Originally Posted by Jibe
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I was at a teaching seminar for the PGA Stockholm section today and we got to listen to Robert Baker Logicalgolf. It was a very interesting seminar and he said words like compression, planeline, the principles of physics, hitting the inside of the ball etc, and he showed some good drills to work on hip turn and shoulder action with hula hoops. He had been influenced by the yellow book, here´s his webbsite www.logicalgolf.com.
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Robert Baker is a successful teacher with many good ideas and who needs no endorsement from me. However, beware his recent
Golf Digest feature article recommendation to increase Clubhead Velocity by Flattening the Right Wrist from Release through Impact. It is one of the
Three Major Misconceptions of Execution (3-F-7-E / 7th Edition), and its
False Feel Wrist Action (6-D-3) encourages
Clubhead Throwaway (6-D-0) with its consequent loss of both
Power (Sketch 2-K-#3 / Centrifugal Deceleration) and
Accuracy (Clubface Alignment and Rhythm per 2-G and 6-B-3-0).
The
Primary Lever in the Golf Stroke is the Left Arm and Club (6-A-2), and its
Full Extension (2-P) is a
Perpendicular Uncocking Motion (4-B-0) of the
Flat Left Wrist (4-A-1), not a
Horizontal Flattening Motion (4-A-0) of the
Bent Right Wrist (4-A-2).
Remember, it is the
entire Right Forearm Flying Wedge that must be taken into Impact,
not just the Right Hand or Clubshaft (7-3).