Another Can't Miss Post
 

Yoda posted the following in the Drills section, but it is much to good to just stay there...
Bagger

Back again, rg, as promised in my first reply above (Dragging Baby Brother). This time I'm bringing photos illustrating the fact that my Follow-Through alignments in the Impact Bag demonstration are virtually identical with those of the great Champions of history. The only reason they appear somewhat exaggerated is that I was Following Through with the Arms and Hands (No Quitting!) while the dowel could only remain buried in the Bag. With several hundred times more mass than that of an actual golf ball, the Bag would barely move (much less rebound resiliently off the dowel and into the air!). Imagine the photos below if the Clubshafts were not permitted to move further forward than the Impact Bag's location.

I'll begin with a still from my video; follow with a series of five photos (the last an LBG Classic); and then link to a very special, indeed historically significant, video. Here we go:




Yoda At Impact Bag Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight)




Byron Nelson At Impact




Lee Trevino At Immediately Post-Impact




Ben Hogan at Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight)




Gary Player at Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight)




Homer Kelley at Follow-Through (Both Arms Straight)



And now, for a very special, first time in history treat, click on:

http://www.lynnblakegolf.com/Video/HKSwing.wmv

...and watch the only known video Swing of The Master himself, along with his personal audio lesson from 6-E-2.

Enjoy!
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Yoda

Thanks Lynn!


Great to see the master in action!

8)

Lynn,
That HK video and still shot is way cool.
Thank you!

Notice that a line can be draw, perpendicular to the shoulder line, to PP1 and the clubhead is still lagging behind 'that' line.

A sure sign that lag pressure has been maintained a long, long time -

keeping it all the way to both arms straight! :idea:

Yoda,

Thanks. In that brief tape, I was amazed to see what I'm sure was a Pure Swing. I thought Homer didn't think much of the concept?

The Hitter's Swing
 

This particular Stroke is characterized by its Lagging Clubhead Takeaway and length of Backstroke; Drag Loading from the Top; and the Throwout Action of Centrifugal Force in Release. Therefore, it is clear that MizunoJoe has it nailed: Homer Kelley was Swinging.

It may surprise many to learn that Homer was not 'anti-Swinging.' In fact, he felt the Basic Pattern (12-2-0) was easier to learn than Hitting (12-1-0) and -- barring a strong inclination otherwise -- he thought it should be the first to master. In his own personal Game, Homer refused to allow himself the luxury of 'one Swing.' He was the consumate researcher and -- from Drive to Putt -- his rounds were often filled with as many different 'Swings' as he had Shots. And that was for each of the several Balls he normally put in play!

But if there ever was a guy who liked to control circumstances, it was Homer Kelley. And when pushed -- and you had to push -- he would admit his preference for the total control he exercised over the Club when Hitting. He was, in his own words...

"...a Hitting Devotee."

Re: The Hitter's Swing
 

Thank you for that insight. It fits the bill as a rich piece of golf history. It honors us all. Most of all, it honors Mr Kelley.

Charlie

Homer and swinging
 

Homer said that he did not like swinging because it was too easy i have been told. Ever hear that one Lynn? Or did he allude to similar? Pure CF swinging would have seemed reasonably easy to Homer i would think :)

John

Rip Van Winkle -- Open Champ
 

Naah, John...

Homer loved G.O.L.F. -- Hitting or Swinging!

From The Top when Swinging, the Instant Acceleration Hip Action Cranks the Gyroscope, i.e., it Loads the Lag in the Power Package.

From there, quoting Homer:

"You can practically sleep and swing."

Awesome stuff
 

Could you further explain the instant acceleration hip action. Are you talking of 10-15-B?

John