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Hue, to understand flying wedges, read my "EdZ" drills again, and how that relates to the 'riding the rim' image. The drill with the split right hand fingers over the left thumb (hands like this -|). The second one, with fingers interlocked, thumbs pointing away from you as well.
Basically, it is PP#1 that rides the rim, the point where the two lines meet. That is the 'wedge'.
In the second version (fingers interlocked as if you were going to boost someone up - ride the 'outside' of the wheel. The point at the base of the fingers is the 'wedge' that rides the rim (note - THIS is why Moe Norman's swing worked so well, look at his grip, and imagine this 'wedge')
The first gives you more of a 'hitting' feel, the second more of a 'swinging' feel (more rotation).
Watch good players, you'll see it.
Imagine that rim is about as wide as your hand, and 'grab the edges' of the inside of the rim so that your palm is riding the inside of it and your thumb and fingers are on its edge.
The left thumb rides the rim, the right palm rides the rim.
Right wrist straight back on the plane of the rim, and spin that wheel with the body. Forget about the hands once you've set them, just spin the wheel, think TARGET and BALANCE.
You may wish to experiment a bit with your grip when using this image.
The best way to 'get' the image is to grip like this:
Clap your hands in front of you. Your right palm stays facing the target.
Turn your left hand at a 45 degree angle (where a 90 degree turn would put your thumb pointing directly away from the target).
With that grip, doing nothing else at address but bending your right wrist straight back on the plane of your right forearm, should then make your left wrist flat, and left thumb facing straight away from the target. From there, keep the spoke straight, and spin the wheel with the belly.
Basically, it is PP#1 that rides the rim, the point where the two lines meet. That is the 'wedge'.
In the second version (fingers interlocked as if you were going to boost someone up - ride the 'outside' of the wheel. The point at the base of the fingers is the 'wedge' that rides the rim (note - THIS is why Moe Norman's swing worked so well, look at his grip, and imagine this 'wedge')
The first gives you more of a 'hitting' feel, the second more of a 'swinging' feel (more rotation).
Watch good players, you'll see it.
Imagine that rim is about as wide as your hand, and 'grab the edges' of the inside of the rim so that your palm is riding the inside of it and your thumb and fingers are on its edge.
The left thumb rides the rim, the right palm rides the rim.
Right wrist straight back on the plane of the rim, and spin that wheel with the body. Forget about the hands once you've set them, just spin the wheel, think TARGET and BALANCE.
You may wish to experiment a bit with your grip when using this image.
The best way to 'get' the image is to grip like this:
Clap your hands in front of you. Your right palm stays facing the target.
Turn your left hand at a 45 degree angle (where a 90 degree turn would put your thumb pointing directly away from the target).
With that grip, doing nothing else at address but bending your right wrist straight back on the plane of your right forearm, should then make your left wrist flat, and left thumb facing straight away from the target. From there, keep the spoke straight, and spin the wheel with the belly.
"With that grip, doing nothing else at address but bending your right wrist straight back on the plane of your right forearm, should then make your left wrist flat, and left thumb facing straight away from the target. From there, keep the spoke straight, and spin the wheel with the belly."
EdZ - I'm a bit confused here - could you give more detail of this move. When you say "keep the spoke straight" is this the left arm or right?
Also, when you say "spin the wheel with your belly" are you saying that the pivot moves the arms? Do the wrists and hands have any part to play, or are they just passive?
I am struggling at the moment and need more info on the *feel* of the swing.
Thanks in advance.
EdZ - I'm a bit confused here - could you give more detail of this move. When you say "keep the spoke straight" is this the left arm or right?
Also, when you say "spin the wheel with your belly" are you saying that the pivot moves the arms? Do the wrists and hands have any part to play, or are they just passive?
I am struggling at the moment and need more info on the *feel* of the swing.
Thanks in advance.
The 'spoke' runs from the spine at the base of the neck, to this 'wedge' point, basically, where your wrists would intersect, or in TGM terms, PP#1 - the point where the base of your right hand, meets the base of the left thumb.
It is the 'tip' of 'the' magic triangle that rides the rim. The left arm is one side of the triangle, the chest another - that angle does not change, or at worst only decreases, never increases, until after inpact.
This image is all about keeping the distance from that 'wedge' point to your chest/base of neck the same - that is the 'spoke'
Arm and body swing work together - to keep the hands and chest in synch. It is 'both' and arm swing, AND a body swing, but if one is to 'win' the argument, it is the body. Getting 'lag' and efficient force - physics is physics.
The best way I find to 'feel' this is to focus on the shoulders and their turn, while holding the butt of the club against your chest/belly and griping down near the clubhead.
Your arms prove 'support', and your body, force.
Practice from both extremes (see some of the EdZ drills posted on FGI)
Feel the hand and arm swing move the body, feel the body move the hands and arms. When you find the mid point, you will be in 'synch'.
Another great way to feel this is to swing a broom. Grip the broom down near the head, and let the handle rest on your left side. Keep the handle on your left side and use the body to swing it back and through.
A broom can be a very good training aid. It can show you the plane line, and that the right wrist bend is on plane with the forearm - and really helps you understand how to turn the body 'through' a shot. In fact I'd bet I can teach someone to swing well using only a broom and a mop! [8D]
Once you have 'set' that right wrist back/flat left, the hands and arms are passive. The body moves the triangle through. Your feet provide much of the 'feel' and the power moves up through them - up your left side, through the 'belly', down the left arm, to the club.
Crack that whip. Practice the sequence in slow motion until you can 'feel' the unwinding from the ground up.
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Of course...you could PUSH the club through with a very PASSIVE pivot.
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