Mike Austin

[brownman]

Unsure where i should post this ,so if it needs to be moved fine.

As one does on his golf journey,they will sort through the myriad of info now available via the WWW.
I have come across the sight of a guy in the skeletal suite swinging the club,this turned out to be Mike Austin,great stuff.But what REALLY grabbed my attention was I think it is him showing his PIVOT and general swing on u/tube,a vision of this "old" guy,swinging the club with what i saw as grace.....I have seen many a great golf swing over the yrs as indeed we all have,but this swing from Austin clicked my switch.....it just seemed to click for me.
There is so much more to Mike Austin ie:...hinging take-away and loading,I would really love to hear more about his CONCEPT from you guys here ,I think our thirst for knowledge is never ending...cheers Brownman I did seek permission from Lynn re posting this about Austin and did give permission Thanks LYNN

[innercityteacher]

Unsure where i should post this ,so if it needs to be moved fine.

As one does on his golf journey,they will sort through the myriad of info now available via the WWW.
I have come across the sight of a guy in the skeletal suite swinging the club,this turned out to be Mike Austin,great stuff.But what REALLY grabbed my attention was I think it is him showing his PIVOT and general swing on u/tube,a vision of this "old" guy,swinging the club with what i saw as grace.....I have seen many a great golf swing over the yrs as indeed we all have,but this swing from Austin clicked my switch.....it just seemed to click for me.
There is so much more to Mike Austin ie:...hinging take-away and loading,I would really love to hear more about his CONCEPT from you guys here ,I think our thirst for knowledge is never ending...cheers Brownman I did seek permission from Lynn re posting this about Austin and did give permission Thanks LYNN

This is simply FYI. I don't have the technical depth to evaluate this.


http://perfectgolfswingreview.net/austin.htm
I'm hoping Kevin or OB or Daryl or Lynn have some thoughts.

ICT

[brownman]

Inner city,i couldnt get the link to work?
For those purists,please dont concern yourselves in thinking that i will lose whatewver swing i may have if i work on austins swing for a bit,as it is what i love doing,trying anything and everything.
DAY 1.
began swinging ala austin slowly using 7 ir,i found i just wasnt quite understanding mikes description properly,i was simply using a form of vertical hinging and not much else,the shots were very high,yet still getting some good distance,but the 1 thing it was lacking was compression,i think the distance was just because the height.
Now,my way of learning is most likely different to most,not happy with the 7ir learning process,I went straight into driver,now,without me waffling on too long,i will cut to the chase!
After hitting a few drives very high and VERY right,I started to use homers and Lynns self examination process...LOOK...LOOK...LOOK,the main things I discovered was that in order to get compression and accuracy,I began concentrating on 1. R/forearm alighnment,a frozen R/bent wrist,and the MAIN thing for me was the(from Top backswing)down into release area,I would turn R/levers in a clockwise direction about a 1/4 turn simultaneously with the downswing and this was assisting my "underhanded" delivery into impact ,the results were amazing,very long but still a bit on the high side,but I have never hit driver that long before....
I will hope to have more info on this in the coming days,the interesting thing that has come out of this so far,is the fact that I am still using so many of Homers teachings along the way, ie: lever alighnments,frozen wrist, or better put,flying wedges,the pivot is pretty standard,being able to dismantle componants and work on them seperatly is a real bonus .
Now,if some here feels Im doing something incorrect with the swing,by all means chip in........BM

[golfguru]

Ask Loren. Its one of his favourite topics.

[brownman]

Will do guru,Im having a ball just learning

[KevCarter]

Will do guru,Im having a ball just learning

I'm proud that Lynn allows discussion of other teachers methods. Clearly, there are MANY ways to play the game, and it's fun to study them all! There are many who follow Mr. Austin, I understand he was very long. Others are also trying to teach that "optimal" swing for distance, ultimately you have to play the whole game, not just create optimal numbers for a tee shot.



That being said, the pictures that scare me on that post are the ones where he is asking that we get our head over our right foot on the back stroke. That one really scares me Brownman. I have become a HUGE believer in the stationary pivot. Not left and more left, but rather the stationary pivot created by the MacDonald Exercises with a little Trolio mixed in.

There is a lot of discussion on other forums right now about what causes the full swing yips, and in my case, the driver yips were cured by getting back to a stationary pivot and the principles and foundation of The Golfing Machine. I would be afraid to get away from those Brownman.

If it is working for you, GREAT. You gotta ride that horse until she bucks you off. If she does, you know what foundation you need to get back to!

Cheers,
Kevin

[brownman]

Fair comments Kevin,points well taken.Ive been bucked off before,got back on with more determination lol.
With the head moving from one point to another and back again I think Tom T spoke of it somewhere,called it moving centres (I think)sure it does move,but as long as it it properly maintained and monitored as it is a particular pattern,and the player is concious of its being,there is I believe room to move (pardon pun)
As far as getting yips with whatever clubs,one can get them anytime day or night,good thing is to be able to sort it through using TGM methodology.
Thanks for input friend..........more the merrier

[KevCarter]

Fair comments Kevin,points well taken.Ive been bucked off before,got back on with more determination lol.
With the head moving from one point to another and back again I think Tom T spoke of it somewhere,called it moving centres (I think)sure it does move,but as long as it it properly maintained and monitored as it is a particular pattern,and the player is concious of its being,there is I believe room to move (pardon pun)
As far as getting yips with whatever clubs,one can get them anytime day or night,good thing is to be able to sort it through using TGM methodology.
Thanks for input friend..........more the merrier

We are on the same page my friend. When you look at those using a stationary pivot, their head sometimes moves a little. I love this quote from Lynn Blake & Homer Kelley:

HOMER KELLEY viewed the Stationary Head as a geometric ideal, not as a mechanical absolute. He recognized our humanity. Hence, his advice: "Just keep it as still as you can."

[brownman]

Homer just about had every box ticked didnt he

[KevCarter]

I sure think so, and what Homer didn't explain, YODA has covered. A few years ago we discussed what is now being tauted as a new discovery. Lynn called it managed throw away. Advanced procedure, not for the faint of heart, but could come in handy. You can really see the Pro's working it with acquired motion...