Verizon Heritage / PGA TOUR / April 15-18, 2010

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Originally Posted by O.B.Left The reigning champion! That must be very gratifying!

Lynn for those flop shots Brian is playing there, would I be right in assuming the clubface is still pointed at the target? So Open, Open 10-5-D? The photographer is standing on the Plane Line but the Target Line and Clubface pointing out to the right.............way right with the blade laid on its back.

Does he use a 10-3-J Pause Minor Basic Stroke but with Vertical Hinging (as opposed to the accompanying photo which seems to show Horizontal)? So similar to the 2-C-3 #2 Lob shot diagram, no compression? Does he make any attempt to cover the plane line , intentional steering as the diagram would suggest or does he just let er go as per usual? Does he shallow out his Angle of Attack by employing a flatter plane angle?

Sorry for all the questions. I guess I could have just asked "What's Brian's flop shot method, using TGM speak. "

Go team.

So much of this Cut Lob shot is established at Address. Duplicate Brian's Open Plane Line - Open Stance Line and wide-open Clubface. Also, his well-forward ball position (ahead of the middle of his stance but back of his left shoulder low point). Note also his Centered Head. This is a huge key: You get "behind the ball" -- when you want to -- by moving the ball forward, not by moving the head back.

Then, in a full Acquired Motion Stroke (belt high-to-belt high with Wristcock) trace the Open Plane Line -- not the Target Line! -- with your Right Forearm and #3 Pressure Point, and see what you get. I think you'll like it!

I'll be writing more about this technique soon in my instruction segment (under Brian's byline) on http://www.thumbzine.com/swing.html. In fact, that's why I took these photos!

Just in from the wedding of my niece that was book-ended with my own happiest moments: Time on the tee with those I can help.

I arrive home -- Mrs. Yoda is still making the rounds -- and tune in to TGC and this:

"With the help of the Konica Minolta Biz Hub Swing Vision camera . . . left arm is just perfectly on plane."

-- Peter Kostis

Please.

Heath's Hands/Club and Right Shoulder are In Plane with the Ball.

Not the Left Shoulder.

The Left Shoulder is well outside this Hands-Club-Ball line, as it should be.

Hence, there is NO WAY the Left Arm can be "On Plane."

[We'll put up a pix. Meanwhile, all you guys who can do this, please do and draw the lines!]

All this smacks of the Hardy 'One Plane' nonsense wherein the left arm is in the plane of the Shoulder Turn and, in some 'magic bullet' kind of way, also in plane with the Ball.

Even more please.

How much longer must we be subjected to this drivel?



Here's my vote for Hands, Sweetspot, Right Shoulder and Ball all In Plane at the Top.

[Pix coming.]

Alignment Golf.

Gotta love it!