Close Encounters Tape - A Lesson With Lynn

[strav]

Many thanks to the team that put the video together. For those of us ho have no chance of a lesson with Yoda this is a real bonus and truly appreciated.

[strav]

In Homer’s introduction to TGM he states:
“The more rudimentary a player's skill, the less difference the "differences" make and the more difference the "samenesses" make. The more precise a player's skill becomes, the more this is reversed.”

Therefore, when MizunoJoe said “It would be much more instructive to see Yoda take the student in Ben's lesson and make him look like Collin.” he was simply saying, in effect, that he would prefer to see a video that demonstrates the "samenesses" of the golf swing as expounded in the chapters on “Basics” namely 2,7,8,9 & 14. Doesn’t this idea have merit and wouldn’t it make an interesting theme for another video?

[Yoda]

...MizunoJoe said “It would be much more instructive to see Yoda take the student in Ben's lesson and make him look like Collin”...

As promised, we will today put up a four-part Silent Video wherein I take an absolute beginner -- Vickie Lake -- from The Land of Can't to the Land of Can. The Gateway, as always, was the Flat Left Wrist.

The video was shot the weekend before MJ wrote his post and was never intended for the site. Nevertheless, it meets head-on the issue of Effective Stroke Training in the earliest stages of learning Golf. You will be forced to look, Look, LOOK because, unknown to me, the battery on my external microphone had died. Frankly, I view that circumstance as providential, because your attention will not be diverted by 'words' from the visual and kinestethic process used to effect the learning.

Vickie first learns to keep her Left Wrist Flat while swinging without a ball. As you will see, that discipline immediately vanishes when she is confronted with the task of actually hitting the ball! As the lesson progressess, she gradually gains the ability to make the correct motion and hit the ball at the same time.

Near the conclusion of our time together, Vickie was hitting little pitch shots with a truly sound Golf Stroke. All was not 'perfect', of course: Like a newborn colt, her Motion was still a bit wobbly, but its character was in place. And though you are unable to hear it, many of her Strokes actually resulted in the sound of pure Compression. A sound, I might add, produced in one hour that has yet to be achieved in the lifetime of the majority who play the Game.

[rchang72]

Yoda, can't wait for those vids! Want to see the basic motion curriculum in action!

[nevermind]

thats a beat set of video's! thanks muchly to everyone involved. I've been inspired to dedicate more time to basic and aquired motion training, and that cant hurt!

[Jono]

Thank you Lynn and Collin for the video. Much appreciated. I've read parts of TGM in the past, and have just started revisiting it after finding this website.

I think Collin has a very powerful swing and obviously he has a very good hand-eye coordination. However, I do see a fundamental fault that I personally have problems with as well. I was wondering whether it had been addressed during the lesson.

The fault I'm talking about is his head movement. He tends to "lunge" his upper body at the ball and thus he loses his posture during the swing. In effect, he is falling forward and losing his balance during transition and downswing. His athletic ability allows him to recover, but his accuracy probably suffers due to this excess head movement.

In chapter 6, if you watch his iron swing around 1:09 into the video, you can monitor his head movement. Pause as he starts his takeaway and note his head position. Now pause again around halfway down position. His head has moved DOWN and also FORWARD towards the ball. If we could see a video from the front view, we'd probably see the head move a little in the direction of the target as well as he starts the downswing.

Collin's excess head movement can be seen in his chip shots and pitch shots as well. If you go back to chapter 1 around 0:47 into the video, you can see Collin performing a "punch shot with a swivel". Note his head movement during the swing. His head moves DOWN and also TARGETWARD during transition and downswing. This head movement causes him to have a "hunched over" look at followthrough and finish. Continue to watch as Lynn takes the club from the student and demonstrate. Watch Lynn's head. It stays beautifully still from address through impact to followthrough. You can see the contrast in the finish positions. Collin has the "hunched over" look at the finish where his head is the closest to the target. Lynn has the classic "reverse K" look where his left hip is the closest to the target.

Please understand that I'm not trying to criticize Collin's swing or Lynn's teachings. However, I do have a similar problem and find it very difficult to fix. I would love to hear Lynn's views on this and how it might be fixed. Is it matter of working on chip shots and pitch shots with a stationary head, gradually working up to the full swing?

BTW, any future plans to hold clinics/seminars in Australia? I live in Sydney and would definitely attend if Lynn came out here.

[Collin Neeman]

yeah i do move my head a lot i am trying to stop i have always had a problem with it hoeckey messed my swing up a lil now i am done though so that should help

[Jono]

Collin, I think you've got a powerful, athletic swing. The only reason I mentioned your head movement is that I'm having the same problem with my swing. I was hoping Lynn might jump in with some suggestions on how to approach this problem.

Was the head movement discussed during your lesson with Lynn? If so, how are you guys approaching this problem?

Thanks.