Tripod Center Vote
 

It would be interesting to see what the general consensus is.

If you are not satisfied with the four standard answers or want to express additional comments, please post them below.

For Old Times Sake
 

It would be valuable to review the wealth of material readily available on this site prior to drawing your conclusions. I said this is a non-issue because the debate has been brought up before, and here we go again. I'm glad that Brian is making this subject one of his "pillars" :) for teaching, and hopefully it is helping golfers. Homer knew the strengths and weakness of each option and so does Lynn. I'm not going to rehash so here you go.

For old times sake -

LynnBlakeGolf Forums > The Lesson Tee > The Golfing Machine - Advanced > Base of the Neck vs. Through the Head "centers"
http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=2008

LynnBlakeGolf Forums > The Lesson Tee > The Golfing Machine - Advanced > Homer's two gifts... and two pivot centers
http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=2025

Another option is doing a search on "tripod".

Bagger

Good job Bagger. I like that. Some good adminin'.

Cause if you don't know the issues.....and vote anyway.....it's just a blind vote.

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I think the poll is very valid.

Pp4
 

My current perception is that I cannot activate PP4 enough if I do not move my head sideways, but I want avoid moving the base of my neck - or rather the tab on inside back of the collar of my shirt.

And I love feeling a ton of PP4 pressure.

Is base of neck in the front(bowtie) and top of spine(shirt label) in the back....???????

The Head is the forehead, chin, the eyes?

What is Chossing through the Head ?...LOL

Just Kidding...

What does through the Head mean?

Is that different than the head?

Stick a ball on the end of a pencil. Tilt the pencil. Rotate the pencil between the fingers. This is NOT how the spine works in a golf swing. Although it seems to be.

Vertebrae allows the spine to re-position itself during the pivot. For some, less or more than others. This allows for a tripod.

A head that rotates to the right and left is no big deal- it is still centered on the tripod.

My camera tripod head moves 3 ways but it always centered over the legs.

This argument has wedged distance between many. The name calling is childish. Loyalties tested- over what? An inch or so of a centered head rotating to the side? Do you sway? Of course not. You stay centered over your legs. This ain't Ballard.

I got this idea from "another instructor" on "another site"....

His view is that it basically works like this when you turn around your spine:



The stick is in the BACK of the rocket....(just like the spine runs up the back of your torso and head)....

Now spin the rocket mentally....the stick is in the back....

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The argument is that it basically gives you "something" to turn around (your SPINE) rather than nothing and also that it makes it easier to tilt in the downswing.

I think I get you Birdie Man,
but in this analogy you would have to turn the spine to move the body-and the head.
If the stick were fixed and the body of the rocket turned around the stick and the red cap on the rocket was able to move (or not)independently of the stick and the "body"of the rocket ,what would happen if we just rotated the body around the stick?
The red cap (head )WOULD NOT MOVE.
If the body and cap moved together ,the eyes would be facing in the direction of the chest.
Be useful if you could expand on this issue,in case I have missed something!:eyes:

Some More References
 

Here's some more helpful references-

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=2906

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/s...ead.php?t=2090

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=461

Bagger

can we change the question?
 

Can we change a word in the question from OR to AND, so I can respond? I like to have options...as Mr. Kelley intended.

Homer did give recommendations, which I will follow. But, in the end, he wanted you to pick something that stayed still. If you use the head, your eyes can see more under the ball if the head moves, giving visual feedback. Thus, 2-0-A-#1 does not say a stationary neck.

There's a minimal difference in using either application, but the base of the neck allows the eyes to move. If they move, how much is too much? When does it become a sway? How can your eyes warn you upon achieving too much movement? Is it at 2.7 or 2.8 centimeters? Your guess is as good as mine.

Just keep something still so the left shoulder (center) has an additional center around which to operate, and you'll be better for it. Is that too difficult?