with the right shoulder.
Use the split grip drill and move simply from impact fix to both arms straight. Do this without a ball, and in balance (eyes closed is one of the single best drills you can do). Check for a proper grip (10-2B) and work on these ideas.
When you really feel that right arm extend without 'doing', move to punch shots.
6B1D is certainly one of the single most imporant concepts in TGM IMO.
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Last edited by innercityteacher : 01-18-2011 at 01:36 AM.
When you quote a post in your own, you need to include its originator.
This is easy to do. If I wanted to attribute a post to you, for example, I add these brackets before and after:
Originally Posted by innercity
I love LBG!
Oops, it worked! Sorry, you can't see what I did.
Here's the simple procedure:
Put quote=whoeveryou'requoting in brackets before the quote you post. Then, put the slash and word /quote in brackets after. Sorry for the tediousness here, but if I actually put the things in brackets, it quotes. As it must!
Simple. And then everybody knows who said what.
Especially in your posts, ICT, that can sometimes get confusing!
Extensor Action And Weight Shifts
Originally Posted by 12 piece bucket
Per recommendation of "staying left" at Start Up through Top or using the feet, ankles, and knees as anchors, I have noticed that this also increases the "stretching the wobble out" feeling of extensor action. I have noticed that if I "drift" right as with shifting the weight advised in traditional instruction, the stretching Feel is not as pronounced.
Am I on the right track here?
Having been properly set at Impact Fix, the Head remains Stationary until at least the completion of the Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight). The Weight, however, does not remain fixed -- either for a Hitter who begins from Impact Address (Weight Left due to Hip Slide) or for a Swinger who begins from a Standard Address (Weight equally-balanced between the Feet).
Instead, assuming Full Strokes, the Weight shifts -- to the right on the Backstroke and to the left on the Downstroke. The source of these Weight Shifts are the respective Hip Slides, and it is our 'Hula Hula' flexibility (7-14) that allows these shifts to occur without disturbing the Stationary Head. And as long as the Head remains Stationary, Extensor Action will be unaffected -- in either direction.
If I understand this correctly, the Stationary Head is undisturbed because the Extensor Action Laden Power Package is simply Hula'd away to the Top and then, ala Knudson and Moe Norman, the ball gets in the way of the EALPP being Hula'd to the target and through to the Finish Swivel!
How amazingly elegant and simple! Like sweeping with a broom or............. DRAGGING YOUR WET MOP!
ICT
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Last edited by innercityteacher : 01-18-2011 at 03:38 PM.
I just found out we have no school tomorrow and got distracted and forgot to include the thread. I like the "originally posted by convention" and will use it! So what you are saying is to use that formula instead of highlighting the text I'm quoting and pressing the quote button on the top part of the box? I can do that!
I cannot imagine the giftedness you guys have to perceive the bio-mechanics of the Golfing Machine! I intend to give full credit to fully amazing people!
I have to go practice IMpact Fix described Stationary Head, Extensor Action RFT , Slight Hula and enjoy the club swooshing down. I hope my Snauzer stays asleep and out of the way!
ICT
Originally Posted by Yoda
ICT,
When you quote a post in your own, you need to include its originator.
This is easy to do. If I wanted to attribute a post to you, for example, I add these brackets before and after:
Oops, it worked! Sorry, you can't see what I did.
Here's the simple procedure:
Put quote=whoeveryou'requoting in brackets before the quote you post. Then, put the slash and word /quote in brackets after. Sorry for the tediousness here, but if I actually put the things in quotes, it quotes!
Simple. And everybody knows who said what.
Especially in your posts, ICT, that can sometime get confusing!
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Last edited by innercityteacher : 01-18-2011 at 01:55 AM.
Read my post #444 above and get to work on your post #445. We want attribution! In the familiar 'quoted' way, not by reading down into the post.
We want to know who said what to whom and when! Or is it 'who'? Whatever . . .
Get those QUOTE brackets workin'!
Originally Posted by Yoda
You went to the wrong place, noproblemos. Instead of the range, take Ben's Chip, Pitch and Punch Shots to the Chipping and Pitching Greens.
Learn to hit these little shots crisply, firmly. From a slightly Open Alignment of the entire Body (not just the Stance), position your Head in the dead Center of your Stance, then lean it slightly left. Leaning Tower of Pisa. Feel your weight shift as you do. Your left quad should feel loaded. Set your Flying Wedges properly.
On the Backstroke, use your Right Forearm to take the Club up, back and in On Plane. Your Zone #1 Pivot Components (Feet, Knees, Hips and Shoulders) should support and assist this natural movement. On the Downstroke, with the Body Turn gently leading, use that same Right Forearm to Accelerate and Drive the #3 Pressure Point through Impact. That's Hitting. Alternatively, Swingers should allow the Turning Body to transfer its Momentum into the Accelerating Left Arm and Club and let Centrifugal Force do the work. Either way, keep the Action sharp and take a little Divot.
Hold your Follow-Through at Both Arms Straight. Look, look, LOOK and make sure your Left Wrist has remained Flat and your Right Wrist has remained Bent. Deliberately employ one of the three Hinge Actions and verify that you executed it correctly. Make sure the Clubhead has remained beneath the Hands. Learn to make that Sand Wedge talk: Chip Shots, Pitch and Runs, Cut Shots, Lob Shots, Low Flying Spinners.
Do this 10,000 times -- I am not exaggerating that number -- and then let us know how it's going.
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Last edited by innercityteacher : 01-18-2011 at 02:12 AM.
More than just a pretty face and less effective swing!
Originally Posted by Yoda
Great job, Patrick. You now are empowered and on your way!
I have learned some things regarding Swinging and Hitting in my research into the archives which I did not understand this summer as I lowered my GHIN to 10.9.
1) Like Daryl observed, I am working way too hard on the list of things in my golf motion.
2) Humans are organisms with sophisticated bio-mechanical parts that are blended together to look seamless.
3) The Golf motion, done correctly, is a blended, organic event.
4) The Stationary Head needs quiet knees and feet, and an on plane grip using Extensor Action and a Right Forearm Takeaway , to form a One-Piece loading and unloading of Lag through the Hula of the hips. There is a simplicity to the motion described my "dragging the wet mop."
More later,
ICT
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