All that is good. You found some new feels. And learned something about the geometry and physics involved.
But did you strike the ball better after doing the basic motion practice? Longer? Straighter? Better trajectory? More FIR's and GIR's?
Jerry accomplished all of the above, along with his handicap dropping big time.
Air...
The "scientists" don't agree with the "Line of Compression."
I don't care what they think.
It's a personal thing. It's a feel, it's a sound, it's mystical. When you feel it, you know what it was, you want to feel it again. Without TGM, we had no idea how to recreate it... it was fleeting.
Now it's real. You can feel it, you can hear it. You can hear when others achieve it. When you don't feel it, you know why, and you work harder.
The great players shots make a different sound, can't describe it, but you know it's there...
Practice basic motion with a friend. It can make you giggle like a little girl. When you hear your partner's compression it makes you smile. You feel his joy. You know why he's smiling. I have to feel it again!
Science and art, can't have just one. Homer Kelley was a scientist and an artist. You can see it in his work. He wants us to feel what he learned. YODA wants us to feel what he learned... win a debate, who cares? I want to help people feel compression. I do it with basic motion. That's what Homer and YODA taught us.
Listen to Bobby -- THE IMPACT ZONE -- thats what it's all about!
I may sound goofy, I don't care. It is what it is, and it works in the real world.
Kevin
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Just be careful doing basic motion with Taly, right Kev? Seriously, every time my alignments are off, basic motion brings it on back. Key is down, if you don't know whether you hit down, you did'nt. Trackman shows pga tour players hit every shot, including drivers, with the club moving downwards. Interesting what happens when that is your intent from the top of the backswing, when you swing down, not forward, no roundhousing. Nothing better after a wedge shot than walking ten yards up to recover that divot that looks like a beaver pelt.
Just be careful doing basic motion with Taly, right Kev? Seriously, every time my alignments are off, basic motion brings it on back. Key is down, if you don't know whether you hit down, you did'nt. Trackman shows pga tour players hit every shot, including drivers, with the club moving downwards. Interesting what happens when that is your intent from the top of the backswing, when you swing down, not forward, no roundhousing. Nothing better after a wedge shot than walking ten yards up to recover that divot that looks like a beaver pelt.
LOL
That still gives me nightmares Roger!!!
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Just be careful doing basic motion with Taly, right Kev? Seriously, every time my alignments are off, basic motion brings it on back. Key is down, if you don't know whether you hit down, you did'nt. Trackman shows pga tour players hit every shot, including drivers, with the club moving downwards. Interesting what happens when that is your intent from the top of the backswing, when you swing down, not forward, no roundhousing. Nothing better after a wedge shot than walking ten yards up to recover that divot that looks like a beaver pelt.
Thanks for that, I have been roundhousing all year, hopefully this will help sort it out
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Air,
Kev's correct. COMPRESSION!! It is a feeling that probably should be illegal. Rarely did I ever experience it before and now I experience it frequently. I think that is what Basic Motion will ultimately bring.
Dodger is correct about DOWN. After about 50+ years of lifting the ball, or some variance of, I now try to strike down on every shot including putts, just so I do not lose the concept.
I have increased my pw from about 100 yds on a good day to 115. I've been air mailing greens everywhere, but my direction is very good. I love chipping back to the hole. I don't even care if I go out of bounds yet as long as I get compression. I am sure scoring will come.
If it helps at all, I am trying to think of the ball as a clock. The very top of the ball is 12:00 and I try to strike it at 2:00. Baby, that is down. It works great so far. It just took me a long time to get there. I have a long way to go.
One other thing. I have three tools/aids that I use regularly. I use the PBS a lot. I have several and they are all quite worn.
I have a Tour Striker. I have the 7 iron and am thinking of purchasing the SW also. Kev has the SW and I tried it a little. Great tool for in the yard and not having to chase balls a long way. I hit that 7-iron so well some days I wouldn't mind having a whole set.
I have a TALY that I use for chipping, pitching and putting. It is another very helpful device.
Thanks.
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One other thing. I have three tools/aids that I use regularly. I use the PBS a lot. I have several and they are all quite worn.
I have a Tour Striker. I have the 7 iron and am thinking of purchasing the SW also. Kev has the SW and I tried it a little. Great tool for in the yard and not having to chase balls a long way. I hit that 7-iron so well some days I wouldn't mind having a whole set.
I have a TALY that I use for chipping, pitching and putting. It is another very helpful device.
Thanks.
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I agree, all really good tools... just don't bring out the Taly when our friend Dodger is around!
Kevin
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