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Old 09-17-2005, 10:23 PM
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Re: Dif'rent Strokes
Originally Posted by Yoda
Originally Posted by 12 piece bucket
Let's say that instead of a big burly dude, that the student weighed 100 lb and was not so strong. Would you get "kinky" with someone not as physically imposing?
Probably not, 12 Piece. I'd train him in the structure and operation of the Flying Wedges and then, most likely, teach him to Swing, not Hit. The focus would then be on Centrifugal Force and Left Wrist Throw-Out Action, not Muscular Thrust and Right Elbow Drive-Out Action.
The thing you have to love about Hitting is the use of the right arm. Most people use their dominant hand to do everything. Hitting makes a great deal of sense just from that perspective.

I didn't have a clue you could hit a golf ball until reading The Golfing Machine. And I would have never know HOW TO DO IT if it weren't you Skipper.

It seems that Swinging is more "left side oriented." Is there an effective way to teach Swinging in a "right sided" fashion without the swing center becoming the Right Elbow instead of the Left Shoulder?
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