[golfbulldog]

Just a few quotes with my interpretation based on TGM from the book – an aid to discussion…

GRIP

“ The left thumb is placed down the right side of the grip”

ie. left thumb is “AFT” and in a position to support impact / resist deceleration. Strong single action style grip.

“when fingers of left hand are closed properly to the grip, these are the firm points of pressure you feel” figure demonstrates last three fingers of the left hand.

“hold the club firmly with the last three fingers of the left hand ( as I told you in the chapter on the grip), let the left arm and hand act as a guide…”

Ie. pp2

“ your left guides the club and keeps the face in the desired position….”

STANCE and POSTURE

“The cardinal principle of all golf shot-making is that if you move your head, you ruin body action”

“The steady head assuresyou the balance you must have to allow your body to move properly”

Ie. Stationary head

“Your head is the apex of the triangle of your stance”

“Get the feet and your head properly set at address and keep them in the same relative position throughout the swing, and you’ve got to the core of good golf”

Ie. Pivot centred tripod

IMPACT

“to hit a good iron shot, your club must contact the ball before the sole of the club gets to the bottom of it arc”

“Don’t scoop…hit down and through…”

Ie. Hit it before lowpoint with a descending blow.

“hands are ahead of the ball” at impact

“the more you can get the hands ahead of the clubface in the downswing, the more power you can apply with the right hand”

“If you’ll pause to consider, you will realize that if your hands are behind the ball at impact, you can only scoop the ball up. But if your hands are in front, you’ve got to smash the ball with lightening speed”

All the stuff about right handed smashing the ball makes it sound like a very deliberate active muscle motion (accumulator 1) but he also states

“the late uncocking of the wrists, or the delayed hit, as you may hear the effect called, instinctively causes a decided acceleration of right hand action at the most effective period.
You don’t have to think about the right hand not coming along in time to whip the ball terrifically: it will get there spontaneously”

This puts the right hand smashing stuff in a different context. It is actually a result if natural throw-out action no active muscle power – thus still swinging - ? all 4 barrels??