10-20 Downstroke Triggers

[neil]

Do whatever works for you, but I am pretty sure this is a case of "not actually doing what you think you are doing".
when i skip the stone I think about getting my stone parallel to the water -via feedback from my hands. What I DON'T think about is my weight transfer to my front foot-my pivot ,but I still do it . I don't wait for my hand to get to "somewhere" and then turn on the hip power -I'd be playing catch up.Catch up doesn't work for me -once I have loaded the power package I want to store it for delivery, not lose half my load and fire whats left . Otherwise I could have saved some effort and made a smaller swing-and still started my downswing with my hips

[Jeff]

Neil - I agree that one transfers weight to the lead foot as soon as one starts a stone skipping action. In other words, the mere intent to throw the stone causes the lower body to react near-instantaneously so that the movement of the right upper body throwing unit (right arm flying wedge) occurs synchronously with the shift-rotation of the pelvis. That's the perspective of Peter Croker in his swing ideology. One focuses one's mind consciously on throwing the club from the top, but the "true" reality is that a number of body actions occur simultaneously at the very start of the downswing - the right shoulder moves downplane + right elbow moves towards the right hip + right arm flying wedge remains intact/unchanged (thereby keeping the distance between the hands and the right shoulder unchanged in the early downswing) + pelvis shift-rotates to the left. All these body actions occur simultaneously/synchronously.

Jeff.

[neil]

Neil - I agree that one transfers weight to the lead foot as soon as one starts a stone skipping action. In other words, the mere intent to throw the stone causes the lower body to react near-instantaneously so that the movement of the right upper body throwing unit (right arm flying wedge) occurs synchronously with the shift-rotation of the pelvis. That's the perspective of Peter Croker in his swing ideology. One focuses one's mind consciously on throwing the club from the top, but the "true" reality is that a number of body actions occur simultaneously at the very start of the downswing - the right shoulder moves downplane + right elbow moves towards the right hip + right arm flying wedge remains intact/unchanged (thereby keeping the distance between the hands and the right shoulder unchanged in the early downswing) + pelvis shift-rotates to the left. All these body actions occur simultaneously/synchronously.

Jeff.

But if you are a swinger -it starts from the feet up -period

[Mike O]

Neil - I agree that one transfers weight to the lead foot as soon as one starts a stone skipping action. In other words, the mere intent to throw the stone causes the lower body to react near-instantaneously so that the movement of the right upper body throwing unit (right arm flying wedge) occurs synchronously with the shift-rotation of the pelvis. That's the perspective of Peter Croker in his swing ideology. One focuses one's mind consciously on throwing the club from the top, but the "true" reality is that a number of body actions occur simultaneously at the very start of the downswing - the right shoulder moves downplane + right elbow moves towards the right hip + right arm flying wedge remains intact/unchanged (thereby keeping the distance between the hands and the right shoulder unchanged in the early downswing) + pelvis shift-rotates to the left. All these body actions occur simultaneously/synchronously.

Jeff.

Procedurally- this is a good description of what should happen in a golf swing. You have the intent to move the hands and the club and other things respond. Perfect! However, if A="mere intent" = B=simultaneous lower body movement, etc. - then this would be an easy game. But the equation isn't just A=B i.e. mere intent = perfect body response. The equation is A +X = B. There is an X.