I was thinking about the simplified analogy between a battering ram and a hitting procedure.
TGM has some seemingly strange concepts to the layman and new starter. I thought some of these basic concepts could be explained through the action of this siege weapon, a handful of men and a castle door.
This may speed up the incubation process for newbies (or may kill all the unborn chicks - I don't know yet).
Some of the basic mechanical necessities of the golf stroke may become clear (or clearer). Any help or additional points will be appreciated.
First, the battering ram machine needs to break down a heavy, solid door. How does it do that? What happens? Why is it built so?
A Golfing Machine wants to hit a golf ball. How does it do that? What happens? Why is it built so?
A heavier door equates to a longer ball.
Here goes.....
Flying wedges - analogous to the straight nature of the ram itself.
Imagine if the ram were bowed. When the ram came into contact with the castle door the ram would want to bow even more. This would cause a huge loss of power. The bowed ram would be too flimsy to transfer all of its own kinetic energy into breaking down the door.
Flying wedges are structural support.
The vertical wall will support a load that would crumple a leaning wall (1-D, TGM).
Anyone wanna think of another?
Bobby J
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