Stationary Head, possible or impossible?
 

Our friend Hector wanted a line drawn on these pics, so he did it himself and sent them to me. Thanks, Hector.

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Follow-up.

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Still more.

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The final two.

The Stationary Head In Real Time -- Not In Theory
 

This is the Stationary Head.

Set in its Impact Fix location, it does not Bob (3-F-7-C) and it does not Sway (3-F-7-D). It is the Stationary Post of 1-L #1 and #2 and the First Essential (2-0-A-1) of The Golfing Machine.

Do you have to do it?

No.

But if you don't, as in most things G.O.L.F., you will pay a price.

And that price is a Compensated Stroke.

Initially looking at this sent me scramblin....

1-L. And what does 'stationary' mean?

Per American Heritage (online edition):
Stationary
1a. Not moving. b. Not capable of being moved; fixed.

Uh oh...now I have an issue. The 'standard' definition doesnt meah....however...I believe Homer used this term to designate the head in and of itself. Meaning...the head doesnt move just for moving's sake.

Ok - let me look further.

'Sway' (again, American Heritage Online).
To swing back and forth or to and fro.

Ok, now that makes sense. Certainly the 'head' isnt moving 'back' and 'fro'.

Hmmm... 'Bob'
To cause to move up and down (second and most appropriate definition).

So....

Given the description in 1-L, I am with Lynn - albeit with some 'extra's' courtesy of American Heritage.

Bottom line - the Stationary Head may turn but it does not Bob nor does it Sway.

Thats my stance and I am not going to Bob or Sway on it.....

:p

bob or sway
 

Now, that's funny.

What about ave. Joe?
 

I noticed that you do this very well when these pictures were first posted.

Can someone with less than optimal flexibility maintain this stationary head:

1. Without introducing compensation

2. Make a GOLF stroke without compensation?

Thanks

Hi Wolfman,
Hopefully, Lynn or Luke are all over this....

However.

I have a question.

If you were to build a machine to do anything - would you want its center to move??? No. Why? Erratic results, correct? Maybe you get lucky one time, but not so lucky the next 550 times.

And that is the crux of the question....at least in my opinion.

Ok....

Where's my rock?

Maybe it is just me, but I have become a very strong believer that to analyze vids or pictures you need a starting point. The starting point that everyone normally uses is the address position (adjusted address) or Impact Fix.

I think you need to start at the real Impact, then go back wards.

Movement of the head by pivot momentum does not negate the stationary head, nor does it mean a sway or bob in all cases.

Lack of flexibility seems as if it would result in either a rotation with the pulling force, else any other movement seems like it would do more than just move the head and require compensation moves to get the head back into an area that the golfer could complete the golf stroke.

But I offer that those who notice movement or repositioning of the head during the early stages of the back stroke and no movement after that is that the adjust address is not correct.