Tuesday, May 01, 2012

Is Slo-Mo Shoulder Assist the Secret of the Short Game?

Putting:


  1. Read previous instructions on this.
  2. Make sure the putter head is laid down on the ground before the back swing.
  3. Use the shoulder to "rock open" the putter blade.
  4. Make sure this is slowly done backwards.
  5. With the shoulders, slowly hit the ball.  When everything is feeling good, the right hand might even be the one left to hit the ball.
  6. Make doubly sure that the forward swing is slow, slow enough to be able to know the putter head is coming back the desired way.
  7. If not sure of the way the putter will make the "hit", the slow-motion way should ensure that the putting motion can be stopped!
  8. Read the instructions previously written about putting and make sure you incorporate these ideas:
    1. the putter face opens
    2. the shoulders swing is stopped at the point just before the putter face swings around
    3. aiming is the golfers responsibility.

Chipping:

  1. Employ the "alive" grip.  This part is obligatory.  And the right hand does the needed cocking.
  2. Imagine what kind of shot you are going to make and leave the club head open to the desired extent.
  3. Make sure the club head is laid down on the ground before the back swing.
  4. The right hand starts the fanning of the club and continues to cock - the severity of cocking depending on the height or flight needed by the ball.
  5. At the same time, the  shoulder "rocks open" the club head slowly but fully backwards.
  6. Again, make sure this is slowly done backwards.
  7. Depending on the type of shot needed, the club head can come up high or stay low on the ground.
  8. The shoulders slowly rocks back to hit the ball. 
  9. Make doubly sure that the forward swing is slow, slow enough to be able to know the club head is coming back the desired way.
  10. The right hand initiates the cocking and the shoulder react and then takes over the forward swing to bring the desired shot.
    1. the right hand can flip sharp forward to keep the ball low but stop abruptly
    2. or, it can stay open to get better height of the flight of the ball.

Pitching:



  1. The chipping technique above can be modified for the pitch.
  2. Some technique to gauge the distance should be developed.

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