Bobby Clampett "Impact Zone" initial review

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Haven't made it all the way thru yet but is an outstanding book. Hope Brian picks up a copy and will share his thoughts on it. Pays respect to "The Golfing Machine" Homer and Sally. Ben Doyle. My 2 favorite quotes so far..

....load your lag during the backswing, and lag your load during the downswing through the impact zone.
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and in referencing Swing Vision.


Among the things you'll see is that the overwhelming majority of these great players strike slightly down on the ball through the impact zone with their drivers. You'll also see that their swing bottoms, with irons and woods, fall a good four inches in front of the ball.
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I don't want to call it TGM for dummies, but their are a lot of very familiar concepts, in an easy to understand package, that is written with a passion that is on par with our own Mr. Manzella.

I'm already willing to call it the best golf instruction book I've ever seen. As it is not teaching a particular golf swing, but rather teaches good imperatives and their application at "the moment of truth". Emphasizing swing dynamics over swing style.


YMMV but I like it a lot.:)
 
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Haven't made it all the way thru yet but is an outstanding book. Hope Brian picks up a copy and will share his thoughts on it. Pays respect to "The Golfing Machine" Homer and Sally. Ben Doyle. My 2 favorite quotes so far..
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Ben bought a copy at the BGTT @ MIT....he carefully opened the bag from the bookstore and looked at me so proudly like a proud father of a newborn...Visibily shaken and emotional..."Got a copy?...Need to get one!!!!" he said in his usual humble,gentle and soft tone...continued...."Many tears...Many tears" ...Thanks Ben, Joanne, Brian, Damon, and David Edel....enjoyed our time together...I'll never forget Ben quizzing us and demonstrating ALL 24 components at the cocktail party...got some great pics of that!!!
 
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The Return of NAT said:
Ben bought a copy at the BGTT @ MIT....he carefully opened the bag from the bookstore and looked at me so proudly like a proud father of a newborn...Visibily shaken and emotional..."Got a copy?...Need to get one!!!!" he said in his usual humble,gentle and soft tone...continued...."Many tears...Many tears" ...Thanks Ben, Joanne, Brian, Damon, and David Edel....enjoyed our time together...I'll never forget Ben quizzing us and demonstrating ALL 24 components at the cocktail party...got some great pics of that!!!
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Ben should be very proud, because his fingerprints are all thru it. Lots of Ben in this book. Had of course heard the story before, but I love "Can you have too much love?"
 
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Initial Thoughts...

I bought the book last night at Barnes and Noble—Louisville.

He did a good job of supporting the THESIS of his book:

Low Point should be 4 inches in front of the ball.

There is plenty of things that are interesting from a TGM point of view:

Mid-Body hands for ALL shots.

Pivot for ALL shots (except for putts).

The club swings LEFT after Low Point.

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More later...but all in all, a very good book.
 
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Brian Manzella said:
I bought the book last night at Barnes and Noble—Louisville.

He did a good job of supporting the THESIS of his book:

Low Point should be 4 inches in front of the ball.
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Intersting comment on Golf Night the other day. They showed Tiger's driver going through the ball in slo-mo (BIG drive!) and one of the pro commentators pointed out that the contact was above the sweet spot. He said that a lot of the big hitting pros now try to do that (presumably for elevation)....
 
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puttmad said:
Intersting comment on Golf Night the other day. They showed Tiger's driver going through the ball in slo-mo (BIG drive!) and one of the pro commentators pointed out that the contact was above the sweet spot. He said that a lot of the big hitting pros now try to do that (presumably for elevation)....
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Vertical gear effect on that one, I believe...I saw them talking about this on TV in the past, and their reasoning was this.

When the ball is contacted above the center of gravity, it generally causes the ball to launch higher (obviously) and also with much less spin. That is why when Golf Digest used to do those "Where is Your Driver's Sweet Spot" articles, most of the sweet spots were in the top 1/3 of the driver face.

Stew
 
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I know there will be a lot of reviews for this book that will say that this book lacks a lot of "meat and potatoes". But I don't think it is trying to be a beginner golfer book. It's more of a "if you learn to apply these dynamics to your swing, you can drop your handicap." For me at least it was the right book at the right time for where I am with my golf swing now. Most of whats in the book Brian has given in some shape or form in the past. Sometimes it's just a matter of something being phrased a different way, when you suddenly have a "so thats what he meant" moment.

Think its a very nice companion to the "meat and potatoes" I get here and from NAT's site.
 
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Brian Manzella said:
I bought the book last night at Barnes and Noble—Louisville.

He did a good job of supporting the THESIS of his book:

Low Point should be 4 inches in front of the ball.

There is plenty of things that are interesting from a TGM point of view:

Mid-Body hands for ALL shots.

Pivot for ALL shots (except for putts).

The club swings LEFT after Low Point.

;)

More later...but all in all, a very good book.
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Would you rate the book a must have Brian?
 
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Great Book!

I just got the book. It is great, many refrences to Ben. Easy to understand for those not familiar with TGM. Good stories from Bobby also.
 
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Just bought the book from Barnes and Noble Columbia had 3 starbucks dopio espressos while there and I have read half of it allready. woooH Ben Doyle and Gregg Mc Hatton truth in teaching in that book. Now that Bobby said it, it will gain sooo much more creditibilty with the general golfing public. Well Done Bobby Clampett on passing on what Ben taught you over 25 years ago that still stands strong today despite all of the people TGM and otherwise trying to reinvent the wheel.
 
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