Yes, thankfully, I learned a lot of good stuff from others who know the book. But I didn't (and couldn't) get it on my own out of the book. For those that can, God bless 'em. This was my original point in post #4 -- the book is gold in the hands of golf instructors who need to know how all those 24 components fit together in the swing. But your average golfer -- which is about 98% of all golfers -- doesn't need to know all of the stuff in the book. They just need to know what works best for them.
So, that's how I'm approaching it now -- go to the guru if I want some help, but I'm just not reading the book anymore. Leaves me more time to watch my Ron White vids!
Drunk in PUB-LICK . . . Have you SEEN that dude's hair lately? YIKES!!! It just about ruint it for me!!!
When I was reading your posts I was thinking about the idea that Brian had brought up before, that good players learn lag by hitting hooks. Some people, for whatever reason, have the proper instincts when it comes to self-correcting on the range. One guy starts to hook it, he creates a little more lag, meanwhile I'm hitting some hooks and start steering it. The thing is, with good information and consistent practice and good preparation as Mathew alluded to, you can increase your odds of becoming a player.
Some people don't have all the wrong instincts with a golf club contrate to what Hogan stated in Five Fundamentals. Some swing it fairly close to correctly naturally and are blessed with the talent or maybe even luck to make some good corrections to improve ball flight.
Matt
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"In my experience, if you stay with the essentials you WILL build a repeatable swing undoubtedly. If you can master the Imperatives you have a champion" (Vikram).
The reason you can't sustain the lag is because you are so eager to make the club move fast (a reaction to the intent of "hitting it far"). So on a full shot you throw it away too early, which doesn't happen for your short chip. (bts)
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