Earlier in this thread you mentioned that "A Hitter needs to set his Flying Wedges and leave them be until Impact."
This morning I decided to focus on that idea. It appears that when my attention isn't concentrating on my Angled Hinge, it doesn't necessarily stay in proper alignment particularly as it gets close to the ball. Now, my shots are staying much more on line. Great suggestion Mike.
Btw Clampett talks about the low point of his swing (center of his divot) being 4 inches in front of the ball. So that is a substantial difference from what you are talking about. Maybe the different location of low point may have played a minor role and establishing a winner in my test? Thanks very very much for sharing your expertise with me. In particular, your tip about the right shoulder acting as a trigger for the right forearm thrust has improved my timing of when to let my right tricept do its thing.
I guess Clampett just places the ball further back in the stance. Either that, or he has several inches of slide forward. I didn't think it was very clear from reading the book.
"I guess Clampett just places the ball further back in the stance. Either that, or he has several inches of slide forward. I didn't think it was very clear from reading the book."
Took a look at the book today and if you look at the pictures carefully that accompany the text, you will see that his ball is indeed positioned properly forward. So I don't think he places the ball further back in the stance.
Bobby is famous for his skilled use of lag which is about delaying the release of the club head. Even if his lagging methods delays the club heads release by a few fractions of a second, because the club head is moving at such a high speed, the extra milliseconds may be what allows him to move his low point slightly forward from where others low point is. Also he strongly encourages golfers to aim so that their low point will occur further forward, and perhaps what you strive for, you have a better chance of achieving. I practice in the sand trap, moving the low point of my contact well past where the ball is. I am not achieving a low point that is fully 4 inches forward of the ball, but I am making some progress.
Also he strongly encourages golfers to aim so that their low point will occur further forward, and perhaps what you strive for, you have a better chance of achieving. I practice in the sand trap, moving the low point of my contact well past where the ball is. I am not achieving a low point that is fully 4 inches forward of the ball, but I am making some progress.
This seems to go against the concept of The Geometry of a CIRCLE. The ball should not be so far back and therefor 'UP' on the incline Plane to acommadate a low point so much further 'Down Plane.' This effects clubface, the right arm, the Hinge Action and Rhythm.
The ball should be just in front of low point- just 'Up' the Plane so the arms can fully extend power through the ball. This is the ideal CIRCLE Homer Kelley talks about.
Perhaps Bobby was still feeling his thrust past low point as the HANDS still drive along the Plane Line as the clubhead stays in its orbit.
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