[KevCarter]

Kev theres a lot of way to get it done. Use what ever works for you. Left Side push away or whatever. One of my faves the Mechanic is Shoulder Turn Takeaway , Pivot to Hands, heck pivot to pony tail even and always with the awesome shoes. Geez Bobby Clampet had a shoulder turn takeaway, pivot to hands and afro . What a swing though on that guy.... man.

But if you want to try it Homer style ......the left arm is inert . Meaning it doesn't power itself either on the backswing or the downswing for fuller shots. The exception being the Pull Minor Basic Stroke , #4 accumulator only ...the left arm pull putting or short chipping stroke where the pivot #1 , the #3 Angle and the #2 left wrist cock are zeroed . Once the Pivot gets involved the left arm moves but not of its own muscular power. Its motivated either by the RFT (for me from the #1pp the same one I use for EA) or the left shoulder's motion (which is really a product of some Right Shoulder work for me anyways).

A total shocker for guys who learned the game back in the dark ages of golf instruction.....the 70's. Back then there was maybe one guy who used an RFT that I can think of anyways or mentioned it in a book. He "dug it out of sand" on the beach in Paderno .....self taught but masterful Seve Ballesteros.

The tell tale sign of a push away is often Angled Hinging on the takeaway. Was for me anyways.

Hey Kev when you do the Melhourne continuous hitting and walking along a line of balls drill do you feel your left arm push away subside to some degree? I do and try to get that feel into my swing, my swing away. Still a work in progress. The darn seventies are hard to shake man.

Thanks for reinforcing my boneheadedness. See my later post on this. I want to teach as Homer Kelley would wish, I need to not fly by the seat of my pants with bad information. It's all in the book, I just need to work at it!

OB, I couldn't do the Melhorn drill without having a heart attack. I'm working on that, with Yoda's help and ideas. The PRIMAL BLUEPRINT. I've played like 5 rounds total the past 5 years. 2012 will be the return of Kevin, no tournaments, I just want to be able to play with my friends. I'll report on my Melhorn drill feels in the Spring.

Kevin