Impact. Everything in the golf swing comes down to impact. Impact. You can get there a thousand different ways, but Impact is what separates a great ball striker from a hack.
A PGA pro is a very good ball striker, but he's a great, very great Golfer.
Daryl,
I respectfully disagree. Having taught thousands of beginners, impact is what causes them to fail, in a sense it is steering. I think the fact that Homer did not make it a station means that we should never try to create impact, only use it as analyses of the motion. Address, top, finish, in that order with no wobble and in balance. When I teach students to pass through finish on plane with lag pressure, impact takes care of itself.
As far as tour pros go, use what is good and disregard the rest. Once again, Focus on the the triad and you can't go wrong.
I respectfully disagree. Having taught thousands of beginners impact is what causes them to fail, in a sense it is steering. I think the fact that Homer did not make it a station means that we should never try to create impact, only use it as analyses of the motion. Address, top, finish, in that order with no wobble and in balance. When I teach students to pass through finish on plane with lag pressure, impact takes care of itself.
As far as tour pros go, use what is good and disregard the rest. Once again, Focus on the the triad and you can't go wrong.
Have you all gone MAD? Yes, the beginners fail at Impact, otherwise they'd all be Pro's.
Have you all gone MAD? Yes, the beginners fail at Impact, otherwise they'd all be Pro's.
NO!!!
Hacks- hack at the ball with impact (hitting the ball) their only concearn
Amateurs- create motion with the HOPE of impact and straight ballflight
Pros- create the motion they KNOW will create the proper impact alignments for the ballflight they wish produce
Pro's and other great players simply know how to control the CLUBSHAFT, CLUBHEAD, AND THE CLUBFACE in order to produce the desired ball flight. Hinge action goes well beyond impact and controlls ballflight. Focus on the end result and you will find impact becomes better.
It's a genetic flaw. I should have been a Hitter. Axe Handle.
Bucket, This guy is starting to frighten me! Another one of your alter ego's I suppose. Why don't you come out of the closet? Go ahead just make your list- let me start. I'm sure their are a few that would surprise some people
Bucket is also: Bagger Lance UPP ChrisNZ KOC Ecox ThinkingPlus
But seriously Bucket- Have you and Ecox started a list of excuses when you lose to my partner and I? Well have ya? It's going to be a beating!!!
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Bucket, This guy is starting to frighten me! Another one of your alter ego's I suppose. Why don't you come out of the closet? Go ahead just make your list- let me start. I'm sure their are a few that would surprise some people
Bucket is also: Bagger Lance UPP ChrisNZ KOC Ecox ThinkingPlus
But seriously Bucket- Have you and Ecox started a list of excuses when you lose to my partner and I? Well have ya? It's going to be a beating!!!
Hacks- hack at the ball with impact (hitting the ball) their only concearn
Amateurs- create motion with the HOPE of impact and straight ballflight
Pros- create the motion they KNOW will create the proper impact alignments for the ballflight they wish produce
Pro's and other great players simply know how to control the CLUBSHAFT, CLUBHEAD, AND THE CLUBFACE in order to produce the desired ball flight. Hinge action goes well beyond impact and controlls ballflight. Focus on the end result and you will find impact becomes better.
Maestro,
You know how much I like you, and I know you're a great Golfer, but:
Nothing is more important than impact. Impact is the language the Ball understands. It’s doesn’t speak French. If you ask it nicely to fly straight and land 285 yards in the center of the fairway, it won’t understand you.
The ball is not your buddy. If you want it to go somewhere, then you must whack it a particular way. The BALL ONLY UNDERSTANDS IMPACT. It really doesn’t care how pretty your Golf swing, or what kind of car you drive.
It’s non-discriminatory. It doesn’t care how tall or short or thin or fat you are. It doesn’t care if it gets whacked with a 400.00 new Nike Driver or a 30 year old persimmon Hagan Wood driver with a D4 Swing weight and extra stiff shaft.
It doesn't care if you use 2,3 or 4 barrels nor if you angle or horizontal hinge with 10-2-B or 10-2-D. Do you Swivel? The ball couldn't care less.
If you can’t talk IMPACT, then the ball won’t do what you want it to do. And it don't care what you say if you can't say it the right way.
The ball speaks in three dimensions. Here is what to say, Down, Out and Forward, and here is how you say it: Simultaneously.
You know how much I like you, and I know you're a great Golfer, but:
Nothing is more important than impact. Impact is the language the Ball understands. It’s doesn’t speak French. If you ask it nicely to fly straight and land 285 yards in the center of the fairway, it won’t understand you.
The ball is not your buddy. If you want it to go somewhere, then you must whack it a particular way. The BALL ONLY UNDERSTANDS IMPACT. It really doesn’t care how pretty your Golf swing, or what kind of car you drive.
It’s non-discriminatory. It doesn’t care how tall or short or thin or fat you are. It doesn’t care if it gets whacked with a 400.00 new Nike Driver or a 30 year old persimmon Hagan Wood driver with a D4 Swing weight and extra stiff shaft.
It doesn't care if you use 2,3 or 4 barrels nor if you angle or horizontal hinge with 10-2-B or 10-2-D. Do you Swivel? The ball couldn't care less.
If you can’t talk IMPACT, then the ball won’t do what you want it to do. And it don't care what you say if you can't say it the right way.
The ball speaks in three dimensions. Here is what to say, Down, Out and Forward, and here is how you say it: Simultaneously.
From the preface, "It's not instant perfection but continuous progress toward a practical goal-mastery of the STAR SYSTEM TRIAD: the Three Imperatives applying the three functions through the three stations which should be sought."
I agree that impact is what the ball responds to, but I will maintain that how it gets through there is more important. Remember we can't teach positions and impact is a postion, one point along the swing. Teach players to keep moving smoothly to the finish and impact will take care of itself. Impact is for monitoring how well everything is working.
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