Alignments Vs. Positions

O.B.Left · #21 03-17-2011, 12:53 AM

Positions may or may not be Aligned.

Aligned motion creates the positions we admire. Not vice versa.

To merely copy the positions without the motion or the alignments will no doubt fail to replicate results of the famous golfers whose positions we admire.

Many have copied Mr Hogans positions, for instance but few have achieved his Alignments .......let alone his results. Uh well nobody has actually.

We're all unique physically. Our positions can reflect that uniqueness. Say you had a golfer who could bend his left thumb back to touch his forearm....he'd probably display a pretty acute #2 Angle at Top or End but does that mean that position is the ideal for you or me? NO! I cant do that physically. I love Mr Hogans swing but remember he got his rear end spanked regularly by a guy who didnt cock his left wrist much till he started down and drove his knees at the target .....Lord Byron. We all have unique physical traits , abilities ,strengths , weaknesses , flexibilities etc. Play to your strengths....via alignments. Positions are more resultant. More effect than cause.

Moe Norman....."Dont swing like Moe , swing like you!"

Positions are a moment frozen in time by a camera.......golf is a motion which is best aligned .... to something. I like the plane line. In so doing you display some nice positions.

O.B.Left · #22 03-17-2011, 09:10 PM

Wait a minute .........the whole 1st chapter is about the difference between position golf and alignment golf isnt it?

Yoda?

**drewitgolf** · #23 03-17-2011, 11:12 PM

Per 2-F, All the action of the golf club takes place on a flat, inflexible Inclined Plane, which extends well beyond the circumference of the stroke-in every direction. The full length of the clubshaft remains unwaveringly on the face of this Inclined Plane-Waggle to Follow-through. EVERY other Component of the Stroke must be adjusted to comply with that requirement.

While Mike does a nice job of defining what alignments are, the preceding statement defines what is aligned. It may not answer the initial question, but if that were the case this would be a very short thread. That is my story and I am sticking to it. Besides, I need this post to keep my total ahead of Mikey.

Mike O · #24 03-18-2011, 06:15 AM

Let me begin by covering the important items first:
1) Your post count hasn't gone un-noticed

- and it's creating a particular pain for me!
2) The fact that I have 2 feet of snow on the ground still - and you're getting ready for the season - also is causing me a particular pain!
3) I've had BamBam block any further posting from you - in this particular thread - to prevent arbitrary posting to jack your post count up further! All of your posts are currently under review - the panel - at it's own discretion will be adjusting your post count accordingly within the next week.

Finally, if NDWolf81 has any other questions regarding this topic - fire away - otherwise we'll assume that we've answered "his/her" question - sufficiently.