Spine Tilt

[chipingguru]

Not sure when in the process he is talking about that move. TGM would advocate keeping the head in the center of your stance though and right shoulder back and down. then a tilt on downswing with right shoulder on plane.

Might all be the same thing.

havent heard the modern driver on left upward aft before, be interested in hearing others thoughts on that.

[david sandridge]

Do I remember correctly that Ben Doyle has you set up with a tilt. If you set up with a tilt then I guess a hulu hulu motion is not needed. then Martin tilted the spine toward to hole and then back. So I guess I understand him slightly tilting at address, tilting to the hole then hulu hulu slide on downswing. Golly I guess that is a lot of motions. Then his rubbish section said down't turn perpendicular to spine as would promote hook. This has got to be a confusing area. If you turn perpendicular to spine what prevents OTT move. Ah hip slide hulu hulu and then where does the goat humping, spine extension standing up come in. There is sure a lot of conflicting information out here on the forums. How do you match it all up and keep you head straight.

[drewitgolf]

If you require more Axis Tilt at Address, simply keep your Head centered between your feet and slide your Hips left without moving your Head.

David,
If I asked you to throw a golf club (preferrably and old one that has mis-behaved for an extended period of time) on Plane, down the fairway toward the target (which is on the Plane Line in this case), would you goat-hump your Hips in the direction of where the now missing ball would be placed?

[chipingguru]

As far as axis tilt i believe two things.

It is needed.

It is not a big huge athletic move. Like garlic, a pinch will do.

[brodellbb]

Would you ever advise hitting up? Isn't the opposite of up always down?

Brian


The only way you can hurt the body is not to use it, inactivity is the killer, and remember, it's never to late to start." Jack Lalanne

[david sandridge]

I decline to answer drewit cause I spent a day playing golf with bucket

[O.B.Left]

I decline to answer drewit cause I spent a day playing golf with bucket

Speaking of perversion , the axis tilt acquired via a dynamic moving backwards of the head (rather than a slide of the Hips) is referred to as "perverted" axis tilt.

Bucket through his studies brings new meaning to this term I'd imagine , David. That man knows his goats.....very, very well, first name basis probably.

[O.B.Left]

Would you ever advise hitting up? Isn't the opposite of up always down?

I dont have my book with me but I believe Homer said to always hit down "except under special circumstances". I may have the wordage wrong but something to that effect. Driving the ball hard or changing your impact dynamics for added distance qualifies as a specialty shot to my mind. With the ball teed up in front of low point, you'd need to adjust for the fade tendency given a Rotated Grip etc etc. But there is distance to be had flighting the ball in that manner , high but with less spin.

And Homer was all for distance, power golf.

[Amen Corner]

Like garlic, a pinch will do.

What about those who, like me, love to have more than a pinch of garlic?

[O.B.Left]

havent heard the modern driver on left upward aft before, be interested in hearing others thoughts on that.

What did Martin Hall recommend for the long bomb C.G. ? Plane line , face angle , ball position, point of contact on the ball etc.

I believe Martin is Trackman savvy in addition to being a TGM'r, which could/maybe/ perhaps make for a different procedure given total Homer's total compression via Horizontal, 2-C.