Another Can't Miss Post
 

Yoda posted the following in the Drills section, but it is much to good to just stay there...
Bagger

Back again, rg, as promised in my first reply above (Dragging Baby Brother). This time I'm bringing photos illustrating the fact that my Follow-Through alignments in the Impact Bag demonstration are virtually identical with those of the great Champions of history. The only reason they appear somewhat exaggerated is that I was Following Through with the Arms and Hands (No Quitting!) while the dowel could only remain buried in the Bag. With several hundred times more mass than that of an actual golf ball, the Bag would barely move (much less rebound resiliently off the dowel and into the air!). Imagine the photos below if the Clubshafts were not permitted to move further forward than the Impact Bag's location.

I'll begin with a still from my video; follow with a series of five photos (the last an LBG Classic); and then link to a very special, indeed historically significant, video. Here we go:




Yoda At Impact Bag Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight)




Byron Nelson At Impact




Lee Trevino At Immediately Post-Impact




Ben Hogan at Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight)




Gary Player at Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight)




Homer Kelley at Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight)



And now, for a very special, first time in history treat, click on:

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/Video/HKSwing.wmv

...and watch the only known video Swing of The Master himself, along with his personal audio lesson from 6-E-2.

Enjoy!
_________________
Yoda

Thanks Lynn!


Great to see the master in action!

8)

Lynn,
That HK video and still shot is way cool.
Thank you!

Notice that a line can be draw, perpendicular to the shoulder line, to PP1 and the clubhead is still lagging behind 'that' line.

A sure sign that lag pressure has been maintained a long, long time -

keeping it all the way to both arms straight! :idea:

Yoda,

Thanks. In that brief tape, I was amazed to see what I'm sure was a Pure Swing. I thought Homer didn't think much of the concept?

The Hitter's Swing
 

This particular Stroke is characterized by its Lagging Clubhead Takeaway and length of Backstroke; Drag Loading from the Top; and the Throwout Action of Centrifugal Force in Release. Therefore, it is clear that MizunoJoe has it nailed: Homer Kelley was Swinging.

It may surprise many to learn that Homer was not 'anti-Swinging.' In fact, he felt the Basic Pattern (12-2-0) was easier to learn than Hitting (12-1-0) and -- barring a strong inclination otherwise -- he thought it should be the first to master. In his own personal Game, Homer refused to allow himself the luxury of 'one Swing.' He was the consumate researcher and -- from Drive to Putt -- his rounds were often filled with as many different 'Swings' as he had Shots. And that was for each of the several Balls he normally put in play!

But if there ever was a guy who liked to control circumstances, it was Homer Kelley. And when pushed -- and you had to push -- he would admit his preference for the total control he exercised over the Club when Hitting. He was, in his own words...

"...a Hitting Devotee."

Re: The Hitter's Swing
 

Thank you for that insight. It fits the bill as a rich piece of golf history. It honors us all. Most of all, it honors Mr Kelley.

Charlie

Homer and swinging
 

Homer said that he did not like swinging because it was too easy i have been told. Ever hear that one Lynn? Or did he allude to similar? Pure CF swinging would have seemed reasonably easy to Homer i would think :)

John

Rip Van Winkle -- Open Champ
 

Naah, John...

Homer loved G.O.L.F. -- Hitting or Swinging!

From The Top when Swinging, the Instant Acceleration Hip Action Cranks the Gyroscope, i.e., it Loads the Lag in the Power Package.

From there, quoting Homer:

"You can practically sleep and swing."

Awesome stuff
 

Could you further explain the instant acceleration hip action. Are you talking of 10-15-B?

John

Re: Rip Van Winkle -- Open Champ
 

In the other forums, you stated that the right shoulder thrust cranked the gyroscope, a downswing starting motion which I never understood, nor saw any player execute. Now IAHA makes a lot more sense. Consistent with a left side pull and an uninterrupted pivot train.

Body Power
 

There is no inconsistency here, DDL, only another tile in the mosaic that is becoming your complete understanding of The Golfing Machine. :D

The work the Hips do -- the Hip Action -- is to actuate the Shoulder Turn (10-15-0). Thus is born Power Accumulator #4 -- the Downstroke Shoulder Turn Thrust against Pressure Point #4 (6-B-4-A) that transmits the Pivot Motion to the Arms (7-13). Achieve Maximum Power by coupling Maximum Shoulder Turn Thrust with Maximum Downstroke Shoulder Turn Lag. All this to preserve the Downstroke Release Sequence (6-M-1) and the consequent Lag and Drag in the Pivot Train (6-C-0).

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Bagger

This is what I get when I click the link:

Coppermine critical error:
Unable to connect to database !

MySQL said: Access denied for user: 'Lynnblake@linhostjava02.prod.mesa1.secureserver.n et' (Using password: YES)

:(

Lynn,

Would this position that all these great golfers are in look the same for a long iron? What if you wanted to hit it very high?

I get the same.

Video's moved
 

We took the coppermine application down and moved all of the videos into the main gallery page on Lynn's website.

Bagger

I get that too.

you should note that in the pics of the classic players they are all hitting short irons. that is what you want to look like if you are trying to hit a controlled med trajectory short iron. but try hitting a high 2 iron like that. find some clips of hogan hitting a 2 iron and he releases much ealier

In fact, for a given release point, shorter clubs take less time to reach its In-Line condition than do a longer club because of the Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum.

Since Hogan places the ball nearer Low Point (opposite Left Shoulder Hinge) with longer clubs such as a 2 iron, there will be less of that absolutely mandatory forward leaning of the Clubshaft through Impact. This may create the perception that Hogan is releasing the club earlier when in fact he is not. I think that's what you're getting at, right?

Els with a driver right before impact
http://redgoat.smugmug.com/gallery/79626/1/4107424

yes definately what i meant . good post. when hitting a two iron off the ground you just cant have as much forward lean in the shaft or you wont have the loft. you could place the ball more further forward in your stance and have your hands at the same aiming point but if your aiming point is out where trevinos is where he is hitting that short iron your ball position would have to be in front of your left foot. i think most people know that when hitting a long iron verse short iron if you put the same swing on it you wont get the same trajectories. most better players manipulate this by holding off the release in the follow though with the short irons like the pics that where shown to keep the ball down and controlled, and releasing a little earlier as well as moving the ball up in there stance to get the high soft ball flight with the long irons