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Date Posted: 21:59:28 07/07/00 Fri
Author: hp
Subject: Re: Supination !
In reply to: Peter 's message, "Re: Ben Hogan on Supination" on 21:06:20 07/07/00 Fri

> The fowllowing from "Five Lessons" indirectly
> addresses sustaining left arm/shaft angle. Here Ben
> is talking about supination of the left wrist which is
> keeping the left wrist bent (hands ahead of club
> head) through impact. It is unlikely you will do this
> if you release the angle too early.
>
> "Supination builds distance and accuracy in other
> ways." "For one
> thing, it helps you to strike the ball absolutely
> clean, before the club takes turf. (This is why when
> you see a good pro hit a ball, there is a real sweet
> crack at contact and the ball takes off like a bullit.
> If you first contact the ball right, then almost
> automatically you'll take turf right, past the ball.)
> Second, since this slight supination action places the
> hands a shade ahead of the clubhead at impact, some
> loft is subtracted from the face of the club. (That's
> why you marvel at the distance topnotch players can
> hit the ball. They actually turn a five-iron into a
> four-iron. The pronating golfer does just the
> opposite. He increases the loft of his blade. He
> makes a seven-iron out of his five iron.)"
>
> Peter

Supination!!...I grew up in the sixties and that was the Word from the Man...even though he said all top players did it, it became associated with Hogan and his secret...so many people really (myself included) couldn't get that left hand supinated, but knowing that was the way to a delayed hit, decided to use the big leg drive to keep the wrist angle/late hit, a false release which is more of a dragging with hands ahead, achieved only with the strong grip...it wasn't till I've been SAing that the supination is there...all my life, my left hand knuckles have been on top at impact (kind of HSS)...the first few times I truly supinated (and truly released) it almost scared me...just knew the ball would go straight right but nope, just straight...you have to trust it, no flinching allowed...hp

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