The Search for the Perfect Swing

[Michael Jacobs]

Mike,
I remember firing a 25 once, i will have to e-mail a couple of buddies to see what their low score would be. That would be fun to go back and play the par 3 again. It is funny when I talk to people who played Smithtown Landing no one remembers the church pews up the right side of #8.

Rob

Church pews?? I remember some bunkers there, I also remember that over the green on 8 and 9 was out of play. I do remember hitting a driver off the 6th tee box!! I had heard that Gene Sarazen designed that par 3 course

[Michael Jacobs]

Anyone ever read The Golf Swings In the Plural (1962) by Major L.L.B. Angas, "A Reconciliation of The Conflicting Teachings of the Different Pro's"? It is rare to find this booklet. He discussed this as the Contacting Spiral-a pigtail shaped curve at Impact. Funny, everything old is new again.

Drewit,

Great one, I have Angas - as a matter of fact I remember making an extra copy of it and brining it out with me on one of my early trips to study with Ben Doyle. I always loved his 'Arms' analogy - a few of my Nuclear Swing concepts came from there.

I am trying to remember where I got it from as I have a just a copy of it... I am going to dig it out of the archives tonight

[Michael Jacobs]

"For those that don't know, the concept involves the phenomenon of inward pull of the club towards the bottom area of the swing generating an extra velocity to the club head. "

OK your smarter than me I dont know so explain please

Also if they perfect a perfect swing will all players be able to accomplish this swing or is it for the pro`s only or low handicappers?

Hey Joe - Happy New Year!

This correlates strongly with how skilled the golfer is...

A gentleman named K. Miura from the University of Tokyo did a research study on the 'Effect of Inward Pull of the Golf Club at Impact Stage'

In a nutshell, what was found was that this type of action by the golfer increased the energy transfer to the clubhead and resulted in higher clubhead velocity. Pointing out that this was an action of a Highly Skilled Golfer.

Hope that helps Joe!

[Mad Hatter]

Church pews?? I remember some bunkers there, I also remember that over the green on 8 and 9 was out of play. I do remember hitting a driver off the 6th tee box!! I had heard that Gene Sarazen designed that par 3 course

I remember rows of bunkers up the right side of eight. Wow that is unbelievable if Gene Sarazen designed the par 3. I remember that nice long walk from 10 green to 11 tee.