[Delaware Golf]

Hi, Chris. Tomasello told me about longitudinal acceleration but he taught me an immediate radial and vertical uncocking of the right arm to begin the downswing and told me to do absolutely as little as possible with my body except to follow the flight of the ball immediately after impact with my eyes. He said I would instinctively and quickly plant pressure under both feet (the sit) to facilitate the throw and not to worry about it. He also told me extensor action would keep the right arm from straightening out too early as long as I only allowed my left wrist to uncock in line with the left arm and didn,t let the right wrist flex forward. Then he taught me about the various hinge actions. A horizontal hinge action would definitely pull my whole body onto my left foot post impact yet angled and vertical wouldn't as much. Even though video would show that my left knee separated from my right to put pressure under my left foot to set up the throw, Tomasello admonished me to throw that club straight into the ground prior to altering the pose of my body and to stay on that right side until the throw pulled me onto my left foot. He did say to really let the body be pulled though. That's all I still do and if you read Harry Vardon's The Gist of Golf, that is what he tells you to do to start the downswing. I hope this clears things up. No body muscling before the the throw. Only a slight brace will occur under both feet to set it up as all energy comes first from the earth, Hope this explains things somewhat for you.

Coophitter,

It's great to have a Tomasello student on board who was able to develop and perfect the right arm swinging procedure that Tomasello taught to golfers around the world.

Especially liked the Harry Vardon comparison/comment...


ChrisNZ,

Tommy handed me the Australia tape as we parted ways after my three day school with him back in the fall of 1993. I have probably watched the Aussie video 500 times or more and I can tell you that the Aussie video and the Myrtle Beach video have Tommy teaching a quiet body approach. On the lesson tee, I asked Tommy where did he come up with the right arm startdown move...Tommy said, 7-3....The MAGIC OF THE RIGHT FOREARM...thanks Coophitter for confirming the legitimacy of the Tomasello approach...which is in the book under “Right arm swing”….See 7-19. Also, Homer Kelley did not have a problem with right arm swinging...

DG