Did Hogan employ extensor action? Did someone other than Homer first describe EA?
Ben Hogan absolutely employed Extensor Action. No one kept his Right Arm at 'full stretch' -- given the alignments of the Plane and the Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- better than he. Even into his eighties, his 'long Right Arm' into the Finish was a thing of beauty, and it served as the model for Tiger Woods's Right Arm Finish today.
Homer Kelley named and defined Extensor Action. He identified it, gave it its precision and endowed it with the importance it deserves. But, he was not the first to teach it. In the classics, at least two others come to mind:
Robert MacDonald,Golf, 1927.
Percy Boomer,On Learning Golf, 1946.
I would also add Seymour Dun, Golf Fundamentals, 1922, except that his emphasis on the "stiff" Left Arm was via strong left triceps action, with nary a mention of the right triceps (and its responsibility).
Ben Hogan absolutely employed Extensor Action. No one kept his Right Arm at 'full stretch' -- given the alignments of the Plane and the Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- better than he. Even into his eighties, his 'long Right Arm' into the Finish was a thing of beauty, and it served as the model for Tiger Woods's Right Arm Finish today.
Homer Kelley named and defined Extensor Action. He identified it, gave it its precision and endowed it with the importance it deserves. But, he was not the first to teach it. In the classics, at least two others come to mind:
Robert MacDonald,Golf, 1927.
Percy Boomer,On Learning Golf, 1946.
I would also add Seymour Dun, Golf Fundamentals, 1922, except that his emphasis on the "stiff" Left Arm was via strong left triceps action, with nary a mention of the right triceps (and its responsibility).
Thanks Yoda
The slack you take up, your lag and your actual slacks are world class too.
I have to say, even if I were Fred Funk and hit one out of bounds every 125 years I still wouldn't jump onto a golf forum with the name O.B. Left. It would make me gag just looking at my handle. How do you do it?
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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)
My middle initials are O.B. A fact that really amused some golfing buddies back when I was 16 or so. The left side or the avoidance there of used to be my main goal back then. I used to have one of those late seventies reverse C type swings back then and could hook a half wedge. My pals thought I was aptly named and added the "left".
For the last 20 years or so I fear not the left side, or a cyber name, touch wood. I can now hit it OB right or left!
My middle initials are O.B. A fact that really amused some golfing buddies back when I was 16 or so.
One of 'ol Yoda's better students (about 400 years ago) was named Ben . . . Ben Kenobi. Somewhat of a odd duck -- liked to play with light sabres and all that -- and got along well with others (except for this kid named Darth).
But at least you have a good sense of humor, and if that isn't enough you can claim to have been able to duck hook a 1/2 wedge around a redwood (just remember to aim right).
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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)
-- and got along well with others (except for this kid named Darth). 
Hybrid Mode
