thats a beat set of video's! thanks muchly to everyone involved. I've been inspired to dedicate more time to basic and aquired motion training, and that cant hurt!
Thank you Lynn and Collin for the video. Much appreciated. I've read parts of TGM in the past, and have just started revisiting it after finding this website.
I think Collin has a very powerful swing and obviously he has a very good hand-eye coordination. However, I do see a fundamental fault that I personally have problems with as well. I was wondering whether it had been addressed during the lesson.
The fault I'm talking about is his head movement. He tends to "lunge" his upper body at the ball and thus he loses his posture during the swing. In effect, he is falling forward and losing his balance during transition and downswing. His athletic ability allows him to recover, but his accuracy probably suffers due to this excess head movement.
In chapter 6, if you watch his iron swing around 1:09 into the video, you can monitor his head movement. Pause as he starts his takeaway and note his head position. Now pause again around halfway down position. His head has moved DOWN and also FORWARD towards the ball. If we could see a video from the front view, we'd probably see the head move a little in the direction of the target as well as he starts the downswing.
Collin's excess head movement can be seen in his chip shots and pitch shots as well. If you go back to chapter 1 around 0:47 into the video, you can see Collin performing a "punch shot with a swivel". Note his head movement during the swing. His head moves DOWN and also TARGETWARD during transition and downswing. This head movement causes him to have a "hunched over" look at followthrough and finish. Continue to watch as Lynn takes the club from the student and demonstrate. Watch Lynn's head. It stays beautifully still from address through impact to followthrough. You can see the contrast in the finish positions. Collin has the "hunched over" look at the finish where his head is the closest to the target. Lynn has the classic "reverse K" look where his left hip is the closest to the target.
Please understand that I'm not trying to criticize Collin's swing or Lynn's teachings. However, I do have a similar problem and find it very difficult to fix. I would love to hear Lynn's views on this and how it might be fixed. Is it matter of working on chip shots and pitch shots with a stationary head, gradually working up to the full swing?
BTW, any future plans to hold clinics/seminars in Australia? I live in Sydney and would definitely attend if Lynn came out here.
yeah i do move my head a lot i am trying to stop i have always had a problem with it hoeckey messed my swing up a lil now i am done though so that should help
Collin, I think you've got a powerful, athletic swing. The only reason I mentioned your head movement is that I'm having the same problem with my swing. I was hoping Lynn might jump in with some suggestions on how to approach this problem.
Was the head movement discussed during your lesson with Lynn? If so, how are you guys approaching this problem?
Collin, I think you've got a powerful, athletic swing. The only reason I mentioned your head movement is that I'm having the same problem with my swing. I was hoping Lynn might jump in with some suggestions on how to approach this problem.
Was the head movement discussed during your lesson with Lynn? If so, how are you guys approaching this problem?
Thanks.
Depending on how flexible you are, standard knee action is easier than right anchor. The same holds for hip motion.
Standard hip motion combined with Standard knee action is a very helpful way to maintain a steady head and is especially helpful when cross line hip motion is used.
A great image for this is to feel that you 'sit on your right cheek' as you pivot. It can help those who tend to come over the top tremendously, especially when using a 'slip grip' drill.
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Collin, I think you've got a powerful, athletic swing. The only reason I mentioned your head movement is that I'm having the same problem with my swing. I was hoping Lynn might jump in with some suggestions on how to approach this problem.
Was the head movement discussed during your lesson with Lynn? If so, how are you guys approaching this problem?
Thanks.
I would focus my intention on "spinning/rotating" the pivot/shoulders around the spine, instead of "sliding along" the "line of flight of the ball" or the "path of the thrust".
In other words, you "spin" to allow the head to be stationary, which can be very tough to accomplish with an intention of applying power to the ball by the pivot action. The pivot is supposed to apply power to the arms and club.
Will a swing with a "lunging" head work? Absolutely, as long as it's precise enough, which demands tremendous talent and hard work.
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Guys,
I have the same problem. It is my biggest swing flaw. On Yoda's recommendation, I ordered a B.O.S.U. ball the other day. I think between that and working on my flexibility(it doesn't help sitting in a chair 12 hours a day at work), I should see some improvment by late spring. Interestingly, the Golf Channel's Health & Fitness section is now in week three of B.O.S.U. ball exercises.
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