Hitters
 

How many first class hitters can you mention?

Brian Gay
Kenny Perry
Stuart Appleby ?

Arnold Palmer

Sometimes it kind of jumps out at you but for some guys its less evident visually. I tape my own swing and unless I send signals to the camera or something I dont know myself what the heck Im looking at. Could be Hitting vs Swinging or a particular Release Trigger. Take a look at Lynns video where he's showing a guy Hitting vs Swinging ..........looks pretty similar doesnt it? Now he does Drag Load when Hitting I'd say. So he's Drag then Drive which makes it all the more difficult to discern.

For me anyways Hitting vs Swinging is the difference between a Right Arm Throw and a Left Wrist Throw. Either way the Right Arm is extending through the shot. In the former, Hitting its an "active" extension like throwing a ball side arm. In the latter, swinging, the arm extends in much the same manner (for me, some guys have more of a pitch elbow than I do) but the right arm extension is "passive" . Its just along for the ride so to speak as CF throws it out.

Thats how I see it anyways.

Some guys think Moe was Hitter , he did appear to "actively" extend his right arm ........there was a golfer who got to both arms straight. But I dont think he was in fact, given what he said: that he was left handed , that he pulled hard with his left side, that the right side was "just along for the ride" etc . And of course the physics of Swinging revealed itself in his tell tale Horizontal Hinging. The physics is different after all . With different vectors to the Thrust even. Which is why you shouldnt do both at the same time.

Hey OB, this is an attemp to follow a thread for a change......wow!
 

I think Both Arms Straight through and past impact ought to be highlighted more and then both hitting and swinging can be described with their goal in view, as roads to the proper finish.

The funny thing about Moe or lots of pros is that if you listen and read carefully enough (just reminding not criticizing) they use lots of terms in lots of ways without trying to be technically precise or TGM like.


Air, hi! If I may, because of the essential nature of the Pivot, which I have been very frightened of because of my artificial hip and leg shortage (yes, I misplaced one : > ), I was really trying to perfect a "Pivotless" strike. It can't be done with a longer stick. You just run out of right arm and collapse the left.

Your left hand will always "pull" because your Pivot is always initially engaged.

I tried just pulling with my left hand and arm and not trying to Pivot and it works. My shorter front leg actually gives me sort of a benefit. But that is only possible for a couple of rounds and there are difficulties. I shot an 83 and an 82 with that method and I suppose you could shoot par if you are careful. I think some pros do.

By comparison, when Pivoting using the "Marching" exercises, my Pivot really flung my club vigorously! I had backed off some of my heavier Extensor Action, but my Pivot forced me to beef it up! My left hand was really pulling and all my options were apparent as the club and Sweet Spot flowed to finish. The first "March" really throws everything to the Top and the forward "March" places a slow motion stretch on all components.

The Sequencing takes awhile to work itself out giving a person plenty of time to decide which components to use. I was pleased to simply get the ball position right, use EA, and keep my head down to watch the blurring strike. Not getting the ball position correct, cost me considerable strokes per 18, as did club selection.

YBGF

In an interview with Mark Evershed he talks about Moe as a hitter.
He also quotes Tom Tomasello, who asked him - do you want to swing like Hogan or Moe?

Lee Buck Trevino maybe?

I don't really know what I am talking about. I have never heard of Mark Evershed before today, when I stumbled over this interview where he talked about his friendship with Moe and what he had learned from Tomasello (and that Sean Foley is avoiding to tell what he has learned from Evershed). I thought he knew what he was talking about. I don't.
I realize that Yoda is the authority to listen to. I would love if he would answer all my questions, but that's probably wishful thinking and not the way it works..?

airair, I like your enthuasiasm.
This year I just learned about TGM. Had only vague idea between hitting and swinging.

I refer to old posts by Yoda as he distinguishes hitting and swinging very well.
Difficult to understand all at once, but the more i played this summer,
my questions seem to be asked and answered in older posts.

In this forum, swingers are primary pullers of the club
who use the left side as a pivot.
the clubface will square automatically as long as you trust it.
awareness of PP2 or PP4 is essential.


Hitters are like to "push" the club or more precisely the primary lever (your left arm+club)
the right arm will thrush toward the ball
squaring the clubface is a conscious effort
requires aiming point/spot with PP1 or PP3


typically,
swingers like to make a full backswing sometimes past parallel in their backswing and make a circular delivery to impact.
hitters tend to make a 3/4 backswing and use a straight line delivery to impact.

here's two players IMO that are at two ends of the spectrum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv5vaa-FhL0

I have always been a natural swinger,
learning to hit adds a new life to my game.
It has been frustrating to learn to hit but well worth trying a new method.

I no longer swing all my clubs, just my woods.
mainly because my swing speed tends to be faster with swinging and I don't have to as precise. Usually I will be "swinging" to a open spot in the fairway.

I hit my irons and wedges, when I have a clear path to the flag.
I use a target line or use a aiming point few inches in front of the ball.
This was the toughest part as I had to experiment with different aiming techniques.
In swinging, the ball would simply be in the way of the club path.
but in hitting, I really had to consciously figure out what aiming point fits with my swing. It can differ for many golfers.

Interesting.
Do you use angled hinging on most of these (hitting)shots - even the short ones, or also vertical hinging (which I find difficult)?