Would you guys say that the goal of having every student to maintain a ‘zero tolerance’ Stationary Head will actually limit their potential to play their best?
Would you guys say that the goal of having every student to maintain a ‘zero tolerance’ Stationary Head will actually limit their potential to play their best?
No, to the contrary, I teach that the 'Zero Tolerance' Stationary Head is a worthy goal to which every Student should strive. And when I watch Ted Fort smash a drive past the 280-yard marker with a water bottle balanced on his head, I am reminded of what is, in fact, possible for Students who apply themselves to Principle, not Opinion.
But that doesn't mean the Student should think about keeping his Head Stationary on every Stroke. That way lies restrictive sorrow. Instead, he should learn the Stationary Head the same way he learns every other sound Stroke Mechanic: Translating Mechanic to Feel first in Drill, then on the Practice Tee and finally on the Course itself. This is 'learning to tie your shoelaces.' Once the technique has been ingrained, it is accomplished without conscious thought. This is simply 'tying your shoelaces.'
The golfer's goal should be to deliberately program sound Stroke Mechanics and then delegate their execution to the subconscious mind. Then, the more precise those Mechanics, the more precise the Golf Stroke.
And when I watch Ted Fort smash a drive past the 280-yard marker with a water bottle balanced on his head, I am reminded of what is, in fact, possible for Students who apply themselves to Principle, not Opinion.
Wow, that's pretty cool. We want video, we want video !
For Bucket. What came first, "The Chicken or the Egg". Should we keep our heads still and learn the motions of the components, or learn the motions of the components well enough until the head stays still?
I've witnessed it personally to, and in fact it is one of the two thing's Ted and I are currently working on in my swing. I'm getting it with a wedge and short irons, but I'm not to the driver yet.
Funny part is I showed it as a drill at my PGA of America Level 2 Checkpoint in Port St. Lucie, I kept the water bottle on top of my head until just after follow through, and what reaction did I get.
"Never seen that one before, little to mechanical" from PGA Members/Teachers and apprentices, but I'll stick to it, and knock it straight and far all day.
By the way I'm proud to be associated with the PGA just wish to get my chance to sell the PGA on Homer's Book some more.
Sorting Through the Instructor's Textbook.
B-Ray
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Catch ya on the lesson tee.
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