This printer's typograhpical error (Imparatives versus Imperativies) occurred in the first printing of the 6th edition. It did not exist in its five predecessors and was corrected in subsequent printings of the 6th.
All this was rendered moot with the publication of the 7th edition and the new title for 6-H-0; namely, Curriculum. Indeed, this title is more fitting, as the journey from the 1st edition to the 6th took its toll on the original presentation.
In the first three editions, the 6-H-0 Imperatives were simply "the three most troublesome features to master." However, in the 3rd edition, these three Imperatives were further described as "Hand Imperatives". No doubt, this was to differentiate them (as a group) from the five "Basic Imperatives" introduced in 2-0 of the 2nd edition (and later expanded into the Three Basic Essentials and Three Basic Imperatives of the 4th and subsequent editions).
Then, beginning with the 4th edition, things took a real turn: Homer Kelley began to use 6-H-0 as a "curriculum" for learning Educated Hands, and he deemed that curriculum "imperative". He maintained the original three Hand Imperatives, but stated them in different words and in a different order. Plus, he added two more items to the list.
The most dramatic change, however, was his use of 6-H-0 to differentiate Hitting and Swinging. Here, he began with six points in the 4th and 5th editions and expanded it to ten in the 6th. The posthumous 7th edition retains those ten items, but now characterizes the curriculum as "indispensable".
Thus, the final references to "imperatives" and "imperative" have been removed from 6-H-0, and the Three Basic Imperatives of 2-0 stand alone.
In the first three editions, the 6-H-0 Imperatives were simply "the three most troublesome features to master." However, in the 3rd edition, these three Imperatives were further described as "Hand Imperatives". No doubt, this was to differentiate them (as a group) from the five "Basic Imperatives" introduced in 2-0 of the 2nd edition (and later expanded into the Three Basic Essentials and Three Basic Imperatives of the 4th and subsequent editions).
Then, beginning with the 4th edition, things took a real turn: Homer Kelley began to use 6-H-0 as a "curriculum" for learning Educated Hands, and he deemed that curriculum "imperative". He maintained the original three Hand Imperatives, but stated them in different words and in a different order. Plus, he added two more items to the list.
In reviewing 6-H-O of the 7th edition -- the Curriculum for Educated Hands -- I note that one of the three original "Hand" Imperatives (and now one of the Three Imperatives) failed to make the cut. That would be Clubhead Lag Pressure.
From 6-H-0 of the first three editions:
"ALLOW NOT THE SLIGHTEST UNINTENTIONAL CHANGE OF LAG PRESSURE POINT PRESSURE." [Emphasis Homer's]
From 6-H-0 of editions four through six:
"Avoid unintentional change in Pressure Point Pressure."
From 6-H-0 of the seventh edition:
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So, Clubhead Lag Pressure -- The Second Imperative (2-0/B/2); Clubhead Control (1-L/B); and no less than The Secret (6-C-2-0) -- has been eliminated from the now "indispensable" curriculum of Educated Hands. The Flat Left Wrist (Clubface Control / pick a Zone ) and Delivery Line (Plane Line/Clubshaft Control) remain.
In reviewing 6-H-O of the 7th edition -- the Curriculum for Educated Hands -- I note that one of the three original "Hand" Imperatives (and now one of the Three Imperatives) failed to make the cut. That would be Clubhead Lag Pressure.
From 6-H-0 of the first three editions:
"ALLOW NOT THE SLIGHTEST UNINTENTIONAL CHANGE OF LAG PRESSURE POINT PRESSURE." [Emphasis Homer's]
From 6-H-0 of editions four through six:
"Avoid unintentional change in Pressure Point Pressure."
From 6-H-0 of the seventh edition:
--
So, Clubhead Lag Pressure -- The Second Imperative (2-0/B/2); Clubhead Control (1-L/B); and no less than The Secret (6-C-2-0) -- has been eliminated from the now "indispensable" curriculum of Educated Hands. The Flat Left Wrist (Clubface Control / pick a Zone ) and Delivery Line (Plane Line/Clubshaft Control) remain.
Go figure.
Wow, what were they thinking???
Kevin
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I could be wrong. I have been before, and will be again.
) and Delivery Line (Plane Line/Clubshaft Control) remain. 
Hybrid Mode
