"Golf is no sport, nor game, its a study!" - TOMMIE HONOR'S Written by Kevin Cook

WRITING If anything is going to be accomplished it needs to be measured. Golf is a study. It can be a game, and it is supremely entertaining. But, foremost It is a study. If you love golf, it could be that it is the only subject that you loved studying in your entire life. HOWEVER, it is a study…it is a study of gravity, inertia, attraction, time, physics, logic, music. It is a study of how you operate in relation to these things. Writing is essential to any study. Golf is no different. The first assignment is to get a journal and right down every bit of knowledge that you uncover as you start your training/drills. These observations will be used to create many essential tools that will help you to continue studying:

A GREAT SWING IS RELEASED FROM A BALANCED STRUCTURE

PILLARS FOR BALANCE Stand tall in front of a mirror, focus on even distribution of your weight on the sole of your foot and how the smallest movement front to back changes the distribution. Take a deep breath in and feel the rib cage lift up to meet the arms as they hang at your sides. As you exhale try to keep the contact between the arms and upper ribs, while pulling the belly button in towards the spine and up. On the second or third breath lift your right leg until it forms a 90-degree with the hip, and your right foot is parallel with the ground as if you are placing the right foot on a step, and hold for 12 to 14 breaths. Lower the right foot to the ground and repeat with the left side. With each breath focus on the proper breathing and lifting the chin while relaxing the shoulders on each exhalation. As this balancing exercise become easier, the second and final stage is incorporated, which is to raise up the heal of the foot that is left on the ground, slowly, gradually. GOAL To be able to hold pose on both side with the same effort on both sides. BENEFIT Strengthen the core, build a weak side, and educate the whole body as to the feeling of a balanced stance. A balanced swing, is more more controllable, and produces more precise contact. PROGRESSION This exercise leads perfectly to the the Arms To Chest Drill, and should be practiced together. It is a fundamental and should be continually performed.

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ARMS TO CHEST DRILL From an athletic stance with the club in your left hand bring the left arm straight out and up until the left hand is chin high. Look to see that the club face is at the desired setting in the left hand, which for this drill,would be a dead straight shot . The next move will be to bring the right arm straight out at 90-degrees from the right shoulder, draw the right hand toward the left hand, reaching out slightly. Latch the right hand on the under side of the club, using the middle two fingers of the right hand primarily. There will be the slightest pushing with the left side and a pulling with the right. The hands need to be thought of as one unit, so they should be gripped and pushed together, to produce this. Once the desired grip is obtained, lock it and forget it. Next bring the arms down so that they put slight pressure on the chest. Take a deep breath in and expand the ribs, the contact between the arms and the chest will increase. Exhale bringing the belly button in and up. On the next breath reproduce the feeling of balance from the PILLAR DRILL, as you balance on the center of your feet, maybe even lifting the toes a little. Bend over from the hips until the club head is 2 inches above the ball. From here the shaft should be pointing straight out from the center of the sternum, and can be used as a gauge to determine ball position. Final adjustments can be made as to the angle of the wrist. To make up the last 21/2 to 31/2 inches simply sit in to the knees until the club is soled. The hands will be about six inches from the left leg, and just inside the vertical line that would come straight down from the eyes to the ground. BENEFIT To help establish the proper distance from the ball. To teach a balanced setup which is integral to getting a go signal to start a your routine. The more that set up is practiced step by step, with each movement locked and than forgotten, the less the mind will have to distract it during the routine.

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MILITARY GRIP DRILL Stand tall, with a focus on balance and good posture from your head down. After a breath to assist in balance, position the arms at your sides naturally. Grip the club with your left hand as it hangs, intersecting with the clubs handle, directly to the side of your left thigh. This will give you a consistent means to set the proper angle when the club is soled properly. Grip the handle with your last three fingers, wrap your thumb around the right side of the shaft, and raise the club maintaining the grip. With a straight left arm raise the club up to in front of the face, and check club face angle. Continue on to the ARMS TO CHEST drill. Quite often the compulsion to fidget and change the grip during the set-up is a sign of the yips, and must be unlearned. Repeating this drill will help to build confidence is the grip.

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