Basic Motion

[O.B.Left]

Notice that Ted said " a shorter stroke after some work on Basic Motion". The swing on the right is really "Acquired Motion" isnt it? And a very fine example.

Not trying to be a bigger doofus than I already am but thought Id mention that for the folks just starting to work on Basic. Its a painfully small motion with the full depth of the practice field in front of you. Which is why Yoda and Luke prefer to teach it around a putting green.

[gmbtempe]

Couple questions for the masses...

1. When doing basic motion, is there one club or another that is best to use?

2. Moving to acquired should you be using the same club?

3. I would love to hear from Yoda's Luke what were some of the general advice you gave to help the student get into these positions. The student had about the worst flip you can have on the left, on the right you would assume he was a very good player without knowing anything about his game.

[KevCarter]

Couple questions for the masses...

1. When doing basic motion, is there one club or another that is best to use?

2. Moving to acquired should you be using the same club?

3. I would love to hear from Yoda's Luke what were some of the general advice you gave to help the student get into these positions. The student had about the worst flip you can have on the left, on the right you would assume he was a very good player without knowing anything about his game.

Great questions Greg. I look forward to the answers.

A lot of non TGM teachers preach that to obtain a flat left wrist, you must do it with the pivot. In this case the student has flattened his left wrist while at the same time using zero pivot exactly as Mr. Kelley suggested. I have to believe when he moves to acquired motion with the addition of a little shoulder turn, he will have an even easier time maintaining these alignments.

I need to quit cheating and zero out my pivot for basic motion. If this gent can do it...

Kevin

[YodasLuke]

...which is why Yoda and Luke prefer to teach it around a putting green.

It's true that it's almost impossible to get anyone to do Basic Motion on the range. You have to have a flag less than 10 yards away to get anyone to keep the stroke less than two feet back and two feet through.

P.S. I did get a laugh out of the "painfully small" part.

[O.B.Left]

It's true that it's almost impossible to get anyone to do Basic Motion on the range. You have to have a flag less than 10 yards away to get anyone to keep the stroke less than two feet back and two feet through.

P.S. I did get a laugh out of the "painfully small" part.

The pain was all mine as you and Yoda were watching me try to get the thing down to 2' x 2' as I recall. Basic Motion is not easy.

[gmbtempe]

ok, went out to do some work, think this is aquired? Its a gap wedge. Here is the video and images.

any comments?

[KevCarter]

Greg,

In my opinion you can go a little further back for acquired motion:

12-5-2 ACQUIRED MOTION
Motion not to exceed the level-to-the-ground position of the Right Forearm. Zero Pivot except Shoulder Turn. Add Accumulator #3 and any needed Shoulder Turn.

But the definition isn't as important as the great work you have done. Simply beautiful. I would love to see your acquired motion 2 months ago, it wouldn't even resemble what you have now. FANTASTIC!

Kevin

[gmbtempe]

I think the light bulb is going off a little. The key for me while working on this basic motion was gradual acceleration of the club head with deliberate motion of the hands. In the past I would "shove" my hands to the aiming point with horrendous results. If I work the hands to my aiming point as described I can feel a effortless "unwinding" of the club head into impact. It will be interesting now that I know the "feel" I want with my hands how this translates to longer clubs and swings.

[O.B.Left]

I think the light bulb is going off a little. The key for me while working on this basic motion was gradual acceleration of the club head with deliberate motion of the hands. In the past I would "shove" my hands to the aiming point with horrendous results. If I work the hands to my aiming point as described I can feel a effortless "unwinding" of the club head into impact. It will be interesting now that I know the "feel" I want with my hands how this translates to longer clubs and swings.

Kev's right, great stuff there. Acquired motion not Basic but great. I like what you're saying about the feel in your hands too. When you do those little shots and concentrate on sustaining the lag pressure at the #3 pp you will eventually notice a definite correlation between Lag Pressure maintenance and good compression..........a "well I be go to heck" kind of realization that is the secret and the essence of G.O.L.F. Try it out for yourself. After you clank one change your mental focus to the #3 pp and see what happens. After you get the hang of that, try tracing the straight line Plane Line with the loaded #3pp. They work together like hand and glove and for me have become "concentration" in a golf sense.

Research the "Three Stations", Address, Top and Finish notice that it doesnt include Impact. "Let the Motion make the shot". "Steering". This is great stuff only owned by digging it out of the dirt in Basic and Acquired.

[bray]

Darryl,

You are correct per page 28 of the 7th edition when the #3 accumulator is zeroed out in basic motion the clubhead travel and rythym will be that of an angled hinge.

However the hinge action can still be
horizontal with the toe of the club pointing along the plane line, angled about 45 degrees across the plane line,
or vertical about 90 degrees across the plane line with the clubface looking at the sky
and alway with a flat left wrist vertical to it's associated plane
as stated in paragraph 2 on page 28.

Hinge action by definition is holding the flat left wrist vertical to one of the three basic planes and it can be varied in basic motion to achieve a desired result.

Sorting Through the Duffer's Bible.

B-Ray