Pressure Point #1
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PP#1 pressure exerted by the cup of the right palm either directly on the shaft or on the left thumb.
I only feel PP#1 for wedge and iron shots.
In my opinion left thumb on the shaft exerts pressure that can be felt by itself without the cup of the right palm for certain shots. And this is not classified as a pressure point.
For me that "active" pressure point is just as important as the "passive" pressure point defined in TGM.
PP in TGM are monitoring pressure and is controlled by their accumulators.
IMO these PP's are regulated by the tendons and acts as clamps.
Not to be confused with active hand pressure exerted by intrinsic muscles namely the thenar and hypothenar muscles, which can give that extra "hit" from the hand muscles.
I only feel PP#1 for wedge and iron shots.
In my opinion left thumb on the shaft exerts pressure that can be felt by itself without the cup of the right palm for certain shots. And this is not classified as a pressure point.
For me that "active" pressure point is just as important as the "passive" pressure point defined in TGM.
PP in TGM are monitoring pressure and is controlled by their accumulators.
IMO these PP's are regulated by the tendons and acts as clamps.
Not to be confused with active hand pressure exerted by intrinsic muscles namely the thenar and hypothenar muscles, which can give that extra "hit" from the hand muscles.
alexandjacob
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yeppppers
HERE WE GO......................NOW IT BEGINS
HERE WE GO......................NOW IT BEGINS
Phil Rosenbaum
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It may be difficult to spark a TGM Thread around here these days.
alexandjacob
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Phil Rosenbaum
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I know.
Kevin Shields
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I'll play....
When you apply a down pressure into the ground, it can be felt in the form of pressure on any of the so called pressure points. If this happens, you can focus on taking that pressure and driving it to a spot really anywhere you like. Might improve some things regarding speed and feel but without the proper grip type, hand path, face control, etc, might prove to give you some weird shots.
When you apply a down pressure into the ground, it can be felt in the form of pressure on any of the so called pressure points. If this happens, you can focus on taking that pressure and driving it to a spot really anywhere you like. Might improve some things regarding speed and feel but without the proper grip type, hand path, face control, etc, might prove to give you some weird shots.
Jim Kobylinski
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why do you want more lag in the swing?
tongzilla
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so 2003-2008
drewyallop
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This is a subtle and important point. All pressure starts by putting force into the ground. All the rest is a reaction. Thinking about pressure points while you are swinging obscures that reality. So you end up thinking PP's instead of driving the body from the ground up and letting the PP's take care of themselves.
Just off the top of my head, maybe this the reason that "no-pivot" swings are popular. Driving up from the ground is scary. You feel that you are losing losing control and so dial it back to your comfort zone, maybe all the way back to a no-pivot, arms only, reverse pivot.
Lot of talk here about Hogan's swing. Let me throw out an observation about what you can learn from Hogan. Not plane, not laid off, not shift or rotation, but simply this: He went at it with an abandon and a vengeance that none of his challengers could match. He risked everything on every swing and had the technique and ego to pull it off. I think ultimately this separates the great from the average. Bring some of it to your swing and you may swing and feel a lot better - regardless of your handicap.
Jim Kobylinski
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everyone is missing the point, WHY does this person want more lag? For what reason? Plenty of people create plenty of swing speed with LOTS of delay (sergio) and LITTLE delay (Jason Zuback)
Maybe he has even less than Zuback?There is a point where lack of lag will be a problem.You don't have to look like Sergio but you don't want the clubhead passing the hands by the time the hands reach the right thigh.
Here's the problem with pressure points in the hands.They don't get created by thinking about it(mind in the hands).When you push a supermarket trolley with your legs,pressure will be created in the hands on the handle.No need to think about the hands.
Your mind should be on the movement that creates these pressure points.You can sense these pressure points but you don't have to think about them.They are the effect not the cause.Your mind should be on the cause.Pivot controlled hands anyone?
Your mind should be on the movement that creates these pressure points.You can sense these pressure points but you don't have to think about them.They are the effect not the cause.Your mind should be on the cause.Pivot controlled hands anyone?
Jim Kobylinski
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If he is THAT bad, lag isn't his problem.
Brian Manzella
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Some TGM...
In TGM pressure point #1 is where the right hand touches the left hand/thumb area.
As you begin to straighten your right arm, you put pressure on this spot.
If you do it WITHOUT STRAIGHTENING YOUR RIGHT WRIST, and AIM the straightening correctly between your foot line and your plane line, you sure won't have throwaway.
And thus, more LAG PRESSURE, and maybe more "lag" (trigger delay).
In TGM pressure point #1 is where the right hand touches the left hand/thumb area.
As you begin to straighten your right arm, you put pressure on this spot.
If you do it WITHOUT STRAIGHTENING YOUR RIGHT WRIST, and AIM the straightening correctly between your foot line and your plane line, you sure won't have throwaway.
And thus, more LAG PRESSURE, and maybe more "lag" (trigger delay).
alexandjacob
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Hogan
I enjoyed that. I understood that as, in Knudson's words, ''giving up control to gain control.''
I enjoyed that. I understood that as, in Knudson's words, ''giving up control to gain control.''
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