Originally Posted by Delaware Golf

Yes,

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.

DG

Originally Posted by birdie_man

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.

Originally Posted by Delaware Golf

ce_me_golf,

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.

Originally Posted by Vandal

I wonder what the impact of today's equipment, some of which is designed to help players get the ball higher, has on this.

Originally Posted by ce_me_golf

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.

Originally Posted by EdZ

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.

Originally Posted by Yoda (Post 22312)

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!

:cool:

Still, and this is 'just me'...

I don't think you would find many Standard Actions on a BOSU Ball.

:)