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  1. drewyallop

    The wisdom of children

    Spent 15 minutes today watching 6 and 7 year olds bash balls at a spring break clinic. About 8 kids, boys and girls and this is their swing. Throw the club back and stand almost straight up. Then bend over, squat and wale on it. They all did the same thing. They instinctively knew how to use the...
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    Golf instruction - the Bayesian approach

    As serious golfers we constantly search for the "answer". That method, tip, guru, theory that will solve the golf problem for us. Many have made money or at least notoriety purporting to have that answer. But I maintain that there is no one right answer and never will be. Everything we hear or...
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    Thank you letter to Michael Jacobs

    Bought MJ's most recent video on ground reaction forces. I am sure that the accomplished golfers here already know this information or have worked it out for themselves. But for me the use of proper footwork to generate power was new and breakthrough. Especially helpful was the discussion on...
  4. drewyallop

    Another suggestion for 1.68/new site

    A complete description of the dynamics of all the relevant body parts - feet (GRF), pelvis, torso, shoulders, arms, wrists/hands in a tour swing. We have seen pieces here but no synthesis. By dynamics I mean angular displacements, velocities, and accelerations. Of all the papers I have read...
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    Biomechanics and sport (wonkish)

    May be of interest and accessible to most. http://www.oup.com.au/titles/secondary/health__and__physical_education/physical_education/queensland/9780195573862/03_RUS_QSPE_3pp.pdf
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    Deceleration

    Question: Abstract away from 3d rotational motion and the biomechanics of muscles, connective tissues, and bones. Then does the simple double pendulum model explain hip deceleration? Peter Selinger: Double Pendulum Think of the end of the first (top) pendulum as the hips and the end of the...
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    Butchy

    When asked of the origin of the expression "Leg Pulling" an English teacher just sent me this (unfair?) quote as an example of it's usage ... "For grating smugness, self-aggrandisement, unprickable pomposity, and perpetual name-dropping, even the egotistical area of sports television...
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    A suggestion for Project 1.68

    It is probably only me but I get confused when "plane" is discussed here. Sasho Mackenzie describes the "golfer's swing plane" and the "club plane". Kwon, Como et al describe "functional swing plane of the clubhead" and the "movement planes" of different segments of the body. Less scientifically...
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    Korean women dominance. Finally, the secret revealed.

    For S. Korean men, makeup a foundation for success
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    Taking the grip ... Something that may help

    Fooling around with a six iron today and remembered something Brian said about right hand swings. That most people can hit any spot on the ground using the right hand only. So I tried it and it worked plus the club came in on a good plane and there was a nice full release and a good feeling of...
  11. drewyallop

    The student perspective ...

    Good threads elsewhere on what constitutes a good teacher or good teaching. Many opinions are from the perspective of the teachers here. So students ... what makes a good teacher or a good lesson? (Teachers not excluded since they all have been or are students.)
  12. drewyallop

    Randomness and major winners

    What Are Tiger Woods's Chances In the U.S. Open? : The New Yorker Interesting throughout. Drew
  13. drewyallop

    Els

    The first thing out of his mouth in the BBC interview ... "I feel for Adam Scott, he is a great friend of mine". A man in full. Drew
  14. drewyallop

    Ping nFlight fitting

    Has anyone had it done. Comments? Drew
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    The single most important thing ...

    That you have learned here in the last two years that has improved your golf. Remember, the single most important thing (Manzella crew included). Drew
  16. drewyallop

    How to re-energize the US Open?

    Humbly submitted ... Member Of Prestigious Golf Club Scolds Others For Pissing On The Greens, Cavorting In The Nude, Picking Up A Golf Ball With "Naked Butt Cheeks," And Much More
  17. drewyallop

    Tour pro angle of attack

    And how does it compare to AOA of a 15 handicap? Watched some players today on the Canadian Tour. Clubface seems to come in so shallow and well back of the ball, bam right into the back of the ball, and it goes miles long and high. What are they doing differently than the guys I play with...
  18. drewyallop

    Remedy for over-slide over pivot?

    Probably a dumb idea for most. But I hit the ball much better standing close to the edge of the upper deck at the driving range. Drew
  19. drewyallop

    Need help on Gamma

    I think I have read in someone's paper that the twisting torque (Gamma) contributes significantly to clubhead acceleration. I can't remember where (I think MacKenzie). I would be grateful for a link. I think I also remember a paper stating that gamma torque plays a relatively insignificant role...
  20. drewyallop

    3D at Michael Jacobs' site

    Explain tumble? now with 3D images First time that I have seen 3D. Every shift, carry, pivot, alpha, beta and gamma shown in detail from every angle. This, in my view, is the only way to see exactly what a golfer's body is doing during the golf swing. Makes a nonsense out of the assertion that...
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