The Ultimate Full Body Swing

Lately, to my surprise, I can now hit the ball like Tiger.

1. Make sure the grip is firm with both hands acting as one. The tied up feeling from the previous chapter or posting can be utilized but not necessary. The intent is to take out the hands in the equation.
   
2. Make sure to start the club with the right hand (two o'clock, remember? ) (15Sept2007 - extreme "EARLY" cocking of the right hand going to the 2 o'clock position.)- bringing the club head back along the same path I want it to follow when it hits the ball. Remember it is the reverse ice cream scoop! However, to make this a mechanical move - the club head should be brought back along the club shaft - as the plane (see paragraph below).
   
3. Then the shoulders takes over twist as far as necessary for the swing at hand - full for a longer carry.
4. The body then springs back and makes the hit - all automatically and by muscle memory. However, the body hit must be felt like a hit by the heavy firm upper body - in particular, the main point is the sternum. It is not a plain lazy turn around, it is a deliberate hit by the firm upper body. If it like the hit of the forearms (tied up feeling of Hogan) but more felt by the chest.
   

The result of this simplified routine is an extremely accurate straight shot. When you really analyze what is happening and break down the movements, it is really simple to explain. First, the right hand moves back the club head - along the desired path / angle. Second, the shoulders take over and further twist the body (with the right hand still continuing to do its work). Third, while all this is happening and when the body is fully twisted, the body yanks everything back to where it started (the club head coming back to the ball) and plus more.

By the way, BRINGING THE CLUB BACK ALONG THE PATH, can this be really the little baseball bat as exemplified by AJ Bonar? If it is, then we can really make this swing powerful, repetetive, and mechanical. Let us pursue and study this matter for later reporting.

RESULT: Yes, this is it! The club head must be brought back in the same plane as the shaft - in contract to the regular Hogan plane. Bringing the club like this makes the twisting effect on the body to be so natural - as proven on the golf course today. The driver is the biggest benefactor of this change. TONY, PLEASE REMEMBER THIS! It is important to remember the feeling. The full weight of the centrifugal force is felt at the top. The downswing is just a reaction to the weight of the club - an automatic uncoiling action. No other action is needed, just the body uncoiling the arms and club, then club head towards the ball - and up, up as far as it will go around the body.

The Foreams - Hogan's Tied-up Feeling

Now I know why Hogan emphasized the tied-up feeling of the forearms. The firm forearms actually is used to "hit" the ball and ensures extreme accuracy of golf shots.

Slow and Delibarate Rhytm

Today I played golf and I noticed that I was inconsistent at the beginning and at times even forgetting how to swing the golf club. At first I noticed that I was not using the firm solid grip but the upswing most often feel odd - so are the results. Then I started slowing the upswing and setting-up ala Tiger Woods. When I started doing this, I noticed at the start of the swing, I also was pointing the club in a deliberate manner along the target line and then executing the shoulder twist. It became easier to reach the top fully coiled and the weight transfer to the left foot starts the downswing. Very controllable shots indeed.

Shoulders Plus or Making Sure of The Finish

Now is the time to move forward and get longer and better accuracy. How do we do it? Instead of purely relying on the shoulders, think target now. Use the rhythm as learned in putting - remember, backswing... and rebound or automatic forward swing? Same thing with the full swing, concentrate on the target, twist the shoulders but 'feel' the weight of the backswing and with a powerful move, full the club with the body - to the hole.

By working the swing with the full body, the shoulders will be able to complete the turn and the club will wrap around. Without this, the club tends to finish short. Remember how Padrig does it. Watch how most of the professional golfers pull their shots... to a wonderful finish.