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Date Posted: 14:47:58 07/18/00 Tue
Author: Peter
Subject: Re: Getting to 6/100s or thereabouts
In reply to: D.G. 's message, "Re: Getting to 6/100s or thereabouts" on 14:29:07 07/18/00 Tue

> I've been on the lawn playing with this and trying
> to attain the 'position' but I'm not having a lot of
> luck/skill. Only a few players could ever attain that
> kind of lag from the info I've seen and read. Hogan,
> Moe, and probably a few other pros.

Judging by the photo sequences I have from golf magazines and the footage I've seen on The Golf Channel, 'all' touring pros get to this position. Vijay Singh actually has a full 90 degree angle (shaft above horizontal) when his elbow gets in front of his hip. Of those I've seen, Jerry Foltz is the notable exception.

> Possibly these guys could bend their wrists (double
> jointed) back to a position few pros could ever hope
> to attain. Moe's leading wrist is slightly bowed at
> impact.

Whatever angle you can establish between the left arm and the shaft with a flat left wrist and your right wrist in 'tray' position (bent), you should be able to maintain to '6/100s'.

> Unless I find some new tip that will allow me to
> accomplish this position I am resigning to making a
> sweet shot with the position I can easily attain
> (6/80) and try to duplicate the move on future shots.
> My son tells me there is only one thing that I haven't
> tried but he will start the car when I am ready to lay
> down on the driveway.

It is not easy to hit this position in a real swing. If you can physically achieve it, then you can in a swing with the right technique.

Was you son watching a swing or just judging the static position?

In the photo labeled 'downswing move' at the site I often reference HERE (thanks Kirk), you can see Moe just before '6/100s'. This is the position I mean.

Peter

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