[Yoda]

I did NOT say that Sergio is using the swing procedure which I descibed
above. I AM saying that Sergio does not "crank the gyroscope". The
causal move in his swing is not a driving downplane of his right shoulder,
which is obvious from the video. Just as Glasson's causal move is something
different also. His casual move is, IN HIS OWN WORDS, a pulling up of the
left shoulder. That is not an EFFECT as you claim. Were the causal move a
driving downplane of the right shoulder, he would have been aware of it and
said so! Gary Player also says his first downswing move is a pulling up of
the left shoulder. My comment that Sergio is an "X-Classification"
honoree is not that he is doing exactly as I described in my own procedure,
but rather that he isn't doing as you say must be done for swinging -
cranking the gyroscope. So there are two more members of the X-Rated club, in
addition to Sergio. Here's another - T Woods of 1996. When asked to describe
what his upper body did on the downswing, he said, "My hands drop",
not "I drive my right shoulder downplane". He coiled fully, moving
off the ball, and then drove hard laterally back to the ball, while his hands
fell and his right shoulder stayed back, and he then violently rotated his
hips, which triggered the shoulder rotation. The thing that jumped out at me
as I saw this swing up close, was the left shoulder dominance - high at
address and very active(pulling up through impact).


My statement was, 'your "4th imperative"', indicating YOUR
requirement that all swingers must drive the right shoulder downplane. I
accept Homer's prescription of only 3 imperatives. A valid swinging procedure
is ANYTHING you want to do as long as the club is moved ONLY by a force along
the shaft AND obeys the 3 imperatives.

MizunoJoe,

I have read with admiration many of your posts. You are a seeker who
obviously understands far more than most the intricacies of the Golf Stroke.
In all sincerity, I commend you to your continued study.

On this issue, though, you are not seeing what you obviously think you
see. The Start Down and Downstroke of the world's most talented players highlights
the never-ending mission of Centrifugal Force: Pull all the Components of
the Golf Stroke into a Straight Line. You are mistaking the noisy
'collateral activity' for the 'real deal.'


I know you have not recommended Sergio's Pattern as a model. However, for
those who may think that the posting of his video constitutes your
endorsement, I urge them to adopt a Pattern that minimizes the need to
compensate for the many conflicting forces that even the world's most
talented players can (and do) generate in their Strokes.