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[airair]

I know YODA has said it, because everything I know I learned from him! I'm about 2% of the way to his knowledge.

I'm a pretty basic teacher AIR, I always start with the Imperatives and the Essentials. I believe in them, and I believe in YODA's interpretation of them. After that I try to tie what I teach to 1-L. If I go at it in this manner, it's pretty hard to hurt anybody.

After that, I believe in OPTIONS. You should see how differently YODA treats each students swing. He has a talent for seeing what their tendencies and preferences are. Different for all. Thats why you need to focus on what he is teaching YOU. After that, all your studies should go back to the Imperatives, Essentials, and 1-L.

When you feel lost, apply these principles to BASIC MOTION and get your compression back!

Just one mans opinion.

Kevin

Sensible and sound advice as usual. I'm copying all this advice from you and others into my lap top, so I can look, look, look at them when I need to (all the time). When you say "get my compression back" it has to be there in the first place. I'm not sure I'm very familiar with this compression - it comes sporadicly on a visit and comes and goes as it pleases and lives it's own life, it seems...

[BerntR]

I guess you didn't have so much OTT - or you got rid of it as you got rid of the slice? This can also be a steering problem? Since I have been watching the Tom Tomasello tapes (and what Yoda has said), I think that the down and out message (and not so much forward) can be the way to go..?

I am a firm believer in down and out. Especially down. Out and forward has a tendency to take care of itself but a lot of golfers cheat on the down part from time to time, myself included.

Steering is certainly a side of the problem. I think it's to a large extent a compensation that rides along. But it's hard to not do it when you "know" that not doing it will send the ball towards right field or something. Therefore, getting into a position where you can "wait" with releasing the club and hit the ball hard with your backhand without forcing the clubhead out is a mind blowing experience for the first time. Strong grip and (over)doing what's on the video can get you going.

[airair]

I am a firm believer in down and out. Especially down. Out and forward has a tendency to take care of itself but a lot of golfers cheat on the down part from time to time, myself included.

Steering is certainly a side of the problem. I think it's to a large extent a compensation that rides along. But it's hard to not do it when you "know" that not doing it will send the ball towards right field or something. Therefore, getting into a position where you can "wait" with releasing the club and hit the ball hard with your backhand without forcing the clubhead out is a mind blowing experience for the first time. Strong grip and (over)doing what's on the video can get you going.

I have already told Kevin how much help he is. You are in the same category. Thx.

[airair]

Just some personal notes:
I'm already sick and tired of this cold winter now when it's at its darkest as well. I live in the south east part of the country near the border to Sweden, so I'm a long way from the parts of the country north of the polar circle. They don't see the sun at all - poor creatures. But it's bad enough here too, so 5 weeks from now my wife and I are going back to the place on the Canary Islands where we recently stayed to get back to a warm place and where I can do some meaningful training as well. Looking forward to it.

I just read that Michael Jordan was called His Airness. That reminds me that I must learn to make lower shots - especially in a headwind. Learning to draw helps I guess - and not just cut and block the shots, making them too high and short. Just a thought this Friday morning here in the cold.

BTW: Are knock down shots, punch shots and the technique for hitting low shots all the same thing?
http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/index.p...rajectory.html

[airair]

Here I am well into Saturday.

My topic today is. If you were to mention the 3-5 (or more) most important points in hitting a driver long and straight, what would that be?

[airair]

Why is pivot controlled hands a bad thing?

[Yoda]

Why is pivot controlled hands a bad thing?

Because the Pivot does not know where the Hands should go.

[airair]

Because the Pivot does not know where the Hands should go.

The hands are virtually smarter than the pivot?

[BerntR]

Here I am well into Saturday.

My topic today is. If you were to mention the 3-5 (or more) most important points in hitting a driver long and straight, what would that be?

I can give you my version. But what if you give us your version first? I'm a firm believer in experience based learning.

As most of us you probably don't hit every drive the same distance. What do you do different when you hit your max distance as opposed to your typical mis hit distance wise?

[Yoda]

The hands are virtually smarter than the pivot?

They are more demanding.