No Mr. Peepers

[Yoda]

SandMan wrote:

The "neck" is actually the cervical spine, but that is irrelevant. I see what you are saying. But keeping the upper "back" straight, and bending only the neck seems like you would be burying your chin into your chest. I feel much more comfortable with my shoulders rounded, but I have also played enough to know that what feels comfortable isn't always right.

Sandman,

You're okay. No Mr. Peepers 'peering down' into the bi-focals. But no 'Mr. Chinburied into your Chest' nonsense, either.

The shoulders don't turn UNDER the chin -- as the pedagogues would haveyou believe -- they turn TO the chin!

So, just 'Aim your rifle' and you'll be okay!

Time for a picnic in the Swamp. You like ham and cheese?

 

SandMan wrote:

The lower and mid back should definitely be straight. But why the upper back and neck?? I want to be able to look directly at the object which I am trying to 3 dimensionally visualize and pound into the ground. I just can't do that very well looking out of the bottom of my eyes and trying to keep my head and neck in line. I think even if you start all straight you will find a tendency (at least on more accomplished ball strikers) to return at impact fix looking directly at the ball through the middle of the eyes, which I think is the point Mr. Manzella is getting at with the neck being parallel to the ground (not trying to put words into his mouth, just how I picture it). I am only beginning in TGM...so please teach me if I am wrong. It just makes sense to me in a hand eye coordination sense.

Sandman,

The spine is the backbone. It ends at the neck. The neck joins the Head withthe Body. It is not part of the Straight Rod of 7-9.

 

 

SandMan wrote:

The "neck" is actually the cervical spine, but that is irrelevant. I see what you are saying. But keeping the upper "back" straight, and bending only the neck seems like you would be burying your chin into your chest. I feel much more comfortable with my shoulders rounded, but I have also played enough to know that what feels comfortable isn't always right.

Sandman,

You're okay. No Mr. Peepers 'peering down' into the bi-focals. But no 'Mr. Chinburied into your Chest' nonsense, either.

The shoulders don't turn UNDER the chin -- as the pedagogues would haveyou believe -- they turn TO the chin!

So, just 'Aim your rifle' and you'll be okay!

Time for a picnic in the Swamp. You like ham and cheese?