Add 45 yards in 45 minutes

[6bmike]

To be honest, the hip slide came as a result of us doing rehearsals at impact fix. The location of his hands led him into a little too much slide. After he heard the sound, I wasn't about to change the slide. He was giggling like a kid.

Yes, I see it now, he does move a bit too far to the left but what the heck- that sound is addictive. I remember doing that little "Yoda's Secret" around the green, feeling pp3 being the clubhead and the chip shots from the group was Loud! "Ear fog lifting."

[jr33]

I started with the right forearm alignment, which is not shown here. But, from down the line it was a borderline atrocity. It was higher than the left, as the left arm was visible under the right at address and completely out of line with the shaft. I showed him impact fix and had him hold the fix position as a rehearsal. We discussed the pressure points at length, and focused mainly on the #1 pressure point. I used an old trick of mine that usually works wonders. I put a penny in his #1 pressure point and told him that if he dropped the penny, I was going to shoot him in the head. I know that sounds a little drastic, but I thought it would focus his attention. Apparently, it did.

In hitting is pressure point #1 more important than #3? I never seem to sense #1 I focus on #3 for every shot, any help would be appreciated.

[6bmike]

It will show up. Took time for me to feel it, too.

Pressure points aren't squeezed. The power accumulators drive against them to delivery the clubhead to the ball. So keeping the coin in place with Ted's drill only works when Acc#1 is driving against it. Actively in Hitting or merely straightening in Swinging.

corrections anyone?

[tongzilla]

It will show up. Took time for me to feel it, too.

Pressure points aren't squeezed. The power accumulators drive against them to delivery the clubhead to the ball. So keeping the coin in place with Ted's drill only works when Acc#1 is driving against it. Actively in Hitting or merely straightening in Swinging.

corrections anyone?

There is one occassion with one of the Pressure Points where you can squeeze it!

This coin drill works for both Hitters and Swingers, regardless of the use of Accumulator, because Extensor Action should be present in all strokes, from chip to pitch to full swing, from Fix to Follow Through.

[tongzilla]

In hitting is pressure point #1 more important than #3? I never seem to sense #1 I focus on #3 for every shot, any help would be appreciated.

In Hitting Pressure Point #3 is now active and will directly drive the Clubhead through Impact. This is not true for the Swinger, where Pressure Point #3 is passive and is only used for aiming and sensing Clubhead Lag Pressure.

Remember that both Pressure Points #1 and #3 are located on the aft side of the shaft, i.e. directly behind the shaft, so if you feel driving pressure on one, you should also feel it on the other.

But the Forefinger has to do the "finesse" jobs which the heel of the Right Hand in incapable of. This includes sensing, aiming and manipulating Clubhead Lag Pressure Point, i.e. feeling the Sweetspot and its relation between the shaft/hosel and the Plane Line. As you get better at this game, your Forefinger will become sensitised to many things!

[YodasLuke]

just curious luke does your student use a ten finger grip just picked it up from the pics hard to tell with the line there

He started with an interlock, of which I'm not a big fan. So, I let him use 10 finger instead. Next time, I'm going to ask him if he could overlap.

[YodasLuke]

He a Hitter Ted?

We didn't get to many things in the 45 minutes. I was most concerned with things that would be the same in both: impact, pressure points, tracing, etc. He stops at top, which means he could hit or swing. I'll get into hinge actions and releases, and then well settle on a pattern.

[12 piece bucket]

Great work Ted! Great to see the Machine and the Alignments at work.

Can you give us pics of the results of your next session? Would be cool to see the progress.

Question: I the AFTER picture the hands are obviously much much better. Of course Rome wasn't built in a day, but would you prefer the body position in the BEFORE picture with the hands in the AFTER picture?

This would be a cool case study . . .

Great work again!

Regards,

B

[bray]

Remember that both Pressure Points #1 and #3 are located on the aft side of the shaft, i.e. directly behind the shaft, so if you feel driving pressure on one, you should also feel it on the other.

Good post Tongzilla!

For the Hitter you should feel more pressure on pressure point #1 then #3, because if it's reversed and you feel more pressure on #3 it can lead to throw away or breaking the left wrist to early. Do you agree??

By the way great work Yodasluke!!!
I recall getting a similar lesson myself.

Don't Shoot!

Sorting through the Duffer's Bible.

B-Ray

[YodasLuke]

In hitting is pressure point #1 more important than #3? I never seem to sense #1 I focus on #3 for every shot, any help would be appreciated.

Both are mission critical. The drive out of the #1 accumulator puts pressure against the #1 pressure point. As a result, the #3 pressure point feels the lag pressure in the #3 pressure point. (#1 = driver, #3 = receiver/tracing) Remember the club doesn't want to go along for the ride (inertia). I find that many try to drive #3 with no regard for #1 which creates a flat RIGHT wrist and a bent left. Therefore, the flying wedges are destroyed. Vijay Singh is one of the few people in history that I've ever seen that had a flat right wrist AND a flat left wrist, with ONLY the #3 pressure point on the club. By the way, Homer said that could be done, too. Was the man a genius, or what?