Impact Bag Practice

[Yoda]

Winter and daylight savings is fast approaching here in Mass. I was wondering
what people do to work on their swing in winter months (besides workout @ the
gym).
Brian, do you have any suggestions for indoor work?

thanks.

Use an Impact Bag -- they retail at about $25 -- preferably facing
a mirror.

Monitor all Impact and Follow-Through alignments, especially your Wrist
alignments (Flat Left and Bent Right) and also the Full Extension of Both
Arms in the Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight 8-11). Monitor your Top
alignments as well -- particularly your Flying Wedges Assembly and its
Cocked Left Wrist, Bent Right Wrist and consequent On Plane
Clubface alignment -- then Clear the Right Hip and let the Bag have
it!

Master the different Accumulator Combinations of 10-4. Swingers
should practice Single Barrel to Three Barrel combinations, and Hitters
should practice Single Barrel to Four Barrel Combinations. When Hitting,
concentrate on Right Arm Drive Out (10-20-B). Feel the
Heel of the Right Hand drivinginto the Left Hand Thumb
(the #1 Pressure Point 6-C-1-#1). This Feel should be in place from Fix to
Finish. Read those last two lines out loud and incorporate them
into your Total Motion (14-0). Sense the #3 Pressure Point passively
accepting that Load and indirectly -- or directly if you prefer! -- driving
the Clubhead Lag through Impact (7-11).

Swingers should maintain that #1 Pressure Point 'connection,' but instead of
Right Arm Drive-Out, their emphasis should be on the Left Wrist Throw-out (2-P
and 10-20-E) followed by Left Hand Roll (Sequenced Release per 4-D-0).
Look, Look LOOK! in the mirror and make sure that you are actually
doing what you think you are doing!

Use 48" dowels (5/8" diameter) aligned 'up' the Left Forearm and
supported by the Right Forearm Wedge. Also, use four-sided 'picket
fence'-type stakes to ingrain the Vertical Wrist Conditions and an Aft Left
Thumb location. Finally, use both short and long Golf Clubs, and slam that
thing to your heart's content. Your Winter Mantra: Wreckage is
Wonderful!

[Yoda Note: After the first POW! your 'significant
other(s) is/are going to have a real problem. Do not mention my name!
This is happening on my advice, but on your watch!

"Show some backbone, will ya?"

-- Pilot to Indiana Jones

Next question: So when is everybody gone?]

With the Impact Bag at Impact Point, I emphasize the Clubshaft Forward
Lean, the Flat Left and the Bent Right Wrists and the On
Plane Right Forearm.

With the Bag positioned at Low Point, I personally Swing (and Hit!)
through an imaginary Impact Point, make contact with the Bag at Low Point,
and then complete a strong Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight
Position) while executing the pre-selected Hinge Action. Through the
Ball, practice all three Hinge Actions (2-G, 7-10 and 10-10).

This practice really will help. In fact, it will help so much I wouldn't wait
for next Saturday, much less next winter.

Start now!