Thanks for posting, Galopin. I appreciate your commitment to TGM and your contributions to this and other sites. Looking forward to seeing you in Destin!
Looking forward to seeing you, too. We're going to have a great time.
Here is an excellent post from 12 piece bucket concerning the flat left wrist, however, it should also apply to this thread.
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Originally posted by EC:
Two key issues for maintaining a flat left wrist;
Full lever extension; in the words of the sage "Green Guy", "OBLITERATE" the plane line! The left wrist goes from level at impact into a fully uncocked attitude. Also, RHYTHM is most important. Mr. Kelley so significant that he contemplated giving it imperative status. Remember, each hinge action has its own unique rhythm and travel distance.
EC demonstrated this to me yesterday. If you do not go to Full Extension (Level to Uncocked), he showed me how you will end up off-plane. I do not have a problem with Flat but with full extension - Level to Uncocked. If you don't fully uncock, you don't get the full Downard dimension, you lose your paddlewheel and your swing is off-plane.
EC prescription - hit little shots from Fix finishing at follow-through both arms straight left wrist fully uncocked and club pointing at the plane line. Check your alignments holding the Follow-through. Did you get to full extension (uncocked)? Did you keep your left Flat right Bent? Are you pointing the club at the plane line?
The sound is TOTALLY different. No uncock = click . Full Extension = OBLITERATION = a very loud THUMP .
The feeling of impact is much different. The ball will feel MASHED like it was just FLATTENED by your 3 dimensional downstroke.
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EC prescription - hit little shots from Fix finishing at follow-through both arms straight, left wrist fully uncocked and club pointing at the plane line. Check your alignments holding the Follow-through. Did you get to full extension (uncocked)? Did you keep your left wrist Flat and your right wrist Bent? Are you pointing the club at the plane line?
The sound is TOTALLY different. No uncock = click . Full Extension = OBLITERATION = a very loud THUMP .
The feeling of impact is much different. The ball will feel MASHED like it was just FLATTENED by your 3 dimensional downstroke.
Here is an excellent post from 12 piece bucket concerning the flat left wrist, however, it should also apply to this thread.
quote:
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Originally posted by EC:
Two key issues for maintaining a flat left wrist;
Full lever extension; in the words of the sage "Green Guy", "OBLITERATE" the plane line! The left wrist goes from level at impact into a fully uncocked attitude. Also, RHYTHM is most important. Mr. Kelley so significant that he contemplated giving it imperative status. Remember, each hinge action has its own unique rhythm and travel distance.
EC demonstrated this to me yesterday. If you do not go to Full Extension (Level to Uncocked), he showed me how you will end up off-plane. I do not have a problem with Flat but with full extension - Level to Uncocked. If you don't fully uncock, you don't get the full Downard dimension, you lose your paddlewheel and your swing is off-plane.
EC prescription - hit little shots from Fix finishing at follow-through both arms straight left wrist fully uncocked and club pointing at the plane line. Check your alignments holding the Follow-through. Did you get to full extension (uncocked)? Did you keep your left Flat right Bent? Are you pointing the club at the plane line?
The sound is TOTALLY different. No uncock = click . Full Extension = OBLITERATION = a very loud THUMP .
The feeling of impact is much different. The ball will feel MASHED like it was just FLATTENED by your 3 dimensional downstroke.
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EC is one heck of a teacher. I'm still trying to get this completely into my game. You can hit good shots with a Flat Left Wrist and a Bent Right Wrist. But you can hit GREAT shots when you get FULL LEVER EXTENSION by going to FULLY UNCOCKED. The difference in compression something that cannot be explained. It's like you hit a little 50 yard shot that felt like it could go 300 yards.
Another thing he showed me was to go to both arm straight and SUPER Uncock your left wrist. I'm mean really exaggerate it. Hold that position to get the feel. Then it some more chips/pitches using the Basic Motion proceedure provided in Chapter 12. Hit some shots not looking at the ball. Actually watch your hands and arms while hitting the ball. See your alignments in dynamic action.
Try hammering the ground with your left arm only on a vertical plane then transfer this feel to the Inclined Plane. Remember #2 is Clubhead motion, not Clubface motion. See 2-P. Also check out 4-D-0 and 4-D-1.
The Release is Hand Motion and Wrist Motion.
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