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Young scientists” says Shechtman, “should become so thoroughly versed in their field that even if the biggest names around belittle or insult their work, they have the confidence to see it through.” May have some relevance to the Jacobs/Manzella work.

Somewhere in the release thread Brian mentioned that he turns his lead hand towards his trailing hand as hard as he can in the downswing. Today I was trying to get the flexion extension thing going through the ball. Very hard to get that lead wrist to extend. Then I applied a little twistaway...

I think there was a thread here some time ago on the need to "stand the club up" at impact. Something that I have tried to do ever since. Watched Michael Jacob's video analysis of mgranato's swing. This on Mike's forum. Mike asked what his VSP was. Turned out it was quite high. I took that to...

The sacred cows are falling like rain. Ten finger grip? For women and kids only? I went out and tried it with the push/pull that Mike demonstrates. And then it clicked. This was the release. Amazing club head acceleration with only a short backswing. My stomach muscles were burning with the...

I could be wrong but it seems to me that Dr Neal's description of optimum muscle output in the golf swing involves sequencing "from the ground up". Do Mike's and Brian's findings on the release contradict some or all of this? Drew

There are three stages: Thoughtless being. Thought. Return to thoughtless being. Do not confuse the first and third stages. Thoughtless being is attained by everyone, the return to thoughtless being by a very few. "The Art of Fielding"

Where are financially successful, nationally known golf teachers in this search for scientific based golf theory? If you have built your brand around specific techniques, for example, "connection", then tossing that because science suggests a better way is dangerous. Golf students seek...

Is available from amazon in Kindle format for $1.99. Lot of non-intuitive stuff here and several myths blown up. Drew P.s I think an analysis of the data would help focus the discussion of "What's wrong with Tiger Woods?" Drew

So much muscle mass. Can he be too cut? Power undeniably, but is it too much for his joints? And does growing that much affect the snap of the kinetic chain? I may be wrong but too much muscle mass can be a problem in some sports. Like boxing, tennis, golf, baseball pitching, among others...

See 5.10 for a taste. Interesting throughout. ‪A variety of New Orleans accents from YEAH YOU RITE!‬‏ - YouTube Drew

If you have not subscribed to the "Journal of Golf Research" and are interested in the latest developments in golf science, then do so. Excellent stuff and explodes many of the myths that have held us back. A few examples: Shaft fitting is largely useless (with some qualifications). Review...

I have emailed the Manzella organisation directly but have received no response. Any ideas on my next step? Drew

Does a narrower stance promote more or less axis tilt? I am 6'2" and tend to over tilt especially with the driver. Can a narrower stance help? Or is there something else? Drew

I remember a thread from sometime ago posted by someone who had discovered a key to their swing that resulted in a great improvement. can't remember what it was but I was intrigued by BM's comment. It was something to the effect that discoveries like this never last long. Undoubtedly true for...

(Note: I said "down" not up. That will be the subject of another post on another forum.) You have to be astounded with Brian Manzella's grasp of the complexities of the golf swing. His lessons are wonderful examples of teaching the art of the possible given a student's preconceptions and...

There is much here of positions -wrist, hands, pivot etc. - based on photographs of swings. Considering Manzella's post "Line drawing is for dummies" and other Manzella teachers' comments on the fallibility of 2D photos, are discussions based on these photos a waste of time? Drew

I get sentimental viewing these pictures of the master (click on the Hogan box). For me his character comes through clearly. Can any modern players stand the comparison or am I simply a retrograde old fart? Photos - 2011 Masters Tournament Drew

Should width of your stance change with your height? Drew

Assuming that golf swing theory is evolutionary, what did TGM contribute, if anything, to where we are today? Drew

I may be wrong, but don't higher hands at the top mean greater instantaneous velocity at the bottom? Take as an illustration a system of two bodies, the earth and a ball. A ball resting on the ground has no potential energy. Lift the ball and the ball gains potential energy. Drop the ball and...