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Old 02-24-2006, 04:38 PM
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Byron's Missing Photos
Those seekers wanting a close look at Lord Byron's post-Impact alignments (in the larger, first series above from the book, Winning Golf) have already discovered that they are not there. But don't blame Colonel 12 Piece for not scanning a few in. He couldn't because they were deliberately omitted from the book. Here's the story:

Byron always preached "straight back and straight through" with "no pronation or supination" of the Wrists during the Stroke. It was the hallmark of his teaching and the philosophical basis of the modern, one-piece swing that took full advantage of the 'new' steel shafts. But, when he viewed the book's galley proofs, he found to his horror that a great deal of Rolling (Horizontal Hinging) through Impact was, in fact, going on. Worse yet, he saw that a decidedly aggressive Finish Swivel independently rotated the Vertical Wrists of Horizontal Hinging back On Plane after the Follow-Through.

Despite the undeniable proof staring him in the face, he did not feel this action through the Ball and thought it would be misleading to his public to put them in. He therefore 'did what he had to do' and demanded that the offending photographs -- all of them, irons and woods alike -- be removed from the book. And they were.

Hence, we are left with the following Sections of the Stroke:

-- Address

-- Start Up

-- Backstroke

-- Top

-- Start Down

-- Downstroke

-- Release

-- Impact

[Hinge Action and Follow-Through Missing]

[Finish Swivel Missing]

-- Finish

This prompt dispatch made Byron feel better, but the price tag was the perpetuation of Steering and its fraud on the unsuspecting average golfer. The correct Hinge Action, Follow-Through and Finish Swivel are important guideposts along the way to the precision destination of the Finish. And without these, not only is the Finish in jeopardy, but likewise the preparatory Release and Impact. No doubt these important photos were just as great as those that 'made the cut,' but the difference between 'Feel and Real' was just too much for Byron to handle.

And that is why the Star System of G.O.L.F. is so important. It supplies the correct Golf Stroke Mechanics as well as the necessary geometrical alignments for their precision application. Then, it provides the methodology for Translating those Mechanics into their Feel equivalents.

Result?

A satisfying journey for those who choose its path.
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