The Tomasello Tapes -- Chapter Seven / Drills

Once again, interesting to see a legend discuss G.O.L.F.-----am I correct in assuming that this drill is for swinging??? Dr Dave

This segment raises some questions I've had concerning wrist actiion for some time. My understanding, correct or not, is that in hitting you set up the Right Forearm Flying Wedge, and you maintaiin that same amount of bend in the wrist from takeaway through impact. But a swinger starting from adjusted adress doesn't have that bend at start up, eventhough he may have identified what it should be at impact by taking his grip at an impact fix postition. Assuming what I've written is correct so far (and I wouldn't be shocked if I'm not) then it's possible that a swinger when taking the club back may bend the wrist more than it will actually be bent at impact. This is what appears to me to be happening in TT's 10 step drilll and his other swing demonstrations. The right hand is losing some of it's bend at it approaches impact, but it is still bent, and the left wrist is flat, at impact. Sound reasonable??

Originally Posted by Delaware Golf Dave,


I believe the increase in right wrist bend in the backstroke (which is most noticeable in full sweep loading) is from the cocking of the left wrist? Please correct me if I'm wrong...

DG

That actually is a question I almost put in my previous post. Isn't there some relationship between the right wrist's bend and the cocking of the left?

Really good stuff.
Thank you.

Originally Posted by Delaware Golf Dave,

Good observation...the increased right wrist bend was my arguement the other day...when Tomasello fires the right forearm at the 6 to 7 position, the end result is the left wrist and right wrist appear to be in there proper in impact conditions...read 4-D-1 for the statement "Impact Fix Right Wrist Bend".

I believe the increase in right wrist bend in the backstroke (which is most noticeable in full sweep loading) is from the cocking of the left wrist? Please correct me if I'm wrong...

DG

As a hitter who starts from impact fix, I already have some bend in the right wrist. I can either add more bend at the top or not. If I add more at the top it seems like I'm loading at the top, whereas if I don't add more bend at the top I feel like I'm loading on the way down.

I'm not sure if this accurately explains what I'm doing or not...in terms of loading, I mean.

Slightly off topic from the previous discussion, but related to this clip nonetheless. The two things that stand out for me are that in position 2, the clubshaft seems to be parallel to the plane line, but below parallel to the ground. Is this because the right elbow hasn't started to cock and so there is no wrist cock yet? Also, this is obviously a drill. In the actual motion, would 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 blend into each other slightly more, leading to parallel to the plane line and parallel to the ground?

Secondly, it's interesting on the down-the-line view how Tomasello's left arm moves out from 1 to 2. I think when I've turned my left hand in the past, I've moved the shaft around a fulcrum point (I think that's the term) at the very butt of the club. What I see Tomasello doing is different. The club (shaft) appears to be rotating around pressure point 1, causing the left hand to move out. It's similar to how Hogan describes his waggle in five lessons if I remember that correctly. Is this always how it should be done in TGM terms (rotate aound pp 1)?


Chris

Excellent point Chris. Thats why "see my post" in the Lounge section under, Monitor your backswing................

Awesome. Thanks DG and Yoda for sharing this video.

Excellent videos, thanks for posting. Tomasello sure has alot of "Single most important partsof the golf swing". I think he refers to every part that way. It does make a good point about how many important parts there are to monitor, it just sounds funny though.

Originally Posted by Rhythm Excellent videos, thanks for posting. Tomasello sure has alot of "Single most important partsof the golf swing". I think he refers to every part that way. It does make a good point about how many important parts there are to monitor, it just sounds funny though.

I watched the entire video in one sitting and that did jump out at me. HOWEVER, if you listen closely, he doesn't actually say "single most important part of the golf swing several times." He's normally referring to different things (backswing, downswing, pivot, etc) although I think there was one instance where he did contradict himself. But hey, so what?! It's his way of emphasizing a point, and it gets your attention!

Originally Posted by Delaware Golf And Dave

What would be the most important thing in the golf swing???

DG

How 'bout "sustaining the line of compression"?

Originally Posted by Delaware Golf Nice one Dave...

Three cheers for Dave...

In the UK I think they would say "By Jove, I think hes got it,".

DG

Only if I was Liza Dolittle! (although I think Higgins calls on George rather than Jove!)