Close Encounters Tape - A Lesson With Lynn

[Jono]

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.