The Address Routine -- A Three-Part Series

[Mathew]

Great Video - thanks to all for it

[12 piece bucket]

Wow! The lights went of big time with the part about "lifing the left arm (primary lever) on a vertical plane" and then lifting it on the Inclined Plane.

Would that be the same for Swinging? Is this just moving the Hands on Plane or is it just in respect to the Hitter Loading the Primary Lever Assembly vs. the Secondary Lever Assembly for the Swinger?

Gotta love this joint!

[EdZ]

Wow! The lights went of big time with the part about "lifing the left arm (primary lever) on a vertical plane" and then lifting it on the Inclined Plane.

Would that be the same for Swinging? Is this just moving the Hands on Plane or is it just in respect to the Hitter Loading the Primary Lever Assembly vs. the Secondary Lever Assembly for the Swinger?

Gotta love this joint!

Same idea - the magic of the right forearm - and right forearm pickup - but with different level/location of the 'fan' around the tip of the right elbow. The hitter keeping the 'inside' of the right forearm facing the ball, and the swinger keeping the 'underside' of the right forearm facing the ball.

[12 piece bucket]

Oh and an other thing! The start down waggle demo . . . AWESOME!!!

Question . . . can you relate the Start Down Waggle back to the Hand Controlled Pivot?

Oh . . and a request . . . can we get Teddy Rocket Hitting with the Right Flying Wedge only in SLOOOOOOW MOOOOO????

Me Likey!!!!!

[alex_chung]

Just downloaded and watched the video. This is great stuff guys, can't wait for the swingers part of the video.
Quick question, it is ok for a swinger to start at impact fix like the hitter or are swingers best to start with the more classical set up?
Alex

[timm]

Just downloaded and watched the video. This is great stuff guys, can't wait for the swingers part of the video.
Quick question, it is ok for a swinger to start at impact fix like the hitter or are swingers best to start with the more classical set up?
Alex

I’m curious about this to. I start the same way but not with the forward leaning club shaft. My shaft is straight up and down. When I do this I feel like the only thing I have to do in the back swing is let the right elbow cock the left wrist as the left hand turns to the plan. This way I start with the flying wages intact. Then I let CF do the work on the down swing. Is this okay to do?

[YodasLuke]

Very nice, clear explanations.

Ted... do you start from behind the ball, or walk in from the side, when you play? I think many people think that one has to start from behind, like Jack Nicklaus and others, but I think that one does not necessarily have to do that. Starting from behind is probably a good thing for most, but I believe Tom Kite at one point, for example, determined he does better from the side.

What do you think?

When I'm playing, I usually come in from behind. It's mainly for choosing an intermediate target within a few inches from the ball with which to define the target line.

[Yoda]

Wow! The lights went of big time with the part about "lifing the left arm (primary lever) on a vertical plane" and then lifting it on the Inclined Plane.

Would that be the same for Swinging? Is this just moving the Hands on Plane or is it just in respect to the Hitter Loading the Primary Lever Assembly vs. the Secondary Lever Assembly for the Swinger?

Hitting or Swinging, Right Elbow Action lifts and lowers the Left Arm and Cocks and Uncocks the Left Wrist, all without disturbing the Right Wrist (7-3).

The best way to learn this priceless element of Right Forearm and Elbow 'Magic' is to practice the Basic and Acquired Motions from Impact Fix. The motion is ridiculously simple and natural -- it is the way we move and do things in 'real life' -- but most Golfers don't do it. Instead, they 'freeze' the Elbow during Start Up -- "Preserve the triangle!" -- and use the Body to move the Club. As a result, they do not achieve a true Three-Dimensional Start Up -- Up, Back and In -- and thus rarely achieve a true Three-Dimensional Impact -- Down, Out and Forward.

Here are a couple of drills that will help:

First, simply copy the motion I demonstrate in the video. Grip your left wrist with your right thumb and forefinger -- that will automatically give you a nice right elbow bend -- and lift the inert left arm to about chest-high or a bit beyond. Your right hand will be about even with your right shoulder. Then lower it. That's it. Do this over and over in a 'pumping' action until you sense your right elbow in full command of the action. Any body motion will be incidental. Practice this motion first without a club and later with one. The Body will respond naturally, and you will be well on your way to a perfect Backstroke.

Second, grip the golf club as if it were a heavy-headed axe. In other words, 'split' your hands on the grip, and move the right hand to the low end of the grip (one or more of your fingers could actually be on the shaft itself). Cradle the clubshaft in your right hand fingers but leave the rest of the hand 'open.' Now, from a quasi-address position, simply take the club to right shoulder high by cocking the right elbow. Your right wrist will be unaffected by this action. You will feel your left wrist being cocked and the clubhead being lifted by the right elbow and sense immediately the correct right arm participation in the Backstroke.

For many years, I marveled at the simplicity of Billy Casper's Backstroke, but I couldn't reproduce it. I 'cracked the code' of Billy's Backstroke when I learned to use my Right Forearm and bending Right Elbow to take my Left Arm and Club to the Top.

[YodasLuke]

Just downloaded and watched the video. This is great stuff guys, can't wait for the swingers part of the video.
Quick question, it is ok for a swinger to start at impact fix like the hitter or are swingers best to start with the more classical set up?
Alex

Impact Address is not recommended for Swinging because the club would no longer be trailing (dragging behind) the hands in Start-Up. Impact Address prepares you for carrying the club back, where Adjusted Address prepares you for dragging the club back.

[Novice]

Oh my God, Ted when you hit the ball with your right hand only it totally blew me away. To stay on plane and crush that ball with only one hand is totally awesome!

Two small questions:

1. Is your address stance slightly open?

2. At impact fix is your club face slightly open?

TIA.