Hogan and Project 1.68
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Virtuoso
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SteveT, is this the only info you've gleaned from Hogan?
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SteveT
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No... I've learned that Hogan saw himself as a 'scientist' in his golfswing methods for practice and play.
Oh... and he also envisaged 'swing planes', a swing plane at address that is aligned to the target line... and another swing plane that is skewed to the right for his downswing path.
He also wished he had the power of 3 right hands, or was that Palmer...???
Perhaps all the Hoganites can tell us how they practice their 5 Lessons ... mirror and/or slo-motion?
dschultz6072
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I swing a club in front of a mirror, every day, for 30 minutes a day at times. 5 at the least. I haven't stopped doing this since I first saw how horrific I looked on video. It keeps my swing oiled. EVERY day.
Virtuoso
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Is that all?
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That's great!!! Do you retain a mirror picture of your golfswing in your mind's eye when you are on the golf course, or do you just shut off the visual image and just whale away?
Btw... you do realize that you are looking at a reverse image of your true golfswing orientation when you are looking into a mirror?!
p.s. I've used a full sized vertical mirror in my garage hitting room, and I slightly slanted it so I could see my leg action in the backswing and downswing, without looking at the ball of course, and that seemed to help establish good leg action.
Remember, you can't examine your entire swing in mirror practice, only one body part at a time. The whole swing has to come together synergistically.
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SteveT
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I supinate my lead hand in a timely manner without being a handle dragger.. to generate max centripetal force going normal, of course.
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SteveT
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With your obsession on viewing player's swings without pants on, I'm surprised you're not standing on a mirror as well.
Yes... I've secretly practiced in front of my full length mirror only wearing my fruit of the looms.. because I only wanted to watch my golf club swinging.
Can't learn much about your body mechanics if your body is hidden from view covered in clothing...
Virtuoso
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Why do you supinate your lead hand?
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SteveT
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So I can go normal and square the clubface too.
Virtuoso
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But you can cup the left wrist, go normal, and square the clubface. Why is supination so critical?
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SteveT
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Yes you can, but Hogan supinates his lead hand going into impact in 5 Lessons. Eventually you will have to supinate otherwise you are in for a lot of hurt.
Virtuoso
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Are you talking about the supination of the lead forearm, ie turning your wrist watch toward the ground, or are you mixing in lead wrist bowing as well? Can the wrist remain cupped through impact?
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SteveT
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Yes, the lead forearm rotates axially to supinate the lead hand. Yes, the wrist can remain cupped through impact.. I do it all the time with my wedges on partial swings for shorter distances. Wouldn't recommend it for the driver tho ....
Virtuoso
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Why not with the driver?
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SteveT
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Because with the driver you want to let it all out with freewheeling at the wrist joint ... and holding a cupped wrist impedes freewheeling and 'going normal'. (Cochran & Stobbs in SPS?)
Virtuoso
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Some might argue that letting the left wrist cup through impact aids freewheeling and assists "going normal."
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How so? Some might argue that locking the left wrist into a cupped position when using the driver will impede freewheeling rotation around the left wrist... and also misalign "going normal".
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