swing left, and look like this

[YodasLuke]

If I get one more guy that's been told to swing left, I'm going to pull the rest of my hair out. I believe he had plenty of left.
This was our first lesson, so there's plenty more to do. But, this was a good start.

[psheehan]

Ted,
That 'swing left' stuff from you know who's instruction is absolutely amazing to me. That guy believes the base line of the plane is a friggin circle????? What is with that???

Good job on straightening out another lost soul.

[alex_chung]

Good job man. Swing left is something that I am working hard to get rid of (Ted will know what I am talking about)
So what is the next step in helping this guy on?
Alex

[bantamben1]

looks like working on that right elbow bend a little. Hard to tell from the angle but looks like he has that right arm bent to 120 degrees wich is causing him to bend heis left arm

[YodasLuke]

Good job man. Swing left is something that I am working hard to get rid of (Ted will know what I am talking about)
So what is the next step in helping this guy on?
Alex

After the plane change, he went from a 100 yard 7 iron to a 140 yard 7 iron. After a few expletives, he said he couldn't believe it.

I saved his Impact pictures (wow!!), so I can't wait until he returns. We're going to educate his hands. The next change will truly be remarkable.

[YodasLuke]

So what is the next step in helping this guy on?
Alex

We met for the second time, today. And, although the results are a little exaggerated, I was happy to see that he could change Impact. These things are possible for him in Basic or Acquired Motions. But, Total Motion may take a little longer.

[Bagger Lance]

Roll on the line...

A total of 15 minutes vs. 15 years of golf frustration.

Nice job Ted! You are way too kind.

By the way, shouldn't you be in the hospital with your newborn?

[YodasLuke]

Roll on the line...

A total of 15 minutes vs. 15 years of golf frustration.

Nice job Ted! You are way too kind.

By the way, shouldn't you be in the hospital with your newborn?

She was showing signs of an early labor all the way back at the Falcon's Fire school. But, since she stopped working, the contractions stopped. The due date is April 28th. So, I'm answering every call from her, when I'm teaching.

[Delaware Golf]

If I get one more guy that's been told to swing left, I'm going to pull the rest of my hair out. I believe he had plenty of left.
This was our first lesson, so there's plenty more to do. But, this was a good start.

Ted,

What do you think the point of swing left means? Do you believe it's a startdown to impact thought/concept/methodolgy??? Your thoughts?

Another question...Did this golfer personally study with the golf instructor who teaches this swing left approach or did this individual read a book that told him to swing left?

DG

[YodasLuke]

Ted,

What do you think the point of swing left means? Do you believe it's a startdown to impact thought/concept/methodolgy??? Your thoughts?

Another question...Did this golfer personally study with the golf instructor who teaches this swing left approach or did this individual read a book that told him to swing left?

DG

Mainly, I think that it's a total misunderstanding of the geometry. People see the clubhead blur in a circle, so they attempt to draw circles instead of straight lines. Also, the circle seems to match a rotary motion. I asked him about his concepts. He spoke mostly about body power, turning hard to the left, etc. I think most of his information came from reading magazine articles and hearsay.

I've seen a mat that wanted you to trace a circle with a laser ("F" in geometry). Needless to say, Homer had it right about tracing the straight baseline. 2-J-3 shows us the visual equivalents. Simply placing balls on the ground to cover with the clubhead does not consider the geometric basis of the inclined plane. How would one decide the degree of curvature? There are no degrees of straight lines. Either you're tracing a straight line, or you're not. It's that simple.

You can't drop your hands straight down from the top, then rotate like a compass. The club goes down, out, and forward simultaneously and on-plane. They are not sequenced motions as some teach.