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From: AKA Gray Asphalt on 20 Jul 2006 17:16 "Frankenshank" <groovemeister747(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:1153318914.963529.259490(a)s13g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > Golf Digest had this great drill from Aaron Baddely: > > Assume your address position, lay a short iron on the ground with the > grip end touching > your inside right heel and the shaft touching the front of your left > toe (for right handers). > > Make a swing and start the downswing by shifting your hips along the > line of the shaft on the ground. > (that is along an imaginary line extending up from the shaft on the > ground... ALAN!) > > Doing this will keep you from spinning out with the hips before you've > gotten over onto your left side. > > and now we await ALAN's comments on my grammar! ;-) > > Frankenshank I wonder about turning the hips. The line of the early shift seems plausible but how do the hips turn? I get a better thinking about the legs turning, instead of the hips. What does SLAP say?
From: David Laville on 20 Jul 2006 18:48 > Assume your address position, lay a short iron on the ground with the > grip end touching > your inside right heel and the shaft touching the front of your left > toe (for right handers). > Make a swing and start the downswing by shifting your hips along the > line of the shaft on the ground. > (that is along an imaginary line extending up from the shaft on the > ground... ALAN!) > > Doing this will keep you from spinning out with the hips before you've > gotten over onto your left side. That's a hitters hip action, it's called "cross lateral". Not compatible with swinging. David Laville, G.S.E.M. The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor TB-8982
From: larryrsf on 20 Jul 2006 18:58 Frankenshank wrote: > Golf Digest had this great drill from Aaron Baddely: > > Assume your address position, lay a short iron on the ground with the > grip end touching > your inside right heel and the shaft touching the front of your left > toe (for right handers). > > Make a swing and start the downswing by shifting your hips along the > line of the shaft on the ground. > (that is along an imaginary line extending up from the shaft on the > ground... ALAN!) > > Doing this will keep you from spinning out with the hips before you've > gotten over onto your left side. > > and now we await ALAN's comments on my grammar! ;-) > > Frankenshank http://www.megspace.com/sports/moetown/videos/doyle_clip.html--watch Allen Doyle. He doesn't allow his hips to turn-- the wide stance prevents that-- but he makes a very athletic hip slide toward the target --WHILE still coiled, exactly what a baseball batter does as he "steps into it." Larry W (RSG Champ!)
From: JJK on 20 Jul 2006 20:43 "larryrsf" wrote: <snip> > Larry W (RSG Champ!) That's RSG Chimp. Get a better spelling checker for your e-mail client!
From: AKA Gray Asphalt on 21 Jul 2006 11:40
"David Laville" <dlaville(a)worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:6120c2pu8fu40bgrp6ohm867tb3843r36e(a)4ax.com... >> Assume your address position, lay a short iron on the ground with the >> grip end touching >> your inside right heel and the shaft touching the front of your left >> toe (for right handers). > >> Make a swing and start the downswing by shifting your hips along the >> line of the shaft on the ground. >> (that is along an imaginary line extending up from the shaft on the >> ground... ALAN!) >> >> Doing this will keep you from spinning out with the hips before you've >> gotten over onto your left side. > > That's a hitters hip action, it's called "cross lateral". Not > compatible with swinging. > > > David Laville, G.S.E.M. > The Golfing Machine Authorized Instructor > TB-8982 Now that makes sense. |