Basic Motion

[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.

[O.B.Left]

Lynn told us a while back that Homer thought The Basic Motion Curriculum of 12-5 would be his greatest contribution to golf. For those of you that dont own the book for fear its too confusing, buy it and skip to 12-5. It is a "non technical, simplified ", step by step approach to improvement that starts with simple little shots and then adds component variations bit by bit until you are in Total Motion.

Its a recipe for learning which references and catalogues the required components. Like an abridged digest, a "cheat sheet" or whatever. There are three lists: Basic Motion, Acquired Motion and Total Motion. They're too long to write out here but its all right there in the yellow book, for those who want to get better. Its also a great way to warm up, even for some guys who make millions of dollars a year playing the game.

[gmbtempe]

Its interesting now that I have a better grasp at what I need to be doing some of the of the other instruction makes more sense now, such as the tracing.

I just hit some balls and all I can say is the hits felt "heavy", great divots.

[YodasLuke]

I just hit some balls and all I can say is the hits felt "heavy", great divots.

I'm glad you can feel at all in those short sleeves! Wearing short sleeves around here the last few weeks would land you in the hospital with frostbite.

The pictures look good.