[Trig]

Originally Posted by Trig

Bagger and I were in the Swamp this past week and had a great time. I came away with some specific items to work on as follows: 1. Pivot. My old "turn" was to turn my shoulders back and load up my right leg with about 90% of my weight. This was causing me to go inside and sway. My new pivot is to start with more weight on my left side and to let the left knee dip a bit. There is still a good bit of weight on my left side at the top - much more than before. I used to think this was a reverse pivot but Yoda convinced me otherwise. This is going to allow me to get the club in a much better position. 2. Extensor action. I learned to add more extensor action than ever before. This will help keep the club on plane and add more structure to my hit. 3. I really learned how to drive down/out/forward until my right elbow passes my "line of sight". I think these things are going to make a dramatic difference in my action. The teacher can teach but the student must apply. I'm going to work on the new items a bit and then hopefully I'll be able to post some before/after pictures of my motion. There is simply no substitute for hands-on TGM instruction, especially if you can get it from the best in the world! If you get a chance to go to the Swamp or one of the LBG schools - do NOT pass up the opportunity!

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Your description of the Pivot and weight shift is interesting.
I once met a fellow that knew Sam Snead's son. He struck the ball very nicely on the range. He told me that Sam did not shift much, if at all on most shots. He felt as if he stayed on his left side.

Ben Hogan also looked as if he did this. John Schlee called Hogan's shift a "dynamic weight shift"... as opposed to a "static" weight shift.

Now... what do you feel is the difference between what you are doing, and the 10-14-C (Shiftless) version?

I'll have to reasearch the book a bit to comment on the 10-14-C question.

Yoda showed me lots of pictures and videos of classic golf swings and they all look "decidedly leftward". We also looked at a bunch of Trevino lesson clips and I can't tell you how many times he talked about having weight on the left side.

Yoda called it a "sag"....that is, letting the left knee sag during the backstroke. But just enough to allow for the right forearm take away to occur.

This pivot change actually was made in Yoda's living room the last night I was in town....haven't hit a ball yet...but will give full report soon!