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Old 07-06-2008, 12:27 AM
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Thats very cool stuff.. ! Yoda
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Old 07-06-2008, 04:31 AM
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Bagger,

What I am actually trying to express . One way to look at swinging or hitting is how we implement forces to the shaft.

Are we implementing the forces ( usually muscular ) against and across the shaft ( hitting)

Or are we letting Centrifugal /centripetal force , the nature of physics implemented on the shaft .. In fact . A slinger will be a very nice mental picture for swinging.

that is one way that I look at it to separate swinging and hitting.

Now, do this motion have to be pure to play good golf?


Though I notice, and got confused , and puzzled and hopefully I understand better now. That there seem to be a lot of variances to swinging. Not limiting to Homer Kelly's Power accumulator and lag pressures. There are also transfer and conservation of inertia, Torque , and its possible to apply torque from ground up through the joints, even pivot brake. As different joints accelerates , brakes and decelerates then pause.

From Earnest Jones, David "gravity" golf . , George Knudson, Bob Torski, Jimmy Damaret to ,Paul Bertholy, Jimmy ballards, Ben Hogan and last but not least Homer Kelly. Different characteristic and methods of swinging. Ben Hogan did say HIT it ... not swing through it in the Youtube video mentioned by Yoda.. And Tom Tomasello videos did mention the exact same thing... But I would not argue if its actually swinging or hitting... 4 barrel swinger or 4 barrel hitter.. Because ,, simply I don't know..

From Just letting the club drops with the effect of pure gravity and let the centrifugal force, to applying torque from feet up to maximize inertia and/or using the arm "hit" to release. or Pivotless Pure Arm swing.. or let the pivot bring the arm around ..Let the arm blast from the pivot etc etc etc....

No expert or even novice in these but I hope one day someone bring out some data from TPI or Iclub ...
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Old 07-10-2008, 07:40 PM
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Arm Power - Yoda Post No. 50
Yoda, your post is extreemly interesting.

I notice that if I say too much on the right side that
I cannot swing the arms very fast. When on the left
side, if the hip pivot is not complete then the body
seems in the way of a fast arm swing. I have tried
Hogans basketball pass. Also trying an extreemly quick
hip pivot so as to get the one piece move from the top
to finish that Hogan mentions. You mention that long hitters
have the God-given ability to swing the Arms very fast.

Is their a way to lean to swing the arms fast? Should one
concentrate on the arms and try to swing them fast? Or
should one try to speed up the pivot and try to get the
arms to try to keep up? Any thoughts will be appreciated.

Donn
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Old 07-10-2008, 09:28 PM
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Hogan's Two 'Lists'
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Yoda, your post is extremely interesting.

Is their a way to lean to swing the arms fast?
Donn,

There are many things that contribute to a fast arm swing, and athletic ability is high among them (if not the chief factor). Nevertheless, there are certain things we all can do that will contribute toward the desired result. Your use of the word 'lean' calls to mind one of these, and I will introduce it with two famous (and seemingly contradictory) quotes.

The first will be of great consternation to the 'Sway and Swing' crowd because it comes from no less an authority than the long-hitting Ben Hogan himself. In a quote I have never seen referenced:
"Most pros even tend to list their bodies a little toward the target at address." [Italic emphasis mine.]

-- Ben Hogan
Five Lessons (1957) / Page 43


Now, how does this square with another quote, also from the great Hogan:
"At the address there is no straightening of the right elbow. In order that the right arm will be limp and the right elbow down, one must list slightly from the right side. By list I mean that the right shoulder must be dropped and the hips faced slightly to the left." [Italic emphasis mine.]

-- Ben Hogan
Power Golf (1946) / Page 21


Two defined 'lists' . . . one left (toward the target) and one right (away from the target), both made by the same man, the same who arguably was the greatest striker in the history of the game.

What gives?

There is no conflict. Hogan's 1957 'list to the left' was with his lower body, namely, his hips (and supported by his knees and feet)
. This leftward hip shift -- with a centered Head -- resulted in a lower spine slightly closer to the target than the upper spine. And this resulted in his 1946 list to the right with his upper body -- specifically his right shoulder. See the 9-iron stance photo, page 27, Power Golf.

Bottom Line:

For maximum Power and Accuracy, you must be on your left side through Impact. The great players -- from Vardon to Woods -- have begun that transition prior to the Hands reaching the Top of the Backstroke.

Not a bad idea.

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Old 07-10-2008, 09:45 PM
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Thank you very much for your reply. I sure got a lot out of it.
My post lean was actually a typo. I ment learn. You can bet
that I will hit 500 ball tomorrow with your comments in mind
I will certainly work on them.

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My post 'lean' was actually a typo. I meant 'learn'.
Ahhh . . . a most serendipitous typo!

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