It's actually good to hear that there are people who are having success with this style. Thanks for the comments in this thread. Everybody's posts were helpful.
Noproblemos,
Let's see if we can be even more helpful here. Where does the 'disconnect' seem to be between your current procedure and the ideas you are attempting to implement on the range? In other words, what is it that just doesn't seem to work for you?
As an example, one piece of Ben's instruction that is very easy to exaggerate is 'Sit and Tilt.' The purpose of the Axis (Spine) Tilt is to permit the Right Shoulder to Turn toward the Ball (remain On Plane) during the Downstroke. It is properly accomplished by Sliding the Hips to the Left while the Head remains Stationary. If, instead, the player simply leans backwards, two Snares immediately raise their ugly heads: the Bob and the Sway. Either is certain to disrupt the orbit of the Club and produce the 'disastrous' results you mention.
That seems to be the case with the student in the videos. In an effort to Tilt, he Bobs downward. Simultaneously, he Sways to the right, thereby exaggerating into a fault convention's virtue of 'Stay behind the Ball'. This lethal combination makes it impossible for him to achieve the correct Impact Hand Location, despite his valiant attempts to keep his Left Wrist Flat. Instead of a true Three-Dimensional Impact -- Downward, Outward and Forward -- his Upstroke begins well behind the Ball; he hits Up through the Ball, not Down; and the result is a helpless Scoop. In other words, his lack of Zone #1 Pivot Basic Structure (the Pivot Swing Center Tripod) is sabotaging his Zone #3 Impact Hand Alignments.
During the Address Routine, the student should locate his Head in the center of his Feet and then keep it there throughout the Stroke (at least until the end of the Follow-Through -- Both Arms Straight). With the Bob and Sway thus eliminated, the Hip Slide during the Start Down will Tilt the Axis (of the Shoulder Turn), the Right Shoulder will lead the Loaded Power Package Down Plane toward the Ball, and the Left Shoulder will return to its Impact Fix position (and thereby locate the Low Point of the Stroke well in front of the Ball). This will make the desired Impact Geometry far easier -- even possible -- to attain.
With a mental picture of the desired Impact Hands Location held throughout the Stroke, a Stationary Head properly positioned between the Feet, and a lot of drill with the Start Down Waggle -- Hip Slide (and Delayed Turn) pulling the Hands directly toward the Ball -- hitting behind the Ball rapidly becomes a thing of the past.
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