Aligning the Clubface

[O.B.Left]

OB and others - here again IF YOU DO NOT DEFINE YOUR TERMS - confusion will result. Grip Rotation IS NOT "Manipulation". If it were - you'd want to provide your definition of "manipulation" that would subsume all of the instances used in the book.

Let's give people a break for a minute - the book is terribly written - so you have a "get out of jail free card" - for not understanding some of the concepts. With that said - people go for years on these forums having no clue of the concepts - it requires some effort, motivation and precision if you want to understand what he is saying.

BOOK QUOTE-In red are my additional comments for clarification. I've highlighted in Orange his sections that my red highlighed comments refer to.
THE GRIP

7-2 GRIP TYPES Each Grip Type employs a different Hand-to-Basic-Plane relationship (2-G) and can be applied to any Basic Grip – by Hitters only – Active Lag Pressure (6-C-2-0). Because for Impact Clubface alignment control, Hitters should rotate their Grip (That is to clearly identify where you want to arrive at impact you should always have a vertical lead hand when you grip the club - becuase that is readily identified. So from your straight away ball location if you move the ball back to create a draw by keeping the face at the target - draw becuase now you have more divergence between the clubhead path and the face (clubhead more more to the right as you move it back on the circle). Also, note the shaft will be leaning more forward at this new location before and after you grip the club - so at this new location you make sure that you grip the club with a vertical (karate chop) lead hand. Let's note one difference here so you understand the picture that I am painting - if you grip the club at lowpoint - below the left shoulder with the shaft and the left arm vertical - then the vertical (karate chop) back of the lead hand faces the target - as you move the ball back and grip the club with the vertical left hand - the back of the hand faces more to the right of the targetbut not their Plane Line at Address (3-F-5, 7-, while (True)Swingers should rotate their Plane Line but not their Grip (7-1, 6-B-3-0). For (True)Swingers the results of Ball Location changes on any one Plane Line are the opposite of those for Hitters (and Manipulative Swingers). Unless, of course, there is Hand manipulation – intentional or unintentional (Notice the separation he's making here - above he's talked about grip rotation - now he's making a separate statement regarding something else - Hand Manipulation - see my definition in my previous post). Then both procedures will have Hitting alignments and Ball response. And be Ball-related rather than Body-related.

Now, if someone has an interest in learning this section - feel free to ask questions and work from my perspective - until you uncover an inconsistency in my perspective. That's the approach. At least that's how I learned the Golfing Machine - I looked for inconsistencies - I said OK if I run with you in regards to that particular idea - then what does this mean over here, kept learning pieces and then if related pieces didn't match - ask additional questions. Crucially important is using Homer Kelley's approach and phrase - "You must maintain the identies of these things" and then they don't change - they are the same no matter what - that's true no only for the laws of force and motion but equally true for the concepts that you use and their associated definitions.

So my approach would be to not take your perspective - and then ignore the other persons post or think OH he's wrong there. At least some of the time you need to run with the other persons logic and then see if it runs into contradictions.

If one were really wanting to understand this section - later - we'd need to continue through the paragraphs of 7-2, a beautiful opportunity for someone that wants to understand it.

Just read this again, been to busy to respond. Questions to follow given more time to form a proper response to your well thought out post. Excellent depth and breadth.... We need more of this . Glad you're posting some deep thoughts Mike. Uh for a change. Way better than fart jokes or whatever.

[Mike O]

HB,
As the thread winds down - the quote below of my defintiion of "Manipulation" with your comment in between (blue) provided me with the most interest in responding.

My definition: "Hand Manipulation requires one to identify the lead hand condition (For example Flat, Level and Vertical)
MY problem here- only FLAT- Because level is controled by the shaft on the plane and vertical is a function of hinging (the vertical would then be to the associated plane)
and the corresponding clubface alignment intended for impact via impact fix AND then if one has some intent, focus, awareness to return to that lead hand location to control the clubface alignment at impact"

OK - when you say MY problem here - I'm assuming you are taking on your frame of reference and not the Golfing Machine frame of reference. However, I wasn't sure if MY problem here - was MY problem based on my understanding of the Golfing Machine or MY problem here from my theory.

As I stated before - it's tough enough for someone to follow me in understanding the Golfing Machine concepts - if I added my personal theory, thoughts - it would really be confusing. So I stay on the Golfing Machine Frame of Reference when posting.

1) Although I could have put in - any grip type in my defintion as an example- Homer preferred grip was Flat, Level and Vertical - because all of those are visually identifiable with precision - as opposed to a curved line or angles which are not- without using measurement instruments.

2) Regardless of lie angle - he would always want the grip taken with LEVEL lead hand position.

3) Regardless of hinge action employed he would always want you taking the grip at impact fix with the a Vertical Lead Hand position and returning to impact with it Vertical - hinging takes place after that (during impact).

4) If you define your face and hand positions at impact fix - and then when you arrived at impact, if you changed the shaft angle or arrived at a different location than vertical then you would have changed the clubface alignment.

[HungryBear]

HB,
As the thread winds down - the quote below of my defintiion of "Manipulation" with your comment in between (blue) provided me with the most interest in responding.

My definition: "Hand Manipulation requires one to identify the lead hand condition (For example Flat, Level and Vertical)
MY problem here- only FLAT- Because level is controled by the shaft on the plane and vertical is a function of hinging (the vertical would then be to the associated plane)
and the corresponding clubface alignment intended for impact via impact fix AND then if one has some intent, focus, awareness to return to that lead hand location to control the clubface alignment at impact"

OK - when you say MY problem here - I'm assuming you are taking on your frame of reference and not the Golfing Machine frame of reference. However, I wasn't sure if MY problem here - was MY problem based on my understanding of the Golfing Machine or MY problem here from my theory.

As I stated before - it's tough enough for someone to follow me in understanding the Golfing Machine concepts - if I added my personal theory, thoughts - it would really be confusing. So I stay on the Golfing Machine Frame of Reference when posting.

1) Although I could have put in - any grip type in my defintion as an example- Homer preferred grip was Flat, Level and Vertical - because all of those are visually identifiable with precision - as opposed to a curved line or angles which are not- without using measurement instruments.

2) Regardless of lie angle - he would always want the grip taken with LEVEL lead hand position.

3) Regardless of hinge action employed he would always want you taking the grip at impact fix with the a Vertical Lead Hand position and returning to impact with it Vertical - hinging takes place after that (during impact).

4) If you define your face and hand positions at impact fix - and then when you arrived at impact, if you changed the shaft angle or arrived at a different location than vertical then you would have changed the clubface alignment.

When I say "my" I mean what is going on between MY ears.
I have been rethinking. therefore I shall retract "SOME" of my thoughts. Since I am still thinking, I am not sure what is no-good anymore.
I am convinced that what we are doing with 7-2 has a lot to do with clubface alignment but little to do with the CF theory of clubface alignment.

My biggest current thought is.-when we think ball flight vs position- "should we be saying "true" swingers and hitters or should we be saying HORIZONTAL and ANGLED hingers?

I will continue to think this through.

HB

[HungryBear]

Now that the thread is done- almost done - :

Did the original , Bumpy, questions get answered?

Was there anything discussed that gave you an Ah-Ha moment?

Looking back-the thread has almost 100 post over a period of 10 days- what can we take from all those posts? (looking for that executive summary if U have one)

HB

[MizunoJoe]

Now that the thread is done- almost done - :

Looking back-the thread has almost 100 post over a period of 10 days- what can we take from all those posts? (looking for that executive summary if U have one)

HB

1. A way of name-calling without technically violating the forum rule against it.

2. Nothing of substance concerning clubface alignment. The fact is that you can do anything you wish, statically or dynamically, to influence face alignment as long as impact alignments are maintained and you do not interfere with the free-wheeling shaft through the release interval.

[Bumpy]

Now that the thread is done- almost done - :

1. Did the original , Bumpy, questions get answered?

2. Was there anything discussed that gave you an Ah-Ha moment?

3. Looking back-the thread has almost 100 post over a period of 10 days- what can we take from all those posts? (looking for that executive summary if U have one)



HB

My comments/notations in blue.
1. Yes.

2. Yes, several.

3. Scrambled eggs don't incubate.

Bumpy

[HungryBear]

Bumpy-
you edited my post within the quote. That is WRONG. Even when U are answering the post. It confuses the reader because U do not state what U are doing. Then You add an outside the quote reply.
HB

[Mike O]

Bumpy-
you edited my post within the quote. That is WRONG. Even when U are answering the post. It confuses the reader because U do not state what U are doing. Then You add an outside the quote reply.
HB

HB,
I understand your concern - for what it's worth - given that Bumpy put his comments in blue - it was clear to me that those were not your comments. (Assuming I'm correct on that and the intent of your post)

[Bumpy]

HB,
I understand your concern - for what it's worth - given that Bumpy put his comments in blue - it was clear to me that those were not your comments. (Assuming I'm correct on that and the intent of your post)

Your right- My Bad- Of all the posters I should be the last to comment on such minor things.

HB

That post has been edited.

Bumpy