Tiger questions (not bashings)

[Dariusz J.]

I'll take a shot:

1. It has been said that Foley takes some ST components. Read something by a trainer in Golfworld saying that it looks like Tiger is putting more strain on his left knee with this swing as he has more weight on his left leg and driving his hips, producing stress on the knee. Thoughts?

Already commented about this issue in one of my previous posts. This is the point where he's totally clueless, IMO.

2. On Friday, he hit a big snap hook into the trees. Not sure if this means anything, but his tee flew way right. Is this a result of what Brian said of the 10* inside out?

Not exclusively, but 10* inside out path surely did not help to avoid it.

3. Low hands. Tiger has played his whole life standing tall and making a big turn. He know looks scrunched with very low hands. This seems very drastic. What is Foley trying to do w/ the low hands?

The lower hands are the easier is to stabilize the clubhead during the impact zone.

Cheers

 

[magicmarker]

2. Ball flight will mean more... I'm guessing he knew he was coming way too far from the inside and overcompensated when he tried to save it and he was probably already setup to swing more left. setup left and swing out to right field AND flip the face closed.... nice pulled hook recipe

 

[dschultz6072]

The ground will have more to do with where the tee decides to fly than anything.

 

[GaryRead]

Magicmarker,
What is even more funny, Tiger's stance practically did not improve from Haney's times - still parallel without any diagonality

Hi Dariusz,

Would you mind explaining what a diagonal stance is? Am I right in thinking it is standing open, with lead foot back from target line, and standing closed, with back foot back from target line?

If this is the case, why is it advantageous to have a diagonal stance as opposed to a parallel? Are there any instances where you would advocate the parallel stance?

I ask this for my own help.

Thanks

 

[morganmonroe]

Hi Dariusz,

Would you mind explaining what a diagonal stance is? Am I right in thinking it is standing open, with lead foot back from target line, and standing closed, with back foot back from target line?

If this is the case, why is it advantageous to have a diagonal stance as opposed to a parallel? Are there any instances where you would advocate the parallel stance?

I ask this for my own help.

Thanks

Biokinetic Golf Swing Theory

 

[GaryRead]

Thanks Morgan

Thats Hogans diagram but it has been changed? he showed an open to target stance from mid iron down, whereas this shows from closed to parallel.

thanks

 

[Dariusz J.]

Without threadjacking it more than needed, everything (incl. the answer why Hogan's '5 Lessons' diagramme has been changed) about the diagonal stance concept is here:

Biokinetic Golf Swing Theory: The Diagonal Stance

Just to end the topic - closed feet line, lead foot flared out, open hips, squarish shoulders = the essence of the diagonal stance. Other words - shoulders are closed in relation to hips but open in relation to feet. Hips are (strongly) open in relation to feet and (less) open in relation to shoulders. Feet are (strongly) closed in relation to hips and (less) closed in relation to shoulders.
Imagine one wants to start a sidewise dynamic physical activity directed at West (assuming one faces North at stance) - can be hammering a nail at the West wall or starting to run to the West (Jackie Burke called Hogan's stance a runner stance BTW), or whatever - the diagonal stance will be chosen best by ones subconscious mind as the most effective one. Hogan knew it and, by an occasion, it appeared to be the best possible stance type to apply D-plane consequences with the fixed ball position (which is a very huge convenience for a golfer if one does not need to think about 14 different ball positions).
Simply ingenious statically and dynamically. Woods would benefit a lot with changing his actual stance to more diagonal one, IMHO.

Cheers

 

[GaryRead]

Thanks for explaining.

Gary