If I could through something in the ring. If I were watching a 2 minute spot what would arrest me the most would probably be an explanation of extensor action, or the inert left arm...extenstion without tension etc. Outside of the flying wedges...and hinge action NOTHING was more revolutionary to my way of thinking. Without it, nothing survives! It ties in nicely with maintaining the left shoulder to ball relationship. All of the good players feel it, but who could identify it? Homer did, of course. It drives me crazy that domething so vital is practically invisible to the observer. I have been looking for extensor action in all of the good players, apart from the fact that have great extension I cannot see a below plane pulling force! Accelerating the left arm with the left arm introduces tension and catastrophe. I think the rope drill has removed the scales from a lot of golfer's eyes. Without extesnor action the three imperatives have no glue!
If I could through something in the ring. If I were watching a 2 minute spot what would arrest me the most would probably be an explanation of extensor action, or the inert left arm...extenstion without tension etc. Outside of the flying wedges...and hinge action NOTHING was more revolutionary to my way of thinking. Without it, nothing survives! It ties in nicely with maintaining the left shoulder to ball relationship. All of the good players feel it, but who could identify it? Homer did, of course. It drives me crazy that domething so vital is practically invisible to the observer. I have been looking for extensor action in all of the good players, apart from the fact that have great extension I cannot see a below plane pulling force! Accelerating the left arm with the left arm introduces tension and catastrophe. I think the rope drill has removed the scales from a lot of golfer's eyes. Without extesnor action the three imperatives have no glue!
Extensor action is key- its flying wedge glue but in two minutes few would know how to do it correctly and screw up their swing because HK wanted a "stiff left arm." Be careful in dishing out small parts of the "elephant." Beside- what do they have to glue????
Never underestimate the value of 'secret' information
'Secret' information is the most valuable commodity in the marketing world. Close your presentation by suggesting that you can only give general information out in the presentation but you will share the secrets of hitting straight, powerful shots, time after time with people who want to contact you at your course.
Keep the presentation very simple and know your audience. If you want better golfers to come to you for lessons, speak to them. If you want beginners and hackers, talk to them in terms they'll understand.
Extensor action is key- its flying wedge glue but in two minutes few would know how to do it correctly and screw up their swing because HK wanted a "stiff left arm." Be careful in dishing out small parts of the "elephant." Beside- what do they have to glue????
I think you are right. I have changed my mind! How about the grip...pressure points...and their relationship with the sweetspot? Everybody starts with the grip, right? Few however know what makes a good grip...good!
In Chapter 4 of the Tomasello videos Tom demonstrates the straight left arm in three minutes. He makes very good use of two props, the short club and the rope. Could you pare it to two minutes?
What tip (small piece of information) you use isn't so important- but I think it needs to be presented clearly and provocatively. A simple fact that can be demonstrated clearly and then used in a way to show something completely opposite of what the golfer thought they should do or what they thought should be happening in the golf movement. I think it would help if you had a simple machine or . . . example of the principle . . .
Agreed.
Okay, BBax, how about this:
The camera finds you wearing a rain jacket, windshirt or long sleeve shirt, but with your left arm out of its sleeve. With the sleeve dangling, you open with:
"Hi, I'm PGA golf professional BBax, and I'm here today to demonstrate how the two arms work in the golf swing. Oops, looks like I've forgotten to put my left arm in its sleeve. [Pick up the sleeve -- no stretch yet -- with the right hand and show it to the audience.] No matter . . . the left arm doesn't do all that much anyway. It functions like a piece of string. But we all know that the left arm -- the string -- needs to be straight, so it needs to be 'stretched out'. How do we do this? With the right arm! Like this." [Demonstrate a good stretch of the sleeve.]
"Now, how do we get this 'arm' to the top of the swing. Not by turning the shoulders! [Demonstrate.] And certainly not with the 'sleeve' itself! [Demo with chuckle: 'See, it won't move!'] Again, we use the right arm! " [Demonstrate how the bending right arm takes the sleeve to the top.]
"Notice that the right arm keeps stretching the sleeve. This same action in your golf swing will give it width and structure. But a lot of you stop stretching and so you look like this. [Demonstrate a backstroke with an unstretched sleeve.] So, your swing has no structure. It is flimsy. Keep that sleeve -- your left arm -- stretched!"
"Now, notice that the right arm can't be straight, it has to bend. That's because this sleeve is acting like a leash. See? [Demonstrate backstroke again]. Now it wants to be straight -- [Demo: let go of the sleeve halfway back and let the right arm rapidly extend and straighten out.] -- but it can't!"
"In fact, the right elbow gets more and more bent as it approaches the right shoulder [Demo backswing] and can't begin to straighten until it moves away from it [Demo release]. It can't be fully straight until well past the ball [Demo follow-through]."
"This is the way your arms work in the swing. The right arm lifts and lowers the left and keeps it stretched out. Now, go put on a jacket or a long sleeve shirt, but leave that left arm out of the sleeve. Get the feel. [Demo as you talk.] Without a jacket . . . [Quickly remove yours and toss it to the ground.] . . . simply grasp your left wrist with your right thumb and forefinger [Demo as you talk] and stretch that left arm! Now take it to the top, like this. [Demo as you talk.] Keep the stretch! [Demo] Into the downstroke, impact and followthrough. Keep the stretch! [Demo].
"Do this little drill for a few minutes a day, and you'll soon find yourself playing better golf. I'm PGA professional BBax, and I'll see you on the tee!"
I want to thank all LBG' ers for all your help and ideas. The segment went great and I hope to have many more opportunities. My focus was on the Flat Left Wrist and the amount of forward lean in the shaft necessary for a proper 3 dimensional impact. I even threw in my version of the "golfers flail" to demonstrate the uncock and roll of the left wrist and hand. Thanks again to all my friends for all your help.
Last edited by BBax : 06-16-2008 at 06:24 PM.
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