Adjusted address hitting

[KevCarter]

I'd like to hear this as well. Personally I don't think there's a mechanical disadvantage, but more or less what the golfer feels more comfortable with. I think the advantage is that it can make it easier for the golfer to execute. It is amazing how many people bash it without every giving it a real chance or feel uncomfortable doing it a few times and never give it a chance.



3JACK

I agree. Options... One of the things that makes the yellow book so wonderful. No right or wrong, personal preference.

I was always a swinger, always adjusted address. Now I feel I'm more of a hitter, and I'm loving the added structure that impact hands is giving me at address. Makes me feel just like Brian Gay, even if I still hit it like Ben Gay.

Kevin

[Richie3Jack]

I agree. Options... One of the things that makes the yellow book so wonderful. No right or wrong, personal preference.

I was always a swinger, always adjusted address. Now I feel I'm more of a hitter, and I'm loving the added structure that impact hands is giving me at address. Makes me feel just like Brian Gay, even if I still hit it like Ben Gay.

Kevin

I do think there's a difference between 'personal preference' and 'feeling comfortable.' Forgetting about the adjusted address and stuff for a second, I've seen many golfers junk tweaks to the components of the swing simply because they don't feel comfortable with it right away and then state that it was 'personal preference.'

I think you need to give any adjustment a legit chance.




3JACK

[Yoda]

I do think there's a difference between 'personal preference' and 'feeling comfortable.' Forgetting about the adjusted address and stuff for a second, I've seen many golfers junk tweaks to the components of the swing simply because they don't feel comfortable with it right away and then state that it was 'personal preference.'

I think you need to give any adjustment a legit chance.

Agreed, 3Jack. And knowing that the Component under consideration is a valid Variation gives one the confidence to pursue it until an informed decision can be made.

[O.B.Left]

I think that there are a lot of hitters starting from Adjusted out there. Didnt Yoda suggest Brain Gay and Larry Nelson as examples? I might be wrong. Yoda himself does this too when hitting I think. He loves a Lagging Takeaway.

Dont think there's a "major pitfall", maybe not quite as simple a procedure. You have to apply Extensor Action, allow the for the flattening of the left wrist, bending of the right etc in Startup. I guess one of the advantages is the Lagging Takeaway. The Swing Back that Bucket mentioned. It does feel great and the CF does a lot of the work. Like hitting an impact bag on the way back and another one on the way down, you Lag in both directions.

Homer specified 10-9-A , Standard Address for both 12-1 Drive Loading and 12-2 Drag Loading. I wonder why though? Why not starting in Fix for 12-1? Anyone got any thoughts?

[Loren]

Yoda answered in the Ted Fort Hitters' Address Routine video, "to make it easier to switch back and forth between hitting and swinging."

Disadvantage for hitters is having to re-create the fix amount of right wrist bend.

[O.B.Left]

Thanks Loren.

I should correct my statement above about Larry Nelson and Brian Gay being Hitters from adjusted. They are not. I had misinterpreted a story Lynn relayed in which they discussed the merits of a bent left arm at address to mean adjusted address, a bent left wrist. That was incorrect on my part. Brian starts from Fix but with a slightly bent left arm. Something he and Larry Nelson discussed at length one afternoon at Lynns club.

Love your posts.

O.b.