25/05/2016
About the Stupid Book I wrote years ago.
I wrote a Stupid book many years ago based on THE GOLFING MACHINE theroies. Let’s look at some items listed in the TGM.
The three imperatives in The Golfing Machine
A Straight Plane Line
Clubhead lag pressure point
A Flat Left wrist
How “True” is that?
As a GSEM AI, I would only believe that Clubbed lag pressure point is the only item that we should focus on. Some Golfers and Pros always have the misconception of LAG, where they thought Lag is all about the clubhead should be lagging behind (A SHAPE, instead a force), and what they are addressing is the shape and not the function.
Lag pressure is all about having the loaded potential of the force got stored in the shaft, and at some stage we will have to contract our muscles (and should be done automatically instructed by the right side of the brain), and let the clubhead to overtake, and get those stored potential release. As an example if we pull the string of a Bow, we are storing the energy in the bow itself, the minute we release our fingers from the string, the bow will get release.
A Flat left wrist is a result; and further more in order to get your Flat left wrist you should have a feeling of flipping your wrist, rather then focus on having a Flat left wrist. The sensation of releasing the loaded shaft, is more like flipping your wrist. The prerequisite is all about allowing the fingers muscles to contract; and that would function both Flexor carpi ulnaris, Palmaris longus and Flexor Carpi radialis, those three will help to contract other muscle within the chain, from the fingers to your feet. Once the muscle contracted, the pivot will stop for a fraction of second, as a result the clubhead will overtake. (that is the release). Where the release will take place before the impact.
Some people would use a laser or a plane board to trace the plane line during their practice session. Please do not waste your time to trace it anymore, as I doubt it very much, as I do not think there is the existence of A STRAIGHT PLANE LINE . As of the multiple centres, while the pivot is rotating, we will only get a straight plane line, or possible the straight plane line is no more then 1 cm.