Today I rediscovered the importance (for me at least ) of a correct head position during the stroke.
I need direct my face slightly backwards in order to produce a proper takeaway. And tilt and turn very much like in the pictures of chapter 9-1.
While I can turn the hips & shoulders well past 90 deg, I can not turn my head more then around 70 degrees. So there is a physical reason.
But apart from physical limitations in the neck, it feels like the head is actually controlling the pivot in more ways than one. The body seems to subconsciously respond to how I place and move my head throughout the stroke.
And finding the right position at address seems to be vital to achieve a correct power package delivery.
Looking at the pictures 9-1-1 - 9-1-12, there are strong indications that Homer Kelley was more than aware of the required head positions (which is no surprise really). The head seems to be doing some sort of reverse pivot in the picture series.
But apart from "...a motionless head" I can't find any text on the subject.
Does anyone have inside information here? Like: Why did Homer not emphasize this more? What were his thoughts on the subject?
I am very curious to hear your take on this subject.
Today I rediscovered the importance (for me at least ) of a correct head position during the stroke.
I need direct my face slightly backwards in order to produce a proper takeaway. And tilt and turn very much like in the pictures of chapter 9-1.
While I can turn the hips & shoulders well past 90 deg, I can not turn my head more then around 70 degrees. So there is a physical reason.
But apart from physical limitations in the neck, it feels like the head is actually controlling the pivot in more ways than one. The body seems to subconsciously respond to how I place and move my head throughout the stroke.
And finding the right position at address seems to be vital to achieve a correct power package delivery.
Looking at the pictures 9-1-1 - 9-1-12, there are strong indications that Homer Kelley was more than aware of the required head positions (which is no surprise really). The head seems to be doing some sort of reverse pivot in the picture series.
But apart from "...a motionless head" I can't find any text on the subject.
Does anyone have inside information here? Like: Why did Homer not emphasize this more? What were his thoughts on the subject?
I am very curious to hear your take on this subject.
Jack Nicklaus pre-turned his head prior to start-up. I just saw some slo-mo of Tiger which shows a gentle turn of his head during his take-away.
Neither should be confused with the head moving off of the ball. I don't know for certain, but I'm betting this does not violate The First Basic Essential - A Stationary Head.
Jack Nicklaus pre-turned his head prior to start-up. I just saw some slo-mo of Tiger which shows a gentle turn of his head during his take-away.
Neither should be confused with the head moving off of the ball. I don't know for certain, but I'm betting this does not violate The First Basic Essential - A Stationary Head.
Thanks, Trig,
I appreciate your reply. And I agree that it doesn't violate the stationary head essential.
However, I have time and again rediscovered how important the head positioning is. I think it has a strong correlation with aiming point, hinge action and timing - so I would appreciate every enlightenment of how the head influences the golf stroke.
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