I'm going to post a few before and after photos of one of Yoda's students. Each pair is a before and after shot during a total motion stroke. I was simply the computer operator, so I'll let Yoda tell you about these awesome changes.
Wow...good stuff!
And these pictures demonstrate why so many are making the journey to The Swamp. Excellent pictures----these are worth MORE than a thousand words.
Great pics!! Do you know what drills they worked on to get the club on plane?
Alex
Lynn loves a level right hand, doesn't he? Good stuff, Can almost hear it, too!
This is the same Fred McCrary from the Superbowl Champion New England Patriots, who presently plays fullback for the Atlanta Falcons. He's one of the nicest men you'll meet. But, after meeting Yoda, he had a nice swing to match. The photos in this post and the one to follow should be viewed in sets of two and from left to right. First the Before and then the After. Quite a difference, wouldn't you say!
Originally Posted by alex_chung
Great pics!! Do you know what drills they worked on to get the club on plane?
Alex
how can i find the drills for the correct plane
thanks
Dowel drills...go to the Archives or the Gallery...you'll find plenty of nuggets there....
Hi Yoda. could you please explain level hands to me.Sorry for the dumb question,but if I dont ask I,ll never know.Thank you in advance.
By the way,watched your vids on basic and aquired motion,love em,I have started to practice these,will be a slow journey but should be worth it....TERRY
Originally Posted by YodasLuke
I'm going to post a few before and after photos of one of Yoda's students. Each pair is a before and after shot during a total motion stroke. I was simply the computer operator, so I'll let Yoda tell you about these awesome changes.
This is my first post on here and I can say I'm very happy to have found this website. That said, I have the same problem with my backswing as the very first picture in this thread. I get way above the plane line and across the line at the top. Can someone give me some advice as to how to fix this. Thank you in advance.
Originally Posted by duckjr78
This is my first post on here and I can say I'm very happy to have found this website. That said, I have the same problem with my backswing as the very first picture in this thread. I get way above the plane line and across the line at the top. Can someone give me some advice as to how to fix this. Thank you in advance.
Couple of things to look at . . . .
Are you whipping the club head "in" early in your backswing?
One thing to get fixed in your head is the motion of the right forearm . . . Generally if you are across the line at the top you are
1. "lifting" your arms off your chest
2. and rolling your right forearm (counter clockwise rotation)at the top.
So keep your arms closer to you and feel like your right forearm stays turned clockwise at the top.
Originally Posted by 12 piece bucket
Couple of things to look at . . . .
Are you whipping the club head "in" early in your backswing?
One thing to get fixed in your head is the motion of the right forearm . . . Generally if you are across the line at the top you are
1. "lifting" your arms off your chest
2. and rolling your right forearm (counter clockwise rotation)at the top.
So keep your arms closer to you and feel like your right forearm stays turned clockwise at the top.
Thank you for your suggestions. I enlisted my father's eyes when we went to play this weekend and he noticed that I was taking the club back to the inside as you predicted. I found that this was a product of really poor aim. I had my clubface so far open that inside was the only place it could comfortably go. I played the last 12 holes of my round in 1 over par, focusing only on aligning my clubface with my aiming point. Thanks you. I can't wait to hit the range/course again and work on the next part of my swing.
In the first picture the guy was below the plane. How did you get him to swing on plane? I do this but have trouble getting on plane. Could I be taking the club inside to quick?
Originally Posted by mrodock
Annikan,
Can you clarify the right forearm angle approach?
Matt
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Draw a line down the right forearm on the picture on the right....notice it would intersect the ground at an angle that points forward of the ball....16-18 inches.....Picture on the right would have the RFANOAP at the Ball...bad looking picture..
Someone like to add some graphics?
Annikan,
Ok, thanks, that makes perfect sense. My question then is how you get someone to alter this forearm angle at impact. Is it based on the motion of the right elbow in the downswing?
Matt
Go to impact fix and Look...Look....Look..
down the right forearm angle of appraoch to the ground...see how it appears forawar of the ball and cross line..this is the angle of approach for the right forearm...then look back to a mirror to your right and see how the right forarm is poining at the baseline this
on-plane right forearm is the angle of attack of the right forearm.....
So if I were to see your student's right forearm down-line before it would be very steep and after more shallow? If so, were these the means to achieving a much better impact position?
Matt
Originally Posted by Yoda
The Right Forearm can only be On Plane when the Right Elbow is On Plane. And, on the Downstroke, that occurs only during the Impact Interval (Release to Follow-Through).
Regarding "coming from the inside," Golf Stroke Geometry mandates that the Clubhead travel Down and Out to its Low Point (1-L-13). In other words, from the 'inside' toward the Plane Line (1-L-10) as directed by the Right Forearm and #3 Pressure Point.
Actually,
I
can occur much sooner.
Of course, Lynn knows that.
Originally Posted by annikan skywalker
I
love this photo,
Annikan.
It is the personification of
The Golfing Machine and the Impact alignments of the Left Arm Flying Wedge (through Impact, also known as the #3 Accumulator with its Flat and Level Left Wrist) and its relationship with the
On Plane Right Forearm Flying Wedge (with its Bent and Level Right Wrist).
It is the perfect illustration of
Homer Kelley's words from his Fall 1981 Master Class:
"The #3 Accumulator [Angle] should be constant. If you have your
Right Forearm On Plane --
behind the Clubshaft -- this Angle will be constant. There's nothing that will change it. You're coming in like this [Homer demonstrates per David's photo above] as though there
were no left arm."
Was it Luck?....
Perhaps..
But when you are
seeking proper alignments and relationships instead of trying to get the right position...the positions "magically apppear...via the right forearm"..get it?
Thanks
Lynn for the compliment..but more importantly thanks for the training at Pine Needles that allowed this to be implemented!!!
Originally Posted by Yoda
I love this photo, Annikan.
It is the personification of The Golfing Machine and the Impact alignments of the Left Arm Flying Wedge (through Impact, the #3 Accumulator with its Flat and Level Left Wrist) and its relationship with the On Plane Right Forearm Flying Wedge (with its Bent and Level Right Wrist).
It is the perfect illustration of Homer Kelley's words from his Fall 1981 Master Class:
"The #3 Accumulator [Angle] should be constant. If you have your Right Forearm On Plane -- behind the Clubshaft -- this Angle will be constant. There's nothing that will change it. Your're coming in like this [Homer demonstrates per David's photo above] as though there were no left arm."
What if the right forearm is
above...a sharper #3 ?
Accumulator
Originally Posted by annikan skywalker
What if the right forearm is above...a sharper #3 ?
Accumulator
Annikan,
I'll 2nd Yoda's comments - that is one solid looking impact position you have.
With a sharper #3, would there be potential for more clubhead speed (assuming the same hand speed) due to a faster "overtaking rate" from the larger angle? But there may be less "support" for impact with the forearm not directly behind the shaft which could contribute to the net effect on the overall distance the ball would go.
I would also assume less consistent results with a larger #3 angle?
CG
I don't have any pictures of videos to add but I'm a student of Rob Noel's and have a bit of a success story.
I started playing for the first time a year ago this week and have already broken 80.
My only problem is I shot a 78 hitting and a 79 swinging and can't quite determine which one I'm going to go with.
Either way though I am having fun.
I think you're ready to start playing 18 holes
Good luck!
