Here's an interesting point which is not in the book. So please look away for those who's only into pure Homer Kelly.
The Golfing Machine says that the Left Wrist controls the Clubface. But once you've mastered the idea of producing different Hinge Actions with your Left Wrist remaining Vertical to one of the three Basic Planes, a very convenient way to control the Clubface is through the Lag Pressure sensed by Pressure Point #3. 'What?' you may ask, 'I thought Pressure Point #3 was only for sensing Clubhead Lag Pressure'.
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Convenient, yes, but not as precise.
Convenient because control of both the Clubhead and Clubface are now in one Hand.
Imprecise because variations in Right Elbow Bend and Location will disturb the Clubface alignments, making it an inferior procedure.
Better to free the Right Hand and Arm of all responsibility except their Straight Line Drive through the Ball and Plane Line Tracing. And assign to the Left Wrist the task of returning to Flat and Vertical at Impact for execution of the Hinge Action.
Left Hand -- Hinge Action and Clubface Control.
Right Hand -- Clubhead Lag Pressure and Clubhead Control.
Unless, of course, you prefer to do it otherwise. In which case, Homer Kelley would have been the first to say...
Convenient because control of both the Clubhead and Clubface are now in one Hand.
Imprecise because variations in Right Elbow Bend and Location will disturb the Clubface alignments, making it an inferior procedure.
Better to free the Right Hand and Arm of all responsibility except their Straight Line Drive through the Ball and Plane Line Tracing. And assign to the Left Wrist the task of returning to Flat and Vertical at Impact for execution of the Hinge Action.
Left Hand -- Hinge Action and Clubface Control.
Right Hand -- Clubhead Lag Pressure and Clubhead Control.
Unless, of course, you prefer to do it otherwise. In which case, Homer Kelley would have been the first to say...
TGM - Preface
The first page HK wrote in edition 6.
Paragraph #1 Homer makes the case for alignment golf versus position golf.
Paragraph 2 first line, "And the number one alignment is the Flat Left Wrist (law of the flail 2-k). without it, more information means only more confusion."
No mention of plane, no mention of lag in the preface, pivot, flying wedges etc. Only the, "Flat Left Wrist".
Homer knew it was the key that unlocks alignment golf aka "The Golfing Machine".
TGM - Preface
The first page HK wrote in edition 6.
Paragraph #1 Homer makes the case for alignment golf versus position golf.
Paragraph 2 first line, "And the number one alignment is the Flat Left Wrist (law of the flail 2-k). without it, more information means only more confusion."
No mention of plane, no mention of lag in the preface, pivot, flying wedges etc. Only the, "Flat Left Wrist".
Homer knew it was the key that unlocks alignment golf aka "The Golfing Machine".
Right you are, mb6606.
The Swinger who keeps his Left Wrist Flat through the Ball automatically produces Horizontal Hinging. Pivot Thrust sustains the Lag Pressure.
The Hitter who keeps his Left Wrist Flat through the Ball automatically produces Angled Hinging. Right Triceps Thrust sustains the Lag Pressure.
Then, Swinger or Hitter, it's just a matter of Tracing the Straight Plane Line. If the Ball is going a little left, Trace right. If it is going a little right, Trace left. If it's going straight, find a tournament and enter!
TGM - Preface
The first page HK wrote in edition 6.
Paragraph #1 Homer makes the case for alignment golf versus position golf.
Paragraph 2 first line, "And the number one alignment is the Flat Left Wrist (law of the flail 2-k). without it, more information means only more confusion."
No mention of plane, no mention of lag in the preface, pivot, flying wedges etc. Only the, "Flat Left Wrist".
Homer knew it was the key that unlocks alignment golf aka "The Golfing Machine".
Yes, I agree the Flat Left Wrist is the number one Alignment (Clubhead Lag is not an Alignment) in Golf. But you were saying that if you have a Flat Left Wrist, then everything else will fall into place. Those are two quite different statements!
Can some tell me where to look on this site to find an explaination of accumulator lag versus club head lag?
Im waiting for the 7th edition of the yellow book and would just like to know some of the TGM basics. I thought club head lag was maintaining an acute angle between the club and left arm as long as possible before releasing, but Im not sure what accumulator lag is. Thanks
"Yes, I agree the Flat Left Wrist is the number one Alignment (Clubhead Lag is not an Alignment) in Golf. But you were saying that if you have a Flat Left Wrist, then everything else will fall into place. Those are two quite different statements!"
Tong,
I guess I should have written the "opportunity for everything to fall into place". Although at the time I had not read The Flat Left Wrist in the preface I was surmising it on my own.
The good news is that Homer's statement is pretty clear. Without the Flat Left Wrist you are wasting the golfers/student/instructors valuable time.
I understand why Mr. Doyle goes no further with a student. Although am I unclear that the pivot and not "adding" is the only way.
How many golfers have you guys seen with a Flat Left Wrist at Impact but no Clubhead Lag? Quite a few I'd say.
Contrast this with the number of golfers who has plenty of Clubhead Lag (i.e. no Throwaway) but a Bent Left Wrist through Impact (neutral grip of course). Not a lot huh...in fact I can't find any.
Hybrid Mode
