perhaps the most delightful book I have purchased in a long time is Such A Little Secret, where the premise is to focus on the things in the swing that don't move, namely the right ear hole. With the sun at my back, my shadow indicates my head leaves my back yard over the fence to my neighbors yard. If i concentrate on my head's shadow not moving, the only way seems to have my lower center move back, or swing ala Mike Austin. Is this the hula hoop thingamajig?
Yoda's stationary head
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Brian Manzella
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In a word....Yes.
There is very little doubt that IF----a great big IF---you CAN make a CORRECT RIGHT FOREARM PICKUP, AND! IT takes you (and your pivot) to a place where your right shoulder reaches the turned shoulder plane AND your body doesn't tie in a knot (which means go see a trainer...and I am).................
....Then AND ONLY THEN should you use this procedure (right forearm pickup AND Stationary Head), while you are playing golf.
My current feeling is that IF THE HEAD MOVES the H A N D S aren't yet perfectly educated....so work on the hands and leave the head alone.
There is very little doubt that IF----a great big IF---you CAN make a CORRECT RIGHT FOREARM PICKUP, AND! IT takes you (and your pivot) to a place where your right shoulder reaches the turned shoulder plane AND your body doesn't tie in a knot (which means go see a trainer...and I am).................
....Then AND ONLY THEN should you use this procedure (right forearm pickup AND Stationary Head), while you are playing golf.
My current feeling is that IF THE HEAD MOVES the H A N D S aren't yet perfectly educated....so work on the hands and leave the head alone.
Brian,
Is it really that hard? This guy is hardly in shape.
http://redgoat.smugmug.com/gallery/136421/1/9200391
Is it really that hard? This guy is hardly in shape.
http://redgoat.smugmug.com/gallery/136421/1/9200391
With Stadler's wide body to make much of a shoulder turn. Looks to me like he simply picks the club up, hits down and swivels into finish slightly across the plane producing a controlled fade. Doesn't get much simpler than this action. http://redgoat.smugmug.com/gallery/136421/1/9200389
Brian Manzella
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Tom Bartlett is almost as big a Stads and PLENTY flexible...
I AM saying that RFP is the best way to go. If you can do it.
I AM saying that RFP is the best way to go. If you can do it.
I've been working for the last week, trying to copy Ernie Els' swing. He moves his head back about 2 inches in the back swing, forward about 1 inch on the downswing and that's it. No significant movement up and down, forward or back. He does rotate it slightly back on the downswing, and slightly forward on the downswing. For the entire swing, when viewed down the line, his head is inside the circle you typically see in swing analysis programs, even at finish. Another interesting thing is that if you draw a vertical line behind him, he stays dead on it for the whole swing.
BigBadDonkey
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There are loads of threads on RFP on this forum .. just use the 'search' link top right.
CrimsonTider
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I still am not quite sure what you mean by right forearm pickup. None of the visualizations I have read so far really register with me.
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