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Originally Posted by alangbaker
What of it? You claimed that there is no conscious hand action and your sage-de-jour, Hogan, clearly disagrees 100%.
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When you read his book you find that he states several times that hand action is poison- He further describes the correct golf swing to be the way we throw a heavy medicine ball sidearm- the lead hand leading and both arms and hands in front of the chest.
Hogan says best what every good instructor says-- that "lag" is generated by the body "leaving the clubhead behind." The hips turn toward the target ahead of the shoulders, the shoulders turn ahead of the arms, the arms and club then come along in sequence -- in a multiplying effect like popping a whip. Hogan says the ONLY way to mess it up is to apply hand action. Page 82, in all caps, "The action of the arms is motivated by the movement of the body and the hands consciously do NOTHING but maintain a firm grip on the club."
Percy Boomer talked about allowing the club to "flail" with loose arms and loose grip and allowing the body to lead the shoulders and arms. Bobby Jones described the same action differently-- Jack Nicklaus described his arm tension as like a "ragdoll" and Sam Snead said his grip pressure was "like you would hold a baby bird." but NO competent golf instruction has ever advised conscious hand action, timing a wrist set or release. That is poison-- And every competitive golfer hopes his next opponent is trying to do that.
Larry