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[A.G.Blade]

One thing that seems important,has to be important,is the area of body types and non-symmetrical limbs.  I think this plays a huge bearing on fundamentals such as alinement ,grip, ball position, and swing type, (body releaser or hands and arm swinger, etc) personalizing or custom teaching is a must, but there needs to be some general doctrine of how "this" effects "that". The one thing I've seen in a book is George Knudson saying because his right leg was shorter than his left, he needed a closed alinement.  Anybody have any experiences or ideas on this?  Its been in some threads but hasn't gotten very far.  Thanks in advance!

[PreppySlapCut]

Mike Adams LAWs of golf...

[dogsbe]

I been through this a bit.  My physical therapist, who specializes in golf, assess my body symmetry particularly for muscle tone and flexibility.  One side was good and the other was very poor.  This really effected how I was swing.  I was given an extensive exercise program, which sort me out.  There is sill some work to be done, but I am now really square at setup and don't feel the need for talented hands to hit the ball.

[adamyounggolf]

Although there may be some value to it, this tends to be overkill for most amateurs. You don't have to have a perfect body to square the face up. There are numerable ways for each person to get the ball towards the target, all you have to do is get that clubhead on the ball correctly.

One could even say that getting the clubhead on the ball correctly is not even that important (apart from strike qualities). A player with a poor path/clubface can still play great golf if they do it consistently.

[Petter Player]

adamyounggolf, on 18 November 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

Although there may be some value to it, this tends to be overkill for most amateurs. You don't have to have a perfect body to square the face up. There are numerable ways for each person to get the ball towards the target, all you have to do is get that clubhead on the ball correctly.

One could even say that getting the clubhead on the ball correctly is not even that important (apart from strike qualities). A player with a poor path/clubface can still play great golf if they do it consistently.

And others see that every day on coursees around. Wel not maybe great as objective opinion, but great to their abilities and level they're on. There are numerous bogey-players, who can never hit a straight shot 250 yds, but thei curve the ball off the tee every time onto the fairway, chip it close after a curved iron and make an occational par in between the bogeys they are posting hole after hole.

[adamyounggolf]

Petter Player, on 19 November 2012 - 09:02 AM, said:

adamyounggolf, on 18 November 2012 - 11:54 AM, said:

Although there may be some value to it, this tends to be overkill for most amateurs. You don't have to have a perfect body to square the face up. There are numerable ways for each person to get the ball towards the target, all you have to do is get that clubhead on the ball correctly.

One could even say that getting the clubhead on the ball correctly is not even that important (apart from strike qualities). A player with a poor path/clubface can still play great golf if they do it consistently.

And others see that every day on coursees around. Wel not maybe great as objective opinion, but great to their abilities and level they're on. There are numerous bogey-players, who can never hit a straight shot 250 yds, but thei curve the ball off the tee every time onto the fairway, chip it close after a curved iron and make an occational par in between the bogeys they are posting hole after hole.

Sorry, I don't understand the point you are making. Could you re-phrase it?

[BrianL99]

PreppySlapCut, on 17 November 2012 - 11:19 AM, said:

Mike Adams LAWs of golf...

One of the 3 greatest Golf Instructional books ever written.

& not to be a stickler, but give some credit to T.J. Tomassi, who I suspect did most of the work on The LAWS ... Adams & Suttie were probably much too busy, patting themselves on the back.

& for the O.P.   go to:  http://www.tjtomasi.com

[A.G.Blade]

BrianL99, on 19 November 2012 - 06:07 PM, said:

PreppySlapCut, on 17 November 2012 - 11:19 AM, said:

Mike Adams LAWs of golf...

One of the 3 greatest Golf Instructional books ever written.

& not to be a stickler, but give some credit to T.J. Tomassi, who I suspect did most of the work on The LAWS ... Adams & Suttie were probably much too busy, patting themselves on the back.

& for the O.P.   go to:  http://www.tjtomasi.com
Thanks both of you, will look into

[Tanner25]

A.G.Blade, on 19 November 2012 - 07:18 PM, said:

BrianL99, on 19 November 2012 - 06:07 PM, said:

PreppySlapCut, on 17 November 2012 - 11:19 AM, said:

Mike Adams LAWs of golf...

One of the 3 greatest Golf Instructional books ever written.

& not to be a stickler, but give some credit to T.J. Tomassi, who I suspect did most of the work on The LAWS ... Adams & Suttie were probably much too busy, patting themselves on the back.

& for the O.P.   go to:  http://www.tjtomasi.com
Thanks both of you, will look into

Good post. I have one leg shorter than the other and I think it affects my address/stance. I tend to sit into my left side, which doesn't seem good. I also have more flexibility on my right side. As an example, I have more range of motion in my right hamstring. I worry abt this less. But, would like to hear from other people with uneven leg lengths!

Tanner

Edited by Tanner25, 20 November 2012 - 09:10 PM.