Zone #1 questions

[BerntR]

Thanks for the reply 12 piece,

Maybe it's time to shoot some video.

[Yoda]

Maybe it's time to shoot some video.

Let's do it, BerntR. And if you need help posting it, please PM Bambam. Together, we can make this happen!

P.S. Would you please explain your term "Hip Bend"? Since there is no such animal in TGM, my guess is you are referring to Homer Kelley's 'Waist Bend' (but find the term objectionable).

[BerntR]

Thank you for the kind invitation Yoda. I'll probably take the bait

It is waist bend I am talking about. I don't speak mother tongue TGM. That's all. But it is a fascinating language so I'm working on it.

The power supply for the video camera seems to be located in some container in the south-western part of Norway. So I had to purchase a replacement kit on ebay. If the winter here in Houston is over now, maybe I'll find time to shoot some strokes this week.

[Yoda]

Thank you for the kind invitation Yoda. I'll probably take the bait

It is waist bend I am talking about. I don't speak mother tongue TGM. That's all. But it is a fascinating language so I'm working on it.

The power supply for the video camera seems to be located in some container in the south-western part of Norway. So I had to purchase a replacement kit on ebay. If the winter here in Houston is over now, maybe I'll find time to shoot some strokes this week.

Great, Bernt. See you in the movies!

[BerntR]

After 12 days without striking a ball all the bad things I've struggled with this year seemed to be back.

The typical shot of the day was a draw with a weak trajectory and too little back spin. Some were high and flyerish and some were low and rollish. I managed to produce almost any nasty shot today. Duffs, thins, pushes, slices and a couple of moderate pull hooks. Most of the divots were inside-out and some of them excessively so. And all divots were too far back for my liking. I don't think I performed one single stroke without some serious compensation.

I knew that things aren't good before I started taking the club back on basically every shot today. Things improved somehow during the film session. It felt a little less wrong at the end. When things feel right, it's like the computer is running a totally different ball striking program.

I'll make a new video later. With a better ball striking.

I want to find out what I'm doing both when I'm and when I'm .

Looking forward to your comments.

[KevCarter]

Bernt, I've read your posts, you are a smart dude! You know a lot about the machine, and perhaps, that's what is holding you back right now. You are going too deep and missing some fundamental alignments.

Oops, I'm not Yoda, hopefully you don't mind if I take a stab and look forward to Yoda's thoughts as well?

Start with 7-2. I know it sounds strange, even though I really can't see your grip in that video, 7-2 has a lot of great info on setting up properly. In your first post you asked about knee bend and wist bend. Yoda taught me that those should be based around a level left wrist (right for you) at impact fix. The closer I can get to that position at address, the better off I will be.

In 7-2:

adjust the Knee Bend, the Waist Bend and the #3 Accumulator Angle (per 6-B-3-B) until the Left Wrist is Flat, Level and Vertical (4-0, 7- with the Clubface “Soled” and aligned per 2-J-1 and 7-6. The effect of Opening and Closing the Plane Line is discussed in 2-J-3-B and 6-E-2-2. Study 6-C-2-A and 10-23-0.

In my opinion, level is the piece you are missing, both at address and impact. You are setting up with your hands so low, you can't "feel" your way back at impact.

Looks at pics of Brian Gay's set up. Level left wrist (right for you) every time.

I hope you don't mind my interruption, but I just went through this myself, and it transformed my game. Your motion looks very good, let's start by getting you set up for success, and working on the feel of Impact Fix in your routine.

Kevin

[O.B.Left]

Nice one Kev. 7-2. Gonna go read that.

Bernt is it just me or are you facing the wrong way or something? Nice athletic motion though, you can be great.