I think its another definition thing again. To get Homer you gotta get his point of view I believe, his perspective , eye ball wise. DTL, caddy, players view etc. D sorted me out on one of these a couple of months ago as I recall. Its easy to get things mixed up. Homer can also, in words, shift his visual point of view quickly. Angle of Attack, Arc of Approach......different points of view of the same clubhead path. Confusing but very necessary.
"At right angles to the spine" here to me implying looking DTL at a golfer, who given waste bend will show his shoulders describing a motion which is at right angles to his spine but tilted forward vis a vis the ground. Like Mr Woods in that photo above say.
I am comfortable with HK's view. This should be easy geometry. The component- Shoulder turn, The variations- HK illustrates 5,
lets reduce it to 3. We place a disk centered at the golfers axis of rotation. put a point on the circumferance of the disk.
#1 the axis and disk are not rotated- Varation ZERO
#2 The disk and axis are rotated such that the disk plane is always perpendicular to the axis of rotation- variation ROTATED
#3 The disk plane is not perpendicular to the axis and therefore the disk will appear to "wobble" on the axis as the disk and axis are rotated. This is the variation that exists for "flat" backstroke and "on plane" downstroke or other planes that dont meet #1 or #2.
There is more geometry. If, the DS plane Top is not precisely located for a proper "wobble" the golfer can not obtain/maintain a straight plane line without compensations. This "wobble is set BOTH by amount of backstroke rotation and axis tilt at/near the top.
Just my opinion-All disclaimers apply
Ps. Which leads to the question - Should the shoulder be on a downstroke plane to the plane line or to support the hands?
HB
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I am comfortable with HK's view. This should be easy geometry. The component- Shoulder turn, The variations- HK illustrates 5,
lets reduce it to 3. We place a disk centered at the golfers axis of rotation. put a point on the circumferance of the disk.
#1 the axis and disk are not rotated- Varation ZERO
#2 The disk and axis are rotated such that the disk plane is always perpendicular to the axis of rotation- variation ROTATED
#3 The disk plane is not perpendicular to the axis and therefore the disk will appear to "wobble" on the axis as the disk and axis are rotated. This is the variation that exists for "flat" backstroke and "on plane" downstroke or other planes that dont meet #1 or #2.
There is more geometry. If, the DS plane Top is not precisely located for a proper "wobble" the golfer can not obtain/maintain a straight plane line without compensations. This "wobble is set BOTH by amount of backstroke rotation and axis tilt at/near the top.
Just my opinion-All disclaimers apply
Ps. Which leads to the question - Should the shoulder be on a downstroke plane to the plane line or to support the hands?
HB
Interesting analysis.
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#3 The disk plane is not perpendicular to the axis and therefore the disk will appear to "wobble" on the axis as the disk and axis are rotated. This is the variation that exists for "flat" backstroke and "on plane" downstroke or other planes that dont meet #1 or #2.
Ps. Which leads to the question - Should the shoulder be on a downstroke plane to the plane line or to support the hands?
HB
Standard Shoulder Turn....Flat Back/On Plane combo. One great description of this was from Ted Fort (aka Yoda's Luke) . Imagine your Right Shoulder being a paint brush that paints a "7" in the air......flat back and then down the plane, diagonally. Like a 7 when you look back at what your shoulder is painting. If you know what I mean. So its not describing the same motion back and down, two different motions, directionally. Its a bit counter intuitive I know, but its a bit of genius, cant tell you how much this has helped me. And upon investigation we do this sort of thing all day long, doing all sorts of motions. We direct our Hands and the Pivot responds.
To answer the question in your P.S. The Right Shoulder can only go down the Inclined Plane if its on the Inclined Plane at Top to begin with. Making for a TSP plane angle by definition, a Plane ( from Hands to Base Line) that also runs through the Turned Right Shoulder at Top. So the Right Shoulder is doing both ......down plane motion and supporting, directly pulling the Hands in Startdown. Made necessary by the Downstroke Sequence where you let your Pivot pull the inert Hands, Arms in Startdown. Since your Pivot (right shoulder) is pulling it best be pulling somewhere, ideally at the Plane LIne given that the Hands are going to follow it directly , linearly.
If I had a scanner down here (im on vacation) id do some drawings . Hmm maybe Ill try photo'ing something with my phone....
Standard Shoulder Turn....Flat Back/On Plane combo. One great description of this was from Ted Fort (aka Yoda's Luke) . Imagine your Right Shoulder being a paint brush that paints a "7" in the air......flat back and then down the plane, diagonally. Like a 7 when you look back at what your shoulder is painting. If you know what I mean. So its not describing the same motion back and down, two different motions, directionally. Its a bit counter intuitive I know, but its a bit of genius, cant tell you how much this has helped me. And upon investigation we do this sort of thing all day long, doing all sorts of motions. We direct our Hands and the Pivot responds.
To answer the question in your P.S. The Right Shoulder can only go down the Inclined Plane if its on the Inclined Plane at Top to begin with. Making for a TSP plane angle by definition, a Plane ( from Hands to Base Line) that also runs through the Turned Right Shoulder at Top. So the Right Shoulder is doing both ......down plane motion and supporting, directly pulling the Hands in Startdown. Made necessary by the Downstroke Sequence where you let your Pivot pull the inert Hands, Arms in Startdown. Since your Pivot (right shoulder) is pulling it best be pulling somewhere, ideally at the Plane LIne given that the Hands are going to follow it directly , linearly.
If I had a scanner down here (im on vacation) id do some drawings . Hmm maybe Ill try photo'ing something with my phone....
The first part is good. condition #3 is met by the 7 image. Both the backstroke and downstroke must intersect at the point of the 7 which must be precisely located so the downstroke plane is parallel to the plane line otherwise compensations are required.
The second part- I believe that HK "prefers" the shoulder move on the same plane as the hands- 7-13 paragraph #2. This is logical as all energy to the club flows through the hands. therefore any "off plane" to the hands will be dangerous.
The second part- I believe that HK "prefers" the shoulder move on the same plane as the hands- 7-13 paragraph #2. This is logical as all energy to the club flows through the hands. therefore any "off plane" to the hands will be dangerous.
HB
I think we're saying the same thing here maybe cause that only happens when their both on the same plane, ie when the Right Shoulder is on the Inclined Plane in Startdown (TSP by definition). Startdown the period of Shoulder of Acceleration by definition. Hands are always on the Inclined Plane , if the Right Shoulders gets on it too at Top...you got a TSP angle of which there is a range I suppose.
I tried doing a few drawings, when you get into all the parameters , TSP, Flat vs Rotated , zero or single or double shift.......it gets messy. Need to do them to proper scale to make the implications to shaft angle at impact, waste bend clear and relevant. Hard to do on the beach.... But they would describe TGM's Standard Shoulder Turn , S and T Rotated/? Double Shift and I was looking at Matt Kuchar there in pencil form too on one of them.
Im thinking this'd be a good thing to doodle out .....the photos in the book are great but some simple stick men that would also combine the various related components (TSP, Standard Shoulder Turn, Zero Shift or minimal a shift) would make for a nice presentation of one of Homers most brilliant ideas....... Maybe we could Yoda to offer an opinion to make sure we're book compliant. One thing though .....I dont think you can do it with a hanky under your arms. You need independent arm motion (independent of the PIvot).
In any event .....Why is the Alignment Golf Shoulder Turn "Flat" on the backswing (only, not on the way down)? To try to get the Right Shoulder over to the Elbow Plane or as close to it as is possible. So as not to necessitate a shift of any large degree during the Downswing. Final final answer. And of note. Just because the Right Shoulder turns Flat does not mean the Hands are going back flat given Independent Arm Motion. A free connection where the Arms meet the Shoulders (Pivot). Right Shoulder turns IN, Hands go UP , but they meet up on a TSP and share a ride down the Inclined Plane..
I keep saying that bit.....its the brilliant result of these component combinations, this pattern. Genius. That or Im totally crazy.....or both I suppose, if you want to catalogue all the possibilities , Homer would.
Homer listed TSP for the Plane Angle, Zero Shift and Standard Shoulder turn for both Basic Patterns of 12-1 and 2. You can argue whether Zero is really possible but assuming minimal shift as a goal anyways ........He was clear in his preferences and from my experience Id have to say he's correct. Very correct. But not commonly understood maybe? Its too bad, it'd be revolutionary and its already 40 years old. That said you do have options.....not saying Double Shift is not workable.
I think we're saying the same thing here maybe cause that only happens when their both on the same plane, ie when the Right Shoulder is on the Inclined Plane in Startdown (TSP by definition). Startdown the period of Shoulder of Acceleration by definition. Hands are always on the Inclined Plane , if the Right Shoulders gets on it too at Top...you got a TSP angle of which there is a range I suppose.
I tried doing a few drawings, when you get into all the parameters , TSP, Flat vs Rotated , zero or single or double shift.......it gets messy. Need to do them to proper scale to make the implications to shaft angle at impact, waste bend clear and relevant. Hard to do on the beach.... But they would describe TGM's Standard Shoulder Turn , S and T Rotated/? Double Shift and I was looking at Matt Kuchar there in pencil form too on one of them.
Im thinking this'd be a good thing to doodle out .....the photos in the book are great but some simple stick men that would also combine the various related components (TSP, Standard Shoulder Turn, Zero Shift or minimal a shift) would make for a nice presentation of one of Homers most brilliant ideas....... Maybe we could Yoda to offer an opinion to make sure we're book compliant. One thing though .....I dont think you can do it with a hanky under your arms. You need independent arm motion (independent of the PIvot).
In any event .....Why is the Alignment Golf Shoulder Turn "Flat" on the backswing (only, not on the way down)? To try to get the Right Shoulder over to the Elbow Plane or as close to it as is possible. So as not to necessitate a shift of any large degree during the Downswing. Final final answer. And of note. Just because the Right Shoulder turns Flat does not mean the Hands are going back flat given Independent Arm Motion. A free connection where the Arms meet the Shoulders (Pivot). Right Shoulder turns IN, Hands go UP , but they meet up on a TSP and share a ride down the Inclined Plane..
I keep saying that bit.....its the brilliant result of these component combinations, this pattern. Genius. That or Im totally crazy.....or both I suppose, if you want to catalogue all the possibilities , Homer would.
Homer listed TSP for the Plane Angle, Zero Shift and Standard Shoulder turn for both Basic Patterns of 12-1 and 2. You can argue whether Zero is really possible but assuming minimal shift as a goal anyways ........He was clear in his preferences and from my experience Id have to say he's correct. Very correct. But not commonly understood maybe? Its too bad, it'd be revolutionary and its already 40 years old. That said you do have options.....not saying Double Shift is not workable.
The downstroke subject is moving well beyond the Back-stroke question this thread is based on. Therefore, and also because I have learned over time that any perception of challenge to established dogma never has a good end. Perhaps, we can return to it at a different time in another, more appropriate thread.
The downstroke subject is moving well beyond the Back-stroke question this thread is based on. Therefore, and also because I have learned over time that any perception of challenge to established dogma never has a good end. Perhaps, we can return to it at a different time in another, more appropriate thread.
HB
Originally Posted by HungryBear
#3 The disk plane is not perpendicular to the axis and therefore the disk will appear to "wobble" on the axis as the disk and axis are rotated. This is the variation that exists for "flat" backstroke and "on plane" downstroke
HB
A challenge to "established dogma"? What the? That's a pretty insulting and kind of weird comment. Thanks. What'd I do but try to answer your question politely? We're talking about golf for frig sakes. Shoulder turns! Yeah I see the forces lined up against you. Total conspiracy.
Let me respond to the second quote above in another way then. The way I chose not to first time around.
You dont understand what Standard Shoulder Turn is obviously. The Right Shoulder , the Hands taxi driver during Startdown, seeks out the Plane Line as if it was going to hit the ball. Small the heck out of the ball. Its not a merely a fixed Shoulder/Spine arrangement. That'd be Pivot to Hands. The Hands are directing.
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PS The answer to the original question lays in the downstroke, to my mind. .........It is not beyond the scope of this thread. Not at all.
A challenge to "established dogma"? What the? That's a pretty insulting and kind of weird comment. Thanks. What'd I do but try to answer your question politely? We're talking about golf for frig sakes. Shoulder turns! Yeah I see the forces lined up against you. Total conspiracy.
Let me respond to the second quote above in another way then. The way I chose not to first time around.
You dont understand what Standard Shoulder Turn is obviously.
Ob
PS The answer to the original question lays in the downstroke, to my mind. .........It is not beyond the scope of this thread. Not at all.
LOL - happy to find out it's not just me needing that bang the head against the wall icon.
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LOL - happy to find out it's not just me needing that bang the head against the wall icon.
HI.
Taking a mental health break from lawyers and divorce stuff to ask a question that will help my serenity/golf regarding shoulders.
I was looking straight down at the optic yellow range ball the other day and wondered if I just tried to come straight down on it with my irons, sort "OVER MY SHOULDER" and get maximum DOWN, would I automatically be Hitting and wouldn't it be a steep shoulder turn? I'd plant to start the Pivot and Thrust.
Wouldn't the steepness fire the ball out like a rifle shot, if I do it correctly? Why don't more golfers do this given windy Spring conditions and dry summer fairways? Is there an optimum way to sort of "pinball" the golf ball and isn't in a steep shoulder attack?
ICT
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Taking a mental health break from lawyers and divorce stuff to ask a question that will help my serenity/golf regarding shoulders.
I was looking straight down at the optic yellow range ball the other day and wondered if I just tried to come straight down on it with my irons, sort "OVER MY SHOULDER" and get maximum DOWN, would I automatically be Hitting and wouldn't it be a steep shoulder turn? I'd plant to start the Pivot and Thrust.
Wouldn't the steepness fire the ball out like a rifle shot, if I do it correctly? Why don't more golfers do this given windy Spring conditions and dry summer fairways? Is there an optimum way to sort of "pinball" the golf ball and isn't in a steep shoulder attack?
ICT
When working with Lynn you are going to learn all about the right shoulder moving down the plane, and your chest "covering" the ball through impact. You are going to learn to turn your right hip back, shift your weight into your right leg while staying in the center of the tripod. You are going to be AMAZED at what you can accomplish. I've seen it, and nobody else can explain it as YODA does in person. I am so excited, I think you will have a "Frank" like epiphany!!! I still work with Frank, and we continue to reinforce the foundation YODA taught him.
Kevin
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