You guys who have not studied with Lynn or anyone he's trained will not believe me but since studying with Lynn I have increased my speed and power by almost 30% !
How, you might ask?
Well, when I first met Lynn, my Left Hand Grip was wrong as was my Set-up so there was no Power Accumulator # 3 in any of my swings.There was no Balance and no Stationary Head. An honestly, though I thought I was aware of my PP#3, I could not use it on purpose.
I had shot a 79 and 78 last year in the dead of summer. I had achieved that and a 10.1 HCP on hard fairways and a well-timed block with a firm left wrist, hybrids, very soft, senior shafts and simple grit.
Until meeting Lynn and seeing the mad skills he has and that he teaches, I would not be able to shoot a competitive round in a tournament. BTW, an "80" is not a competitive score.
One of the things Lynn picked up on my first day with him was my right thumb bracing on the shaft. I didn't realize how important an observation that was until the other day. The Golfing Machine is about letting your machine work as effectively as it was designed.
My right thumb should be laying off the grip so my right "v" points to my back shoulder as does my left "v." Lynn showed me a lot of stuff and it takes me awhile to really learn things. Lynn showed me a drill to grip my club with a fist with no thumb and experience the Free Swivel of the wrists of both hands. By taking the right thumb off, the club settles snugly, very snugly, into PP # 3 allowing the golfer to "catch"the Lag as the club is dragged back with the Hip or RFT'd and "Sustain" the Lag as the Swing Drags or the Hit Drives PP # 3.
With the back hip back, the back shoulder is on Plane with a Balanced Pivot and Stationary Head. A Swing will Throw those Wrists and PP # 3 like a "Wrecking Ball" (as Lynn has said elsewhere) into the golf ball. A Hit will allow the back Elbow and PP # 3 to turn the ball to frozen custard as it speeds away!
My drives were 210 or 220 yards with roll before meeting Lynn. With roll, they are now 260 ish!
Thanks Lynn!
Ic T
Maybe you are a good putter and play on a par 71 like I do. Maybe you have actually shot par once or twice. But you and I know that God has a sense of humor and that your club champ or someone else's club champ would just wear you out and make you scream "Momma!"
If that is you, and you cannot shoot 3 over or less on purpose regularly, your Grip is wrong and you have no idea of how powerful and precise your PP # 3 and your Golf Machine can be. With the right Grip and Set-up you can walk up to your club pro, smile, and make him or her say "Mommy!"
Call Lynn. He is an excellently talented, clear and humorous teacher. Learn the proper Grip and become a "playah!" Holla at your boyyyyyy!
IC T
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Last edited by innercityteacher : 06-02-2011 at 09:43 AM.
It is funny that you mention the right thumb in your post ICT. I was working on my basic motion last night in my indoor practice setup and as happens sometimes when practicing, something clicks. Last night it was the fact that I was doing what you describe with the right thumb. I began to try doing basic motion with it only lightly touching the club, and as you describe the grip suddenly set into the PP#3 better than it ever has and I could both hear and feel the difference in the contact with the ball. I am excited to take this out to the range for a little total motion practice.
It is funny that you mention the right thumb in your post ICT. I was working on my basic motion last night in my indoor practice setup and as happens sometimes when practicing, something clicks. Last night it was the fact that I was doing what you describe with the right thumb. I began to try doing basic motion with it only lightly touching the club, and as you describe the grip suddenly set into the PP#3 better than it ever has and I could both hear and feel the difference in the contact with the ball. I am excited to take this out to the range for a little total motion practice.
I have been experiencing what my friend JerryG often complains about, and that is hitting the ball way past the green Pilot! On Memorial Day, thanks to all our Vets, I was resting from my school battles and had a 210 yard slightly uphill 2nd shot. My 2 hybrid has been a trustworthy 190 yard club and the green was well bunkered and narrow in front with a heck of a hill behind. The wild grasses caught my shot 10 yards behind the flag. I took a 7 hacking out of the grasses!
Let us know how you progress.
IC T
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
ICT, I thought that I had read in Hogans 5 lessons something similar to our right thumb and forefinger discussion and so I tried to find it. Sure enough it says in the grip chapter try feeling as if your right forefinger and thumb are hardly on the club. I don't know if Homer says anything like this in the book but I would not be too surprised if he had.
ICT, I thought that I had read in Hogans 5 lessons something similar to our right thumb and forefinger discussion and so I tried to find it. Sure enough it says in the grip chapter try feeling as if your right forefinger and thumb are hardly on the club. I don't know if Homer says anything like this in the book but I would not be too surprised if he had.
Lynn has a teenager's passion for the opposite sex (at least in the 7th and 8th grades in my hood) when it comes to showing how closely The Golfing Machine connects with so much of Hogan! He basically quoted Hogan daily and made particular reference to Hogan while reconstructing my grip. Good work by you Pilot!
Check out Ted Fort's RFT straightening at about 4:45 min into this tape and look at his right thumb and how much force is transmitted into the impact bag.
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Last edited by innercityteacher : 06-02-2011 at 12:26 AM.
Lynn has a teenager's passion for the opposite sex (at least in the 7th and 8th grades in my hood) when it comes to showing how closely The Golfing Machine connects with so much of Hogan! He basically quoted Hogan daily and made particular reference to Hogan while reconstructing my grip. Good work by you Pilot!
Check out Ted Fort's RFT straightening at about 4:45 min into this tape and look at his right thumb and how much force is transmitted into the impact bag.
The Basic Motion (Stage One) involves a miniaturized Stroke (12-0) -- approximately two feet back and two feet through. It puts in place the Basic Body Position and the Power Package alignments. It is a One-Accumulator Stroke, and that one Accumulator may be either the Right Arm (Accumulator #1 / Hitting) or the Left ( Accumulator #4 / Swinging).
I have elected to begin the Stroke from the Half-and-Half Fix (10-8-C). Here, the Body is in Standard Address Position, and the Hands are in their Impact Location and Position. This is the second of four Address Position alternatives listed in 10-9-0; namely, "Both at selected Impact" (10-9-0-2).
Let's examine this Selected Impact Address Position (10-9-B) and its Power Package alignments and then the Basic Stroke itself.
The Body
1. Square Stance and Plane Line.
2. Feet close together with Weight slightly toward heels.
3. Appropriate Knee and Waist Bend.
4. Hips Square.
5. Head centered.
The Arms
1. In Normal Position, i.e., Left Arm Straight and Right Arm Bent (6-A-4).
2. Right Forearm On Plane (2-F).
3. Left Arm and Right Forearm Flying Wedges established and properly aligned (6-B-3-0-1).
The Hands
1. Strong Single-Action Grip (10-2-B).
2. In Impact Location.
3. Left Wrist Flat.
The Club
1. Forward-Leaning Clubshaft.
2. Clubface Square.
The Stroke
1. Only one of the Arm Accumulators (Right Arm or Left) is active in this Stage One. The Hand Action Accumulators (Left Wrist Cock and Uncock and Left Hand Turn and Roll) are introduced in Stage Two (Acquired Motion). I have chosen to use the Right Arm and the bending and straightening of the Right Elbow to lift and lower the Left Arm (7-3) and to provide the Basic Thrust of the Stroke. Thus, this is a Hitting Stroke. Had I elected to Swing, I would have used my Left Arm to Pull the Club through Impact (Pull Minor Basic Stroke / 10-3-D). Also, I may have used the Standard Address Position with an Extensor Action Takeaway (6-B-1-D) to Flatten the Left Wrist (and Bend the Right) in Start-Up. Had that been the case, Backstroke Arm Motion would have been minimal. Downstroke action and alignments would have remained the same.
2. Note that my Right Shoulder moves little, if at all, throughout the Stroke. That's because I am using my bending Right Arm -- and not my rocking Body -- to move the Club away from the Ball. In Start Up, I apply Extensor Action against Pressure Point #1 (heel of the Right Hand against the Left Hand thumb), and I use my Right Forearm and bending Right Elbow to "Carry" (7-9) the Left Arm and Club (Primary Lever Assembly) to the Top (Up, Back and In in a true Three-Dimensional Start-Up). The Right Forearm Fans (about the Elbow) and Traces the Straight Plane Line. Had this been a Swing, I would have used a "Swing-Back" Motion instead of the Hitter's "Carry-Back" Motion. Also, when using Standard Address position of the Hands, I would initiate Extensor Action using Pressure Point #3 [Right Hand index finger] to pull the Left Arm and Clubshaft In-Line. But no matter which Motion is employed, the geometry of the Right Arm and Elbow Action -- how they 'look' to an observer -- is identical. All this is in stark contrast to most golfers whose Basic Motion is to freeze their Right Arm and Elbow and then to rock their Body back-and-forth to move the Club (Paw Minor Basic Stroke / 10-3-H).
3. During the Start Down, I Load my bent Right Elbow against Pressure Point #3 (Drive Loading / 10-19-A). From the Top, I simply Push radially (sidewise) the entire Left Arm and Club Assembly through Impact (Right Arm Throw / 10-20-B). When Swinging, I Load my Level Left Wrist against Pressure Point #2, the last three fingers of the Left Hand (Drag Loading / 10-19-C). I then simply Pull longitudinally (lengthwise) only the Club itself through Impact (Left Wrist Throw / 10-20-E).
4. At Impact, I have returned precisely to my Half-and-Half Fix Address Position alignments. The Body -- including the Head -- has remained Motionless and the Power Package (Arms, Hands and Club) has returned to its Impact alignments. Compare Photos #1 and #14. They are identical.
5. Through Impact, my Right Elbow Drive-Out against Pressure Point #3 (and possibly #1) has automatically produced Angled Hinge Action (10-10-C). That is, the Flat Left Wrist has remained perpendicular (Vertical) to the Angled Plane of the Stroke. This Action is executed as a 'No Roll' Feel and produces a 'Half-Roll' of the Clubface at the end of the Follow-Through. In contrast, the Swinger's Centrifugal Force Throw-Out will automatically produce Horizontal Hinge Action (10-10-D). That is, the Flat Left Wrist will remain perpendicular (Vertical) to the Horizontal Plane. This Action is executed as a 'Roll' Feel and produces a 'Full-Roll' of the Clubface. All Hinge Actions MUST be executed on the Straight Line Delivery Line. This is the essential requirement for all Golf Strokes and why only Items #22 and #39 are capitalized in the Mechanical Checklist For All Strokes (12-3-0).
6. My bent Right Elbow at Impact continues its Drive toward the Plane Line (NOT toward the Target!) during the Follow-Through (1-L-10 and -15). The Angled Hinge Action has insured that the Left Arm and Clubshaft have remained In-Line and that there is perfect Rhythm (RPM).
7. The Stroke concludes when my Right Arm has fully-straightened (6-G-0-C). This is the end of the Follow-Through (Section 11), and because it is also the end of the Stroke, it constitutes the Finish (Section 12). Since the Thrust has continued Down Plane until the Right Elbow has fully-straightened, there properly has been no 'Upstroke.' This despite the fact that the Club itself has passed Low Point (opposite the Left Shoulder) and has begun its own Upward, Inward and Forward journey to the Finish.
Work on your Basic Motion. Pay attention to each Component and its alignments. This is the foundation-stone of your Stroke and of your Game.
It is no less than The Gateway to your best Golf.
My highlight in RED. SIMPLE CLAPPING SIDEWAYS PUSHING THE LEFT ARM AND THE BALL GETS IN THE WAY!!!
Ic T
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Last edited by innercityteacher : 06-03-2011 at 11:15 AM.
It really started clicking for me again when I remembered YODA talking about staying away from the "perverted idea of axis tilt." What a HUGE difference. Create axis tilt while keeping the head CENTERED and a slight forward bump of the left hip, rather than letting the head drop back. HUGE.
Do you remember where I heard that comment from YODA? I have so many of his vids I don't know where to start to find it...
KC
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I could be wrong. I have been before, and will be again.
It really started clicking for me again when I remembered YODA talking about staying away from the "perverted idea of axis tilt." What a HUGE difference. Create axis tilt while keeping the head CENTERED and a slight forward bump of the left hip, rather than letting the head drop back. HUGE.
Do you remember where I heard that comment from YODA? I have so many of his vids I don't know where to start to find it...
KC
Kevin, it's demonstrated in lots of places and like you, I have seen that film but cannot find it.
But, I had to remind myself of that damn right thumb on every swing or there would be no Flail and the Axis Tilt won't matter at all, as you know and I have to retrain!
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
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