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I hit balls on the range today using the procedure set out by Mike O. in his posts #29 and #31. I did this with my pitching wedge after first hitting about 20 balls with my regular Swinging procedure. I made about 15 - 20 rehearsal swings to get the sequence down. There is no mirror on the range for me to "see" what was happening, so all I concerned myself with was getting the correct sequence of pronation - supination - pronation - supination (note: I quickly found that concentrating only on what my left hand was doing worked best for me).

This created a feeling unlike anything I had previously experienced -- sort of a "Jim Furyk Gone Wild" feeling.

When I hit the first ball with this method, my hands felt very "oily" and "quick" through Release and Impact. The ball went 10 yards farther than my previous best. I hit 10 balls, all of which went farther than the first 20 with my "old" method. I then went back and forth, doing an A - B comparison. "New" beat "Old" on all but one shot.

On the range, I couldn't tell what my body (pivot) was doing because I was concentrating too much on just hitting my hand positions. But the whole motion felt very coordinated and I finished nicely on balance. I also noticed I didn't pull any shots -- one of my tendencies with the short irons.

I was surprised after I got home and was able to watch this swing in the mirror. It didn't look all that much different than my normal swing -- and it certainly didn't look like Jim Furyk on acid.

It is clear to me that I was creating more clubhead speed by adding in an "extra" supination - pronation sequence. I also didn't have to think much about the body (Zone 1).

Mike O. -- you're on to something.