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Slinger,

In issuing the Chop Down . . . are you basically just taking a Turned Left Hand downplane as if there were no release?

Thanks!

B

Yes Sir,

I use an Auto Snap Release.

Per 6-N-0-2: " The Automatic drives the Hands at the Aiming
Point (6-E-2)"

If one is using a standard ball position, the Aiming Point changes.
If one uses varying ball position, then the Aiming Point is the ball itself.

However, before an Automatic procedure can be developed, a non-automatic procedure must first be mastered.

Per 12-2-0: "Avoid "customizing" it with other Variations until it approaches the "expert" stage."

We see here in 12-2-0 that we have a snap load and a non-auto sweep release. Does this not go against 7-20 where we see "...Sweep with Sweep, Snap with Snap." ?

Not if we look at it from the light of 6-R-0

Per 6-R-0: "When the selected Non-Automatic Stroke Pattern is mastered it can be pushed on to maximum Delay and become an Automatic Release..."

Lynn explained it to me that 12-1-0 and 12-2-0 are not actually models to aim for, but rather a good starting point to learn the uncompensated stroke.

Mr Kelly really wanted players to master this basic pattern and then customize it if the expert player wanted to. Please note that not all customizations will lead to compensations in the stroke.

I used to have as much delay anybody would need (My mates used to compare my downstroke to Sergio), then I was taught to "follow" 12-2-0. I lost that "lovin feelin'" and the game went down south for a little while.

Lynn has got me back on track, and when I get that "look" back again, I shall be glad to post it up if anyone is keen to see it.

Another thing players need to be aware of in using an Auto Snap is 6-H-B: "Avoid "Starting to Hit" when using a Snap Release (6-N-0)"

Hand and the Pivot

I understand "Educated Hands", but if a player with an uneducated pivot tried to do what I do, it is very easy to do something else other than aiming the hands at the inside quad ball.

The Pivot and the Hands are not mutually exclusive elements in the golf swing. They are CO-DEPENDENT on one another if they are to work together to produce an effective golf swing.

There are 3 Zones in the book for good reason.

Per 9-2: "Zone #3 can never be any better than its Zones #1 and #2 support."

Think of the golf swing as Salt.
Salt is made up of Sodium and Chloride.

On their own, sodium and chloride are dangerous, together they are beneficial. The pivot is the sodium and the hands are the chloride.

Think of the golf swing again as a car. The pivot is the engine of the car, and the hands utilise the steering mechanism to guide the car which is powered by the engine.

The question I would like to pose here and - I have asked this before; would it not be infinitely easier to drive a car that has an engine in good condition?

Per 9-1: "Emphatically, Hands are not educated until they control the Pivot."

Per 12-3-0: "Note that no Zone #1 elements are listed - Educated Hands control the Pivot (9-1)"

As I read the book, my understanding of it is:

1) Train the Pivot
2) Train the Hands to control the Pivot
3) Use the "Educated Hands".

Learning by Association

Per 3-B and 9-2: "look, look, LOOK"

If golf felt like it looked and looked like it felt, it would be an easy game.

What feels wrong is right, what feels right is wrong. Thus Mr Kelly's constant admonition to keep looking. This is learning by associating a look to the feel.

When you are practicing a certain move, always check in the mirror to see that you are actually doing it. This goes for Auto Snap Releases (Avoiding Starting to Hit) as well as other things.