In this video George tells us that the trunk of the body is the centre of the force and that the arms, hands and the golf club
merely extend from the centre symmetrically. Can someone describe the symmetry he is referring to please?
Symmetry
Definition 1: (Physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions
Definition 2: The correspondence in size form and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, a line or a point
I dont know Strav......he's talking about the trunk as the center of force and the arms, hands and club extending from the center (trunk) symmetrically.
Couple of things I do know .....he visualized what we'd call Adjusted Address, mid body hands,, centered head as two trianlges one on top of the other , symmetrically arranged. The top triangle being formed by the level shoulders and similarly aligned arms. An equilateral triangle. The bottom triangle formed by the ground and legs. Ground parallel to shoulders. No built in axis tilt as was popular back then. So there was symmetry there.
I can also tell you that he believed the ball went the "center" or chest pointed at Finish. Cant remember whether this made his book or not? But a pull to Georges mind was caused by the over rotation of the trunk to the left of the target. Take a look at his finish position , best seat in the house pause......his chest is pointing straight down the fairway.
He put a lot of stock in moving that center as the basis of the swing. So did Homer as well but with a more clearly defined understanding of what the hands should and should not do. Georges book is like a love poem to the pivot. Homers book is more about the Hands but doesnt produce a Handsy swing.
I personally dont think George really swung a club the way he suggested........his hands were educated, they were doing some manipulating. But thats just me. Who's to say maybe he was a True Swinger?
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