Impact
 

See any similarities? Great Teachers and Great Players have a lot in common when they start with Homer Kelley's Foundation. :salut:

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Hi Kevin. Could you discuss what alignments need to be adjusted or created and sustained if I started my Hit from the above positions?

I have noticed a more "Down" sensation, as I maintain the Hula. I also feel more of a "spring-loaded" effect as I try to get to my shoulder level with my takeaway. Where should my hands be? Should all my PP's be aft of the shaft? The power of that Hit is amazing to me. Not pro-level but much stronger than my usual glancing blow. I push everything but it is a straight line push and very accurate and playable.


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It's all back to basic imperatives Patrick:

1) A Flat Left Wrist
2) Lag Pressure
3) On Plane through IMPACT

Add to that starting down with a little Hula-Hula using MacDonald drill #2 as your foundation. Weight must be left at impact with a centered head.

Homer and Yoda have laid it all out for us, and we don't have to go real deep into he book to find it. There is no better lesson than this for our foundation...

http://www.youtube.com/user/KevinPGA.../2/JcprJbJx8JQ

IMO, you straight push may just be a result of doing a great job swinging down and out. Nothing wrong with experimenting with aligning your machine a little left!

Kevin

Your #3 pressure point must be aft of the shaft. With the Strong Single Action Grip, your left thumb should be aft of the shaft as well. That alignment was THE secret for Jerry!

Kevin

Working for Impact from Impact Fix
 

Thanks, Kevin.

It's ok then, to feel a real limitation in getting to my shoulders with the backswing?

I know I could keep the alignments of Impact Fix (Stationary head and weight shift left) and slide the hands to mid-body for Standard or Adjusted Address. it's very comforting to lay the track, so to speak, and then simply push the Pinewood Derby car down the hill, so to speak. But, is there a problem or necessary adjustment to be made from a pure Impact Fix start-up? Angle Hinge is essential with a more open club-face I'm guessing?


It's wonderful that your elbow is recovering.

Pat

My opinion, and many won't agree, angled hinge or horizontal hinge is OK. With either one you need a finish swivel as taught by Yoda.

Impact Fix or Adjusted address, however you are comfortable. Experimentation to find what works for PATRICK's swing is KEY.

Don't complicate it so much. When you get to Cuscowilla you are going to see how pure basic fundamentals and imperatives will change your motion forever. No fancy stuff needed. So hard to do with type, especially from another bonehead like me who just knows enough to be dangerous. :)

Kevin

Or, make sure the clubface at impact is aligned between your target line and your in to out and down path for a nice little push-draw!!!

Kevin

JerryG and the the "Flat Left Wrists"
 

Not complicate it? LOL! You know I have a Master's of Divinity! I use Chaos theory as engineers used slide-rules and pocket-protectors! :) To me, a straight line has 8 dimensions.!

Using my curtain rods/dowels though has been quite a breakthrough in the order of magnitude of the "fried chicken basket" and pitcher of Pink-Lemonade at Green Haven, where we saw the secret basement training room!

With the light curtain rods, I realized I was doing 1/2 Startup-Swivel ( a Swingers move sort of) and as soon as I put my left wrist flat and simply bent my right elbow up and down, the DOWN acted like a sledge hammer and I gained power and a full blown hook. So the Angle Hinge and open club face was needed to gain power and precision.

Kevin, as a good teacher knows, and as you conduct yourself in teaching, friendliness and a small insight or two is all a student can handle in a short period of time. I wished I lived closer so I could benefit from your fine approach as has Mr. JerryG and his FLW!

Pat

... and this June, Jerry and I will benefit from your experience at Cuscowilla!

Kevin