Breaking 75!!!

[innercityteacher]

I suspect that you need to address the massive rotor if you have distance 'issues' when swinging. If a full correct shoulder turn were easy for everybody, then, according to a statistic I made up for this post, 80% of the population wouldn't suck at golf.

Bumpy

Edit: I went back and read some of your posts. You appear to be focusing on the downswing. You either have your backswing (the hard part for older golfers) down cold or you have a blind spot.

Bumpy, Lynn gave me the proper MacDonald drills when I met with him and the whole alignments of swinging. Just a little lift of my knee or a Right Forearm Takeaway and I am good. My deal is distance. I am in the middle of the fairway a lot, but not in the middle of the green unless I use an angle hinge and angle of approach from an RFT or use an aiming point and pull the handle to the desired point on the ball, and the ground is hard. With those thing my best score is 76.

I am demanding a lot from TGM because I believe it has lots of insight and answers. Today, I turned my back fully to the target as Whip suggested and pivoted on my left heel sending my hip around back of me with my angle hinge lined up. I was in the middle of the fairway all day but could not control my second shot. Ball position was off I'm sure. I was shooting a 10 yard draw all day and I was running into sand and off the green etc. My chips mostly saved me and my vertically un-cocking left wrist made easy work out of the sand (hitting out of the sand is good too imho).

I know the deal is in the hands and hinges. I would just like to hit the odd 7 or 8 iron to the green on 400 yard plus holes instead of figuring out where to bounce my hybrid into the hole. Turning my back to the hole with my back swing seems powerful and full. Maybe a little right heel lift or an aim-point pulling the handle to the back of the ball.

Hope y'all are playing this weekend and holiday.

By the way, it's a political season and I just thought I'd mention what a thoughtful and moving speech I thought Mr. Romney gave in a week of good speeches. Of course doing good is needed but I liked his speech and keep thinking of it. Seems like a nice family. Best wishes to everyone's family, our armed forces, and first responders.

God bless all of us.


ICT


I shot an 85 after throwing away a few shorter putts but the best the round could have been was an 80 or so.

[Bumpy]

I suspect that you need to address the massive rotor if you have distance 'issues' when swinging. If a full correct shoulder turn were easy for everybody, then, according to a statistic I made up for this post, 80% of the population wouldn't suck at golf.

Bumpy

Edit: I went back and read some of your posts. You appear to be focusing on the downswing. You either have your backswing (the hard part for older golfers) down cold or you have a blind spot.

Bumpy, Lynn gave me the proper MacDonald drills when I met with him and the whole alignments of swinging. Just a little lift of my knee or a Right Forearm Takeaway and I am good. My deal is distance.......

I am demanding a lot from TGM because I believe it has lots of insight and answers. Today, I turned my back fully to the target as Whip suggested and pivoted on my left heel sending my hip around back of me with my angle hinge lined up. I was in the middle of the fairway all day but could not control my second shot. Ball position was off I'm sure. I was shooting a 10 yard draw all day and I was running into sand and off the green etc. My chips mostly saved me and my vertically un-cocking left wrist made easy work out of the sand (hitting out of the sand is good too imho).

I know the deal is in the hands and hinges. I would just like to hit the odd 7 or 8 iron to the green on 400 yard plus holes instead of figuring out where to bounce my hybrid into the hole. Turning my back to the hole with my back swing seems powerful and full. Maybe a little right heel lift or an aim-point pulling the handle to the back of the ball.

ICT,

You have a blind spot. Start working on your weaknesses or go back to hitting. Too much jumping around, narrow your focus and attack systematically. Your trying to detour.

Bumpy

[innercityteacher]

ICT,

You have a blind spot. Start working on your weaknesses or go back to hitting. Too much jumping around, narrow your focus and attack systematically. Your trying to detour.

Bumpy

Turned my back fully today to the target, stayed on the elbow plane and drove that angle hinge DOWN. Very simple, very straight and high ball flight, played our championship tees and shot an 86 in front of a blustery storm front. Greens are aerated and my ball position was too far forward for some of my and I snapped a few.

Still a bad day on the course...

Have a nice holiday folks!


ICT

[innercityteacher]

Turned my back fully today to the target, stayed on the elbow plane and drove that angle hinge DOWN. Very simple, very straight and high ball flight, played our championship tees and shot an 86 in front of a blustery storm front. Greens are aerated and my ball position was too far forward for some of my and I snapped a few.

Still a bad day on the course...

Have a nice holiday folks!


ICT

Mid body hands, club under heel pad, strong grip. right forearm on plan, march/march, 78 in wind and rain with 3 birdies!


ICT

[JerryG]

Nice goin', Teach.
I'm working on the rotor, hands like clamps, pivot and let 'er fly. Working well.

[innercityteacher]

Nice goin', Teach.
I'm working on the rotor, hands like clamps, pivot and let 'er fly. Working well.

http://lynnblakegolf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=22481&highlight=level+left+wrist# post22481


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Homer Kelley Meets Annikan Skywalker
Originally Posted by annikan skywalker


I love this photo, Annikan.

It is the personification of The Golfing Machine and the Impact alignments of the Left Arm Flying Wedge (through Impact, also known as the #3 Accumulator with its Flat and Level Left Wrist) and its relationship with the On Plane Right Forearm Flying Wedge (with its Bent and Level Right Wrist).

It is the perfect illustration of Homer Kelley's words from his Fall 1981 Master Class:

"The #3 Accumulator [Angle] should be constant. If you have your Right Forearm On Plane -- behind the Clubshaft -- this Angle will be constant. There's nothing that will change it. You're coming in like this [Homer demonstrates per David's photo above] as though there were no left arm."
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[innercityteacher]

Haven't broke 75 yet, weekend 89 and today an 84. Today was cool though because I used my first set of clubs, Hogan Edges, forged, and used Lynn's teachings to keep my left arm extended while doing a "manipulated hands swing."
Angle Hinge or open face of Horizontal Hinge, whichever, I was hitting my 5 iron almost 180 yards and my 9 iron almost 140 with a standard swinging Angle Hinge. One fellow competitor asked me how I added so much distance, 40 yards on average on my drives, and I gave him Lynn's name and told him that Lynn showed me a better grip, made me wider and put me solidly on plane. I have qualified for our "A" flight championships with a 10.7 hcp. index. One sand save, 4 long birdie putts, three putted a lot,

Bought a very simple Ping Redwood putter, 36" because I know Jerry would want me too. lol! Happy Rosh to those like my Dad who are members of the Tribe, and Shalom Jerusalem!

ICT