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Old 02-01-2011, 11:00 PM
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Components which work best with a firm, flat wrist.

I was messing with my curtain rods the other day and I remembered Ben Hogan's rotation of the left forearm. At least that's how we interpreted part of the the book "Five Lessons."

We used to roll our left forearm tight as we swung locking our right arm down at our side. The position looked a lot like RFT. It also looked strangely like the Jim Hardy "One Plane" backswing. HMMMMMMMM....

I noticed in this position, with my left arm tight against my side and chest, that my Pivot was especially powerful. "But," I said to myself, "I never have my left arm tight against my left side and chest!" "Wait a minute. Isn't that PP # 2?" "Don't I have one of the slowest club heads in the world? HMMMMMMM" "Maybe if I use the # 2 PP, I can be more connected like those other golfers."

Maybe with a little more # 2 PP, I can swing more like Hogan? A little more like Duval? Moe Norman? Lynn Blake? I know I'll always swing like me, but a little more power and club head speed would be way cool!

One other thing, the left forearm rotation almost guarantees a sizable LAG AND WEDGES LEFT BEHIND FULL OF WEIGHT AND MOMENTUM. THE LAG on the # 3 PP is so clear, the sweet spot so distinct, that it feels like I can will that LAG through that ball at top speed, like the whole club head plane is greased for speed as it comes down.

We'll see!

ICT
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