In one of the Alignment golf drill's DVD ( think it ie "highschool Hips") VJ puts a dowel in his front pant loops and says not to hit the dowel. Yoda also seems to have a "less violent" hip rotation. BUT Hogan would hit the dowel every time. I hit the dowel. I do not know why this is wrong. why is it wrong and how do I make a change like that without stopping or slowing my pivot?
The Bear
Last edited by HungryBear : 04-14-2010 at 11:52 AM.
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Above is a pre-impact photo of Jim Furyk. It serves to illustrate that one can build a respectable game and include almost any oddity one can imagine. JF drops his hands straight-down-vertically to the ground before finding the Elbow Plane. That’s not “Tracing the Plane Line” and it’s not clearing the Hips in the traditional sense. His Power Package looks ok, but his Hips are doing what? Is his Pivot supporting Delivery Alignments? Is his Pivot helping the #3 Pressure Point Trace the Plane Line?
Power comes from the Accumulators and not from flinging the Hips forward and toward the target like Elvis Presley in Jail House Rock. If a student starts acting like Elvis, then V.J. gives them the dowel drill to thwart other bad habits before they start creeping into the swing.
Consider what happens when planting the left heel initiates the downswing. The Hips move slightly toward the target, the left hip moves away from the plane line, the right hip doesn’t move much toward the plane line, the shoulders instantly begin their rotation as the right shoulder and Power Package are “driven” toward the plane line which helps/allows the #3 Pressure Point Trace the Plane Line . The Right Elbow will “clear” the Right Hip and the dowel drill will have served its purpose. The Purpose is to teach that the Pivot moves to support all of the delivery Alignments while the Accumulators create Power.
Hi Daryl,
I am new here. May I ask what the "dowel drill" is? I have been a long time hip thruster and this sounds like it may be helpful to me.
Thank you in advance.
Let’s start with a description of intentions and feel. I am likely wrong (obviously ) .
1. I turn back and arrive at top with the following feel. BOTH feet are flat , left knee in and forward a bit (points to about where right foot point on plane line), right knee slight flex, weight on inside of foot , tension on inside of leg all the way up. My right foot feels screwed into the ground and wants to rotate clockwise but can’t.
2. My shoulders arrive almost level , facing away from target, hips have rotated back about 30 degrees.
3. I stop my arms at the point either shoulder would start to move independently, so both shoulders feel forward and the right hand is “kind of” stretching the left. (I do this a little different – EXTENSOR ACTION)
4. I can stop here and contemplate my shot- It can get tiresome but I can hold the position.
5. Hula- Hula, I slide my hips parallel to the plane line, no rotation, spine is now tilted, shoulders-arms- hands-head-feet,all stay still. King of making my body a flying wedge pointing to the target NO rotation, hips slide in direction of left rear pocket- repeat- NO rotation only slide twords target, just middle of body. creating spine tilt only
6. NOW time to commit. I can either swing or hit from this position. No need to go through all the zone #2 alignments I am preparing for but they happen now.
7. Coming down , prior to release is much the same for either. I aim my right shoulder at the plane line and I START TO UNWIND. LEFT hip turning , torso under tension, EITHER- left arm PULLING #4 or RIGHT HAND DRIVING #1 Elbow leads more for swing and pitch less for punch and hit.
8. MY RIGHT HIP , TURNING WISE, REMAINS WAY AHEAD OF MY SHOULDERS, MY ARMS DON’T PASS THE BODY UNTIL DURING THE RELEASE INTERVAL and just get in front at follow through (both arms straight)
I can do the motions in slow motion and the result is still: I can not avoid hitting the dowel??
Let me add- I am doing some things wrong because I am not getting the results expected. I try t get the alignments available in TGM. And I can get -what I call- a little "Loosy-Goosy" ( a rubber man)and I am sure that does not help but power comes up through the hips and I need to keep the power and loose the motion- make sense?? How do I do that??
The Bear
Last edited by HungryBear : 04-15-2010 at 09:22 AM.
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<Furyk >
Is his Pivot supporting Delivery Alignments? Is his Pivot helping the #3 Pressure Point Trace the Plane Line?
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Power comes from the Accumulators and not from flinging the Hips forward and toward the target like Elvis Presley in Jail House Rock. If a student starts acting like Elvis, then V.J. gives them the dowel drill to thwart other bad habits before they start creeping into the swing.
Furyk's move is all about accumulator #4 and PP#4. The master accumulator. And saving some shoulder vs hip lag for impact. Well, it also provides very good working conditions for the other pressure points as well. Because everything is so much better connected at impact.
Turning the hips here as Jim Furyk is doing helps to preserve pp#4 pressure and save a lot of Accumulator #4 power to impact.
It also provides a post from where it is possible to keep turning hard thorough the ball. And thrusting. And pulling. From a pivot with all the right tensions in place.
I know because I've been doing it for years. I have now experimented with a more typical TGM impact alignment for half a year. Swing speed is basically the same but I get a lot more lag pressure through impact when I do something similar to Furyk. I get more from all accumulators through the ball this way. The strong hip turn is also a good throwaway & flipping insurance.
All golfers are stronger before the hands pass their right hip than after - if they have the footwork to make it happen. The later it happens the longer they can use their strength.
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