good form
It’s baseball, and just Ted Williams, but this makes me wonder if I am intending to pivot far enough post impact.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02yfXV4am2I[/youtube]
A master of ground forces, pivot, chi.
Saw him once from above( from a chairlift), he appeared effortless as he quickly skied down a steep rough mogul field, although surely he must have been “working.” That image is etched in my mind. Having made many more rides on ski lifts, and viewed many more skiers, and not one has matched his grace, or the feeling it gave me.
The secret is in the water too….
Saw a video on the Dirt about water ski jumping in which the discussion was about removing slack from a system.
That video was fascinating not necessarily from a slack removal perspective, but because I don’t recall if I have acknowledged similarities between water ski jumping and golf forces over a travel distance. This is a different video than the one I saw, but some good things it. For instance, starting about 50 seconds a skier is coming right at you in the computer screen- watch how he then shortens the radius, cuts across the direction of force, or works against the travel, which by default picks up speed……then hits the ramp, hauls ass up it, for a show in the air.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JVXkZlFmk0[/youtube]
…@ 3:35 wonderin’ if that be Captain Chaos. 
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One of the nice things about retirement is one can spend more time on more stuff.
The horse- red rider- occupies the sagittal plane in space, the rider occupies the coronal plane and the mallet rests within, and is parallel to, the sagittal axis with an open face to the strike
Even though I suspect a very flexible mallet pole, the outward away bulge where the pole attached to the head is interesting as a portrait of energy delivery- as is the static bevel on the mallet head.
http://footage.shutterstock.com/clip-5507753-stock-footage-slow-motion-shot-of-a-polo-mallet-hitting-a-ball-during-a-polo-game.html?src=rel/5507804:0/gg
Ok, back to retirement, cheese, and the game of Kings.
I don’t know what the ‘sagittal axis’ is… Is it the shaft parallel to the spine on the backswing? I like it if it is… slotting it from there is the most athletic way to go…
I remember the Polo impact position being discussed here before at some point, maybe by Two or the chick that used to post here? I can’t remember her name? There was a photo…
It all leads to pressure during the strike- you can’t beat a horse forcing it’s way through there! So strong…
Yeah, the mallet is parallel to the spine, and does indeed make for an easy load.
I like this picture of 3D. The spot where all meet, yet is hidden from view, is the belly button area, or just a spot in space. The green book would be the vertical spine, or sagittal axis, in relation to the ground. The yellow book would be the transverse plane, or axis, which basically separates our upper half from lower half, and the red book is the coronal axis- which would be a pane of glass splitting us from hip to hip. So the green book separates right from left, the yellow book separates top from bottom, and the red book separates front from back.
I remember first seeing this picture some time ago while scanning for something and how it snagged my attention. The yellow book is Homer’s, and the other two are Penick’s. Nice hearing from ya’.
Bom said…
Dani her name? Dunno what happened to her. Maybe Two or Flatlies know.
Good to hear from you Bom. Playing well I hope. You got any good pics for us, any insights?
Hey Guys, I hope everyone is well, long time no see/chat. Great to hear that this place is back up and running, fair play 
I’d checked in a few times over the years but could never get the place to load.
Mad how long it’s been since I’ve been on here, time flies for sure. Great times and chat on here back in the day, I reckon we were the frontiersmen of internet golf. Looking forward to checking in and chatting again.
Big congrats to Two for your success in recent years, really delighted for you man, great to follow it.
Cheers, BOM
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We’ve got Bom and Rat now. Just need the Captain and we can get the band back together.
Welcome back Bom!
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With deference to the Almighty, Holy Crap! Time to break out the good stuff for a wee snort.
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Cheers man, great stuff
Double R, great to see you’re still sniffing around, I hope you’re well
Still sniffing, lol. Doing well, thanks. The about 15 year playing break took a toll, not surprising though. I was never that good to go absent from the game and expect to pick up where I left off like seasoned higher level players can like you, Lag, Hughes, and others. But I’m starting to see some progress.
What’s fascinating is as I watch distance diminish, aches and pains popping up out of nowhere, my creativity and shot making, out of necessity, is getting back to what it was, maybe even better, only using longer clubs. I got some cool shots now…
Hope all’s green and well where you are and play too.
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Good stuff, glad to hear you’re still chipping away at it, pardon the pun…
There’s a comfort, I think, in accepting distance limitations, and real progress can come from it. I know from my own experience playing with some younger players, who really are hitting it freaky long, with every club in the bag too, it’s empowering in a way to then just go about trying to play good golf. I’m a big believer in that if you hit it well enough, you’ll hit it long enough.
Funny thing about aches and pains, having played so much golf in my life, I think my body misses it when I don’t play for an extended period - it’s funny how much better I feel physically after playing. Having sore abs after playing golf is a pretty cool feeling too, a good sign I reckon.
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I was thinking of this idea after the discussion about lead deflection being a supposed truth in ‘every’ golf swing. The club no more knows where the ball is than the car knows where the bugs are.
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We used to play an event in Fort McMurray way north of Edmonton. The mosquitos were as big as golf balls and so thick in spots … it felt like a horror movie.