line of compression?

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Brian Manzella

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Yoda says:

The Clubhead moves through the Ball on one 'Line of Contact' or another. At the same time, the Clubface is Closing -- or alternatively Laying Back or simultaneously doing both -- through the Ball.

The accomplished golfer feels this...indeed, knows this.

If he wants to Fade, he sets up Left and 'holds on' and Fades. If he wants to Draw, he sets up Right and 'lets go' and Draws.

It is the way life at the top of the Game. And as usual...

Life at the top is good.

Holenone


then Horton says:

Since the ball and clubhead are dynamically disconnected through Impact due to centrifugal, droop, torsion and kick back forces acting independently of the upper shaft and hands, no amount of manipulation can affect the result. However the actions of the golfswing well before Impact can affect how the ball will behave after Impact and this is where the golfer's skill must be applied -- not at the moment of Impact manipulating some fictitious LOC.

Is there any scientific proof that Homer's LOC is the path of the sweetspot through the ball's centerline? Homer's vector diagrams are false and he was incompetent in resolving the forces or lines through the Impact event. These vectors are only Homer's imagination in an attempt to validate his interesting golfswing theories. Nothing more .... believe me .... !

I too can agree with Homer on that point, however you have not addressed your comments to the more significant points I have made. Or do you concede my points by having edited them out?

Btw, can you provide the exact TGM reference to Homer's comments so I can put them in proper context? Thanks.

...and...
Can you define your "Line of Contact" because Homer uses the term "Line of Compression". How does the Ball "move through" this Line of Contact if the ball is being deformed when compressed?

As for the accomplished golfer feeling and knowing what is happening through Impact, that is not a scientific observation, only a subjective and anecdotal experience that is unique to you and for those who claim to share the same feelings you experience. Perhaps you as a TGMer could provide something a bit more objective as Homer attempted to do.


... so holenone responds...

Hello darkness my old friend, I've come to talk to you again.
For the vision softly creeping,
Left its seeds while I was sleeping,
And the vision that was planted in my brain,
Still remains, within the sound of silence.

"Fools," said I, "you do not know, silence like a cancer grows.
Hear my words that I might teach you,
Take my arms that I might reach you."
But my words like silent raindrops fell,
Echoed in the wells of silence.

And the people bowed and prayed to the neon god they made.
And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming, and the sign said:
"The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls
and tenement halls," and whispered the sounds of Silence.

...The Sound of Silence.

Holenone

...Horton's answer...


Dr. Phil for you chum .....
 

holenone

Banned
Brian,

Please restore the original formatting to these posts. It is, at best, a confusing read, and at worst, an insult to Simon and Garfunkle in their belated assist in ignoring Horton.
 
quote:Originally posted by holenone

Brian,

Please restore the original formatting to these posts. It is, at best, a confusing read, and at worst, an insult to Simon and Garfunkle in their belated assist in ignoring Horton.

If you're confused, just sing a little song for me ....

I love you,

You love me,

We're a happy family ....


BAM BAM BAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG YODA ..... YOU JUST SHOT horton .... !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
quote:Originally posted by holenone

Brian,

Please restore the original formatting to these posts. It is, at best, a confusing read, and at worst, an insult to Simon and Garfunkle in their belated assist in ignoring Horton.

Better yet -- come up with some software that supports killfiles.
 

holenone

Banned
This thread exists only because I inadvertantly posted regarding the Line of Compression. I didn't realize I had entered into a crossfire between Brian and Horton. To maintain his one-on-one, Brian consolidated the above posts, moved them here, and restored a reasonable formatting. Bottom line: There is no Yoda vs. Horton debate, nor will there be.
 
quote:Originally posted by holenone

...Bottom line: There is no Yoda vs. Horton debate, nor will there be.

I find Lynn's statement both profound and well-reasoned. There is no benefit to be derived by responding to Horton's pugnacious messages. I, like most here, am tired of this "debate."
 
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