Ernie Els is always described as having smooth tempo, great rhythm and balance....
He does whole body waggles... not just moving the clubhead prior to hitting the shot...
Most people skip over this passage in Ben Hogan's "The Modern Fundamentals of Golf"
page 40 my edition...Chapter 2 Stance and Posture...
"Many golfers make the sizeable error of thinking of the stance as that preparatory part of the swing in which the player merely lines himself up on the target he's shooting at. While one of the purposes of the stance certainly is to set up the direction of the shot, it also has quite a number of other functions that are much more important. Power and control must be combined in a good golf swing, and the stance is that step in which a golfer sets himself up so that 1) his body will be in balance throughout the swing, 2)his muscles are ready to perform fluidly and , 3) as a logical result, all the energy he pours into his swing will be channeled to produce maximum control and power. When you see a fine player making little individual movements of his feet or his knees or his shoulders as he settles into his satnce, do not mistake these for empty gestures of nervousness. And they're not movements, either, that precede his arriving at a static, fixed position. What he's actually trying to do is to feel that everything he will be calling on in his swing is in balance and poised for action"
Now go back and watch the Els footage and see him feel his balance...or perhaps see his balance feel his body and clubhead....
I tell you "true gravity" is there for all to use...
Last edited by golfbulldog : 11-07-2007 at 06:51 AM.
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