Long, High, Straight Drives are the order of the day with the Tomasello approach...long straight irons are the next order of business...kept practicing.
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You better believe it, I'll be at the range again tomorrow.
Dunno....I experimented with it briefly....an active pull-down with the right forearm from the top, that is....
Didn't work for me too well. I found it unstable...flimsy.
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I hit a few very long drives....one of the longest in my life actually.....but it was hardcore downwind so I didn't overly pay attention to it.....
Most other shots were somewhat random.
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BUT....I''m gonna experiment with it again....out of curiosity....we'll see what happens.
Ya gotta give it 6 months to 2 years of dedicated study and practice to see the true results...
Comments from Tomasello: "I can give you documented examples of golfers with no previous record of success who started winning tournaments at various levels almost immediately. But the learning is never-ending. The amount of time and dedication the golfer puts in determines how far he or she can go."
The Golfers included PGA and LPGA Pros....not just amateurs.
DG
Last edited by Delaware Golf : 03-31-2006 at 09:54 PM.
Here are a few words from Tommy Tomasello in his 1991 Golf Illustrated interview:
GI: What happens to the shots of a player who executes these moves?
Tomasello: The player will immediately hit the ball higher and straighter, and substantially longer. The flight pattern will be dead straight to its apex, with the ball falling a touch left or drawing fractionally as it decends.
I wonder what the impact of today's equipment, some of which is designed to help players get the ball higher, has on this.
I wonder what the impact of today's equipment, some of which is designed to help players get the ball higher, has on this.
It's got to be an asset in terms of distance and probably consistency. Especially if you are talking about today's cavity backed irons, as well as, hybrids.
It's got to be an asset in terms of distance and probably consistency. Especially if you are talking about today's cavity backed irons, as well as, hybrids.
I think that depends on your swing speed. Certainly for those with average speed and/or no real compression, todays irons are significantly more user friendly than those of 5-10 years ago or longer. Those with good compression and/or high swing speeds may fight ballooning with the newer irons - mostly, IMO, due to the grooves, and somewhat due to the moving of the center of gravity back (in effect, making a lagging clubhead a built in feature). I like to test new gear in a headwind to test if too much spin is going to be a factor.
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I think that depends on your swing speed. Certainly for those with average speed and/or no real compression, todays irons are significantly more user friendly than those of 5-10 years ago or longer. Those with good compression and/or high swing speeds may fight ballooning with the newer irons - mostly, IMO, due to the grooves, and somewhat due to the moving of the center of gravity back (in effect, making a lagging clubhead a built in feature). I like to test new gear in a headwind to test if too much spin is going to be a factor.
That's kind of what I was thinking, which leads me to believe that once you pass a certain level you need to re-evaluate your gear. Some of the newer "players" cavity backs and muscle backs are being designed to keep the ball lower for the better player, which is why the new Titleist 695CB actually has jacked up lofts for a lower ball flight. I found this weird because of what Tommy says about his swing producing a higher ball flight as a good thing.
Through the centuries, most Golfers have straightened their Right Knee during the Backstroke and their Left Knee through the Ball. For this reason, Homer Kelley defined the procedure as Standard Knee Action (10-16-A). No less than Bobby Jones and Sam Snead demonstrated that it is highly effective.
Nevertheless, Homer designated Right Anchor (10-16-C) as the Stroke Pattern Variation in both 12-1-0 (Hitting) and 12-2-0 (Swinging). He chose the term 'Anchor' because, when the Golfer keeps the Right Knee Bent, "it feels and acts like the body has a solid anchor to the ground" (7-16). Personally, I have always used Right Anchor and found Homer's words both comforting and compelling. Beyond that, I was delighted to find that I had nothing to change as I adopted the Hitting and Swinging Stroke Pattern Components as listed.
Still, Homer Kelley would have been the last to mandate that a player use Right Anchor instead of Standard. I remember a conversation we had regarding Loading Action:
Young Yoda: Why do you recommend Snap Loading for Swingers?
Homer: I don't recommend anything.
Young Yoda: But it's in the Stroke Patterns...
Homer: I couldn't put all three in there!
Still, and this is 'just me'...
I don't think you would find many Standard Actions on a BOSU Ball.
Could someone help me to understand how Yoda states in the above quote that he always used Right Anchor yet he teaches the Left, Right, Left Drill (see http://www.gothamgolfblog.com/2012/0...-blake-on.html) and strongly advocates the
MacDonald Exercises (see especially exercises 2 and 5) which involve the straightening of the right knee (not straightened completely so that it locks, but certainly seem to involve a straightening of the right knee that is inconsistent with Right Anchor Knee Action)?
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