The hands aren't educated until they control the pivot. Control! Not replace or substitute. The hands train or designs the pivot- its HIP MOTION -so it can deliver the hands to the ball without bending the plane line.
You want to use the pivot more- go right ahead- it's trained. You want to use the arms more- go right ahead- they're trained. When the mind is in the hands, on the downswing, it is pretty hard for the pivot to be the boss.
Just because you have a very active pivot doesn't mean you are using "pivot controlled hands." It simply means you are using a lot more pivot to whallop the ball.
if you are TRULY using pivot controlled hands then you are simply moving the pivot back and forth with no regard for where your hands/arms/etc are and just relying on the pivot to make your hands to what they are supposed to do.
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When this question comes up I always refer back to the video of Homer swinging in the gallery. I figure Homer knew what he wanted to do in his own swing.
Just because you have a very active pivot doesn't mean you are using "pivot controlled hands." It simply means you are using a lot more pivot to whallop the ball.
if you are TRULY using pivot controlled hands then you are simply moving the pivot back and forth with no regard for where your hands/arms/etc are and just relying on the pivot to make your hands to what they are supposed to do.
I agree jim_0068.
A true pivot controlled hand procedure negates the active use of the hands.
The hands aren't educated until they control the pivot. Control! Not replace or substitute. The hands train or design the pivot- its HIP MOTION -so it can deliver the hands to the ball without bending the plane line.
You want to use the pivot more- go right ahead- it's trained. You want to use the arms more- go right ahead- they're trained. When the mind is in the hands, on the downswing, it is pretty hard for the pivot to be the boss.
So, I presume you all look at Pivot as a BEARING rather then it is a Electric Motor
Now, another related question. I always believe that Hitting the ball further is all about be able to generate more speed.
Now, Pivot is a massive vehicle which transports the Power Package Assembly, therefore if I am correct Pivot is not giving any speed but only the hands are (Endless Belt effect)
So could I have a firm sort of defination about Pivot Power, according to the previous debate, pivot is just a Bearing and have minimum Kinetic Energy. But if we look at it from a different Angle the inside moving the outside. So is the pivot a Electric Motor or It is a Bearing?
Please really give some precise thought to it, rather then just answer the question from the book.
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So, I presume you all look at Pivot as a BEARING rather then it is a Electric Motor
Now, another related question. I always believe that Hitting the ball further is all about be able to generate more speed.
Now, Pivot is a massive vehicle which transports the Power Package Assembly, therefore if I am correct Pivot is not giving any speed but only the hands are (Endless Belt effect)
So could I have a firm sort of defination about Pivot Power, according to the previous debate, pivot is just a Bearing and have minimum Kinetic Energy. But if we look at it from a different Angle the inside moving the outside. So is the pivot a Electric Motor or It is a Bearing?
Please really give some precise thought to it, rather then just answer the question from the book.
Pivot without the Hands and Hands without the Pivot is like using a water pistol to hunt for quails (sorry, I could not resist!).
You need to marry the Pivot with the Hands and that is the whole foundation of TGM - Pivot Powered Hand Controlled Pivot.
Too many people do not understand this relationship between the Hands and the Pivot and thus TGM degenerates into a "Hand" camp and a "Pivot" camp.
Think of the Pivot in swinging as a merry-go-round. The faster the merry-go-round spins, the faster your speed when you are "thrown-off"
What are the Pivot components?
They are:
Pivot
Shoulder Turn
Hip Turn
Hip Action
Knee Action
Foot Action
The Shoulders are the farthest (from the center) and the fastest moving components of the pivot and they transmit the motion of the pivot to the arms.
Power is transmitted to the hands and it is not independently generated by the hands.
...the whole foundation of TGM - Pivot Powered Hand Controlled Pivot.
It is true that the Pivot provides Pivot Lag and is also the massive rotor that generates Angular Momentum for Throw Out Action for the Swinger. In that sense, we can view the Pivot as providing power. However, my understanding of Golf Stroke increased when I viewed the main function of the Pivot as Delivery rather than generating power.
Pivot Delivered Hand Controlled Pivot.
So who is responsible for power then?
Edit: after re-reading my post, I could foresee lots of opportunity for misinterpretation. Lets hope not too many will arise, but I will attempt to tackle them when they come.
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Last edited by tongzilla : 02-15-2006 at 01:22 PM.
.... we can view the Pivot as providing power. However, my understanding of Golf Stroke increased when I viewed the main function of the Pivot as Delivery rather than generating power.
Tong,
Excellent distinction here between the mechanical and the procedural!
Mechanically: The pivot lag/ pivot definitely adds power to the stroke
Procedural Ideal: You don't crudely focus more on the pivot to get more power- that's pivot controlled hands- when you're trying to move the pivot.
Interim Process: This is a common phase- process that one works through to get to a refined golf movement- and it IS A PROCESS- no doubt. So, I'm not saying that at certain times one wouldn't work only on their pivot, pivot lag, etc- they would and you do, but ideally you need to tie that stuff back in with your "intention" of moving the club. And the more you can change the pivot, pivot lag via the intention and hands, i.e. proper loading, pressure point locations, etc, etc. the better.
So on the Procedural stage- focusing on creating power with your pivot- regardless of how good or bad your alignments are- is say the 5 year into the game stage. Moving to more of the perspective that pivot provides delivery, is the 10, to 15, to 20+ year stage of development of your golf swing. All your alignments have to be much better, much more integrated, in order for less effort to provide the proper power. At the 5 year stage you need that pivot effort to overcome - "THE MESS". And then some never understand and never move forward- they never understand how that's not the way to swing it- after all "it doesn't work" or "I don't get any power if I don't focus on the body/pivot!"
Of course, the years used above are just crude examples- showing the principle. Some move through those stages faster than others.
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