How do you approach working with someone for the first time in regards to
swinging/hitting? Are there things you see that make you decide that a
student can make some minimum corrections, as opposed to someone who needs an
overhaul? Do you tend to teach one over the other? I'm curious because the
attendees reporting from Yoda's workshop seem quite enamored with hitting
(and the unmistakeable sound of 3D Impact)
My twin Yoda teaches both Hitting and Swinging. And he can do both equally
well. He says 'Swing if you want and here's how.' Or, 'Hit if you want and
here's how.'
But he's a 'Wus.'
I like to Hit.
Who would win a "head to head" match between Yoda swinging and
Yoda hitting?
Me.
But not because I'm a better Ball Striker. We're both about the same.
Although, now that I think about it, more times than not, I do seem to stick
it inside him with irons.
The big difference is Putting. Yoda's got the yips and won't go to the Long Putter.
I did -- years ago -- and now my putts run into the hole like scared mice.
The other day, for example, I'm out in 32 and in in 33 for a nice little 65
with only 25 putts. Yoda finished...well, let's just say, a distant second!
All he could mumble as we walked off the 18th was:
Where is the clubheads greatest speed in swinging and also in hitting.
Maximum Clubhead Speed is achieved almost instantly at Release for
both Swingers and Hitters (2-M-1 and 6-F-0). The Clubhead does not
pick up Speed during the Release Interval (the Overtaking of the Hands by the
Club). Instead, it tends to slow down!
Swingers use the Body Pivot as a Rotor to accelerate the Left Arm. This generates Momentum Transfer (from the Rotating Body into the
extending Radius of the Left Arm and Club per 2-K) and the Throw-Out Action
of Centrifugal Force. This combination virtually eliminates Clubhead
Deceleration during Release, and as a result, the Clubhead maintains a
constant speed into Impact.
Hitters, on the other hand, use the Body as a Launching Pad
from which to Drive the Right Arm. Hence, Momentum Transfer is
unavailable to prevent Release Deceleration. Therefore, the Timing and
Trigger Delay of the Right Arm Thrust become critical in preventing a massive
slowdown of the Clubhead during Release. Learning to handle this Release
Deceleration problem is one of the biggest stumbling blocks the Swinger must
overcome when learning to Hit.
For both Swingers and Hitters, Impact is a violent collision of Ball
and Club. Since the Ball hits the Club as hard as the Club hits the Ball, the
Clubhead decelerates significantly. The Ball's mass is about one-fifth (20
percent) of that of the Clubhead, and so the Clubhead's Approach Speed is slowed
to approximately 80 percent at Separation. It is important that this Impact
Deceleration be minimized because in addition to its own 70 percent
Coefficient of Restitution, the Ball picks up 100 percent of the Clubhead's
Speed at Separation. In this department, the only defense is the familiar
mantra of The Golfing Machine...
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