Your experience will be that much more enjoyable if you have the book and can reference what is discussed on this forum. At first, it will seem like a jigsaw puzzle, but once you start to understand where the pieces go, the puzzle turns into a beautiful picture.
Reverse Overlap: first finger(s) of the Left Hand overlap last fingers of the Right Hand.
Rolled-rotated to the left
Turned-rotated to the right
#3 zeroed out-angle between the clubshaft and Left Hand (arm) is zero or both are in line.
At first, it will seem like a jigsaw puzzle, but once you start to understand where the pieces go, the puzzle turns into a beautiful picture.
Which makes me wonder what it looks like to you, Drewit?
For some reason I see a sort of 1920's mechanical , perpetual motion machine, with a flywheel, gears, belts, levers. It doesnt hit a ball and stop but keeps on going around and around with new balls running down a chute and being tee'd up automatically. It spins at a fast pace in balance like a gyro and runs like a clockwork. The brass balls on the ends of the flywheel are planets. All in a factory setting.
Have I got the wrong puzzle? Am I insane? Who was Mike O and what have you done to him? Did he know too much?
Utley reccomends a slightly stronger left hand position. His grip encourages a slight rotation of the clubface closing. Brian Gay's stroke is technically as perfect as they come. His grip position guarantees consistent distance as the motion is caused by rocking the shoulders. I used Brian's stroke as a model the last few times I have played and my putting has been tremendous. With his stroke, all he needs to concern himself with is distance. Easy way to putt.
Utley reccomends a slightly stronger left hand position. His grip encourages a slight rotation of the clubface closing. Brian Gay's stroke is technically as perfect as they come. His grip position guarantees consistent distance as the motion is caused by rocking the shoulders. I used Brian's stroke as a model the last few times I have played and my putting has been tremendous. With his stroke, all he needs to concern himself with is distance. Easy way to putt.
Totally agree on all points.
Remember, though, Brian's Shoulder Stroke allows -- in fact, produces -- a natural Clubface rotation (Angled Hinging) through Impact.
For those interested, there is a lot of gooooood footage of Brians putting and shortgame in the clips from last years PGA Championship that can be found in the gallery.
Maestro Yoda had the batteries charged and ready during the practice round where BG made with the dane Soren Kjeldsen. A lot of goodies, folks.
I hope something similar could happen with the coming trip to Europe. Would be interesting to see and hear the changes for adapting to links golf.
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Big misconception is that a shoulder powered stroke does not close the face. It just does not need to close as much as one with rotation ala Utley's method, which involves no shoulder rocking. Watch Gay, Baddely, and Tiger. Same basic stroke. Compare distance control with someone like Mickelson. I love the look of the Utley stroke, it just is not as effective for me.
during the practice round where BG made with the dane Soren Kjeldsen. A lot of goodies, folks.
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