Just came back from a reunion of sorts in Charleston and had the opportunity to play a fantastic course on Daniel Island. As it turns out, my buddies and I ended up putting some cash on the line for bragging rights and Alpha Male posturing. So to make absolute sure I cleaned their wallets, I really focused on my approach shots into the greens because the greens were pretty tricky in my opinion. Shelfs, false fronts, massive undulation, and a 10.5 reading on the stimpmeter created havoc for me on the first hole so I really concentrated on trying to land my ball on the "right" part of the green.
In order to do this, I unconsciously started hitting what felt like little half shots and then as I was rehearsing them in my preshot routine, it all of a sudden hit me that I was actually doing nothing more than an acquired motion!! I have never felt so in control with my irons and I really don't feel like I lost a huge amount of distance. Playing like this actually made me feel more powerful because I was really focusing on proper compression of the ball and I loved hearing the resulting sound of a properly struck ball! Shot one of my best scores ever on a course that I had never played before which was really satisfying...and I scored a little pocket change as well!!
Am I late to the party or have other people played this way as well. Sometimes it felt extreme, but I tell you what, I sure was accurate all day.
E.
Last edited by DukeNasty : 08-27-2007 at 04:06 PM.
Check out Hogans training exercise in 5 Fundamentals pgs 81, 82, 83.
I use the exercise often and try to do the exercise with Homer Kelley
fundamentals such as extensior action, flying wedges etc. Seems to
me that Hogan just had another name for Acquired Motion. After 1946
I think that Hogan just reduced the length of his swing to mostly
Acquired Motion (except for the full shoulder turn) and hit a lot of
his go-to shots with Acquired Motion. In my experience, I find that
I can hit the ball almost as far with Acquired Motion as with the
full swing. I have a lot of fun at the range with a 110 Yd shot that
I start off with a 9 Iron and hit 50 ball, the with an 8 (add about
5 to yds) and proceed through the 6 Iron and then the 7 wood.
I vary the lag but not necessarly the lenght of the backswing.
Most of the time, I can take it to the course and play with more
confidence.
The Top of a Hitter’s Stroke is closer to the end of Acquired Motion’s backswing than a Swinger’s who goes past Top and goes to the End. A Hitter will have extreme confidence playing with AM even if he is Drag Loading the shaft.
But the BIG difference between playing with AM and a Swing Stroke that goes to the End is the initial Momentum Transfer that loads the shaft and the Right Shoulder Acceleration that brings the Hands BACK down the Top. That small, tight powerful move of Hula Hula is the Rocket behind Drag Loading.
Practice Start Down Waggles and get the Hands back to the Top fully loaded to be Dragged down on Plane. If you can do Acquired Motion, then you can Swing with full power.
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