The pro's and con's of hitting vs swinging are a topic of much discussion, although I think it is fair to say that hitting is simpler for shorter shots, swinging for longer shots.
That said, you'll want to focus on just one of those until you reach 'expert' stage with your motion, and odds are your current motion tends towards one or the other.
Personally, I find hitting to be more accurate, and swinging to be more powerful for a given amount of effort, but that said the physics of both tend to even out and overall distance and accuracy is the same, it is a matter of what your natural motion is more than anything.
You are on the right track building up your motion from the short shots to the longer ones, and the information in the dvd's is as good as you will find anywhere. If you haven't already looked through them, there are some outstanding videos in the gallery section that are well worth the time to view.
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You are on the right track building up your motion from the short shots to the longer ones, and the information in the dvd's is as good as you will find anywhere. If you haven't already looked through them, there are some outstanding videos in the gallery section that are well worth the time to view.
Yes agreed and welcome X-man. You're building yourself a Machine in the right order. Its the best way to do it, for sure.
If you have the book read up on the Minor Basic Strokes and the Major Basic Strokes. There are options. I mention this because when I went from a Hitting Basic Motion to Total Motion I was at first working under an assumption that was incorrect. While in Basic Motion I was using Push Basic, a pure inline thrust of the right arm as demonstrated by VJ in the discs. A great and simple option but not a thing to employ in a Hitting Major Basic Stroke. There you need a Punch Elbow. Not a pure linear thrusting of the right arm more of a throwing motion with the Right Elbow leading the hands towards Release.
Something to think about as you work your way from Basic to Acquired to Total Motion if your Hitting. Good luck with it, its a great way to learn control and it'll revolutionize your short game when you start to move the ball around and employ different Hinge Actions.
thanks for the replies guys.at this moment of my very early learning i guess i have 2 options on how to swing the club ie-hot/swing.its always good to have an option in whatever you do and we are all different both physically and mentally.
another thing that was mentioned on the dvds was the right arm.i never knew the right arm basically controlled the left and over the last few months i was always trying to take the club back with the left arm to top.lynn even said that the right arm controls the hinge of the left and clearly demo'ed it which cleared up alot for me.
all i can say guys is thank you for everything and the wealth of knowledge here on this site is immense and the help is second to none and thank you all.the dvds are simply great and self explanitory but its always good to ask more
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