It's AMAZING that some teachers are still teaching that the starting direction is controlled by the path. Mr. Kelley was soooooo ahead of the curve with regards to the face being the boss with regards to direction . . . and he didn't have no $25,000 machine . .. or even a video camera to get it done.
It's AMAZING that some teachers are still teaching that the starting direction is controlled by the path. Mr. Kelley was soooooo ahead of the curve with regards to the face being the boss with regards to direction . . . and he didn't have no $25,000 machine . .. or even a video camera to get it done.
Twenty-five years ago, the teaching standard was that Clubhead Path dictated Ball Direction. In my hotel seminars, I took this conventional wisdom to task:
I would take a putter and have everybody gather 'round a putting layout with approximately five feet to the hole. Then, I would execute a radically Inside-Out Stroke with the Clubhead (but with the Clubface aligned to the Target), and the Ball would go dead-straight into the hole.
So much for the 'pooh-bahs' of the day (many of whom are around today, but they sing a different tune).
Twenty-five years ago, the teaching standard was that Clubhead Path dictated Ball Direction. In my hotel seminars, I took this conventional wisdom to task:
I would take a putter and have everybody gather 'round a putting layout with approximately five feet to the hole. Then, I would execute a radically Inside-Out Stroke with the Clubhead (but with the Clubface aligned to the Target), and the Ball would go dead-straight into the hole.
So much for the 'pooh-bahs' of the day (many of whom are around today, but they sing a different tune).
It's amazing what goes on in hotel rooms . . . . where's Mike O when you need him . . . .
A question: Do you feel that Bobby Locke used the inside out
putter stroke that you mentioned? Locke came from way inside but said that he always kept the clubface square to the target.
Donn
A question: Do you feel that Bobby Locke used the inside out
putter stroke that you mentioned? Locke came from way inside but said that he always kept the clubface square to the target.
Donn
So you have a seven iron in your hands and you want a 5 yard cut to a hole cut right. How do you do it? How should we set up our machine?
-Aim the whole machine, clubface and all 5 yards left of the hole.
-Turn the machine, the plane line but not the clubface to left to a degree that is perhaps acquired through trial and error? Increased club face loft decreasing the effects of side spin on the balls curve etc.
Or use a different pre shot routine that results in much the same alignments (except for maybe a ball position consideration):
-aim the whole machine, plane line, clubface etc the same amount to the left of the hole as above. (5 yards plus whatever)
-then spin the grip in your hands to open the clubface to a point 5 yards left of the hole.
I tend to towards the latter method as simply opening my body has little practical effect on my club head path, plane line. Perhaps its just me. Not sure if this is TGM correct or not.
Do you swing as per usual? Or employ angled hinging? This is where things get foggy for me. Wouldnt hinging have an effect? Or is this unnecessary?
Is there a difference for the hitter vs the swinger, hinging aside?
Hybrid Mode
