The Most Damaging Move in Golf.

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I agree Damon. Taking grip at address instead of impact fix is my number one and I see it allday everyday on the lesson tee and I'm sure you do too. Left thumb on left side or even straight down the shaft - no chance of creating an onplane force - Talking bout the sweet spot plane

Does address grip ie. left thumb on left side of shaft CREATE a reverse pivot as this is the only way people can swing left enough (bent plane line) to square up the face :eek: Another case of the body trying to do what the hands will permit them to hit the shot somewhere near the target. That's why I don't think that a faulty Zone 1 will always cause Zone 2 and 3 breakdown in this case and many others the reverse is true.. Although Homer did say that these zones are seperate but also inter-connected

I'm not sure but the two weakest grips on tour are two of the closest you're gonna get at that level to a reverse pivot. Pampling and Olazabal.
 
Wonderlic Test
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The Wonderlic Personnel Test is a twelve-minute, fifty-question intelligence test used to assess the aptitude of prospective employees for learning and problem-solving in a wide range of occupations.[1] The score is calculated as the number of correct answers given in the allotted time. A score of 20 is intended to indicate average intelligence (corresponding to an intelligence quotient of 100; a rough conversion is accomplished via the following formula: IQ = 2WPT + 60). A new version was released in Jan, '07 called the Wonderlic Personnel Test - Revised. It contains questions deemed more appropriate to the 21st century.

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1 Use in NFL
2 Average scores for other professions
3 Sample questions
4 References
5 External links



[edit] Use in NFL
Though used in a wide variety of institutions, the Wonderlic test has become best known for its use in the NFL pre-draft assessments of prospective football players.

This assessment roughly corresponds to examples from Paul Zimmerman's The New Thinking Man's Guide to Pro Football. According to Zimmerman, examples of average scores for each position are:

Offensive tackle - 26
Center - 25
Quarterback - 24
Guard - 23
Tight end - 22
Safety - 19
Linebacker - 19
Cornerback - 18
Wide receiver - 17
Fullback - 17
Halfback - 16
Pat McInally, a graduate of Harvard University, is the only football player to record a confirmed perfect score of 50.[2]

Ryan Fitzpatrick, a Harvard graduate like McInally, had also been rumored to have scored a perfect score of 50, in only nine minutes.[3] However, he later claimed to have left at least one of the 50 answer spaces blank [2], leading the media to question his perfect score.[4] The Wall Street Journal later reported that Fitzpatrick's actual score was 38 (still considered a 99th percentile or better score[5]), but that Fitzpatrick's claim of completing the Wonderlic in only nine minutes was accurate.


[edit] Average scores for other professions
While an average football player usually scores around 20 points, Wonderlic, Inc. claims a score of at least 10 points suggests a person is literate [3]. Furthermore, when the test was given to miscellaneous people of various professions, it was observed that the average participant scored a 24. Examples of scores from everyday professions included:

Chemist - 31
Programmer - 29
Journalist - 26
Sales - 24
Bank teller - 22
Clerical worker - 21
Security guard - 17
Warehouse - 15

[edit] Sample questions
Similar to other standardized tests, the Wonderlic Test presents its questions in an open response and multiple choice format with increasing difficulty. For example, a simple question may ask a participant to observe a set of words, and select one that is irrelevant to the others. In addition, the test may require one to solve a word problem by utilizing various algebraic and geometric techniques [4].

A fan-made abbreviated version of the test is available [5]. While the test is not nearly as complex as the original Wonderlic Test, it follows most of the same concepts. After finishing the test, one can compare one's results with those of NFL players.

A simplified and condensed version of the Wonderlic test appears in newer editions of the Madden NFL video game series. The Madden version of the test plays a major role during the "Super-Star" portion of the game, to add a deeper sense of realism to the game. The questions usually consist of basic Math and English questions, like "If LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for 125 yards in a game, how many yards will he have at the end of the season if he keeps up with this pace?" or "Which is the most like the synonym of Brightness?" Players have four answers to choose from when taking the Wonderlic Test. Once a "Super-Star" is created, their level of "Awareness" can be automatically increased or decreased depending on how the player scores on the test. "Awareness" is increased 1-4 points if a player scores highly (60% or higher) or decreased 1-4 points if a player scores low (40% or lower) and will remain the same if a players scores are average (50%). This is good since players stats are only available for modifying by playing well on scouting report weeks that take place during the regular season. (weeks 5,11,17 and playoff games) [6]

The Weston Review published a guide that took a mutually exclusive, collectively exhaustive approach to deconstruct the elements of the test items in the Wonderlic.
 
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