SOG Geometry

Question 1

How to stay in balance.

Answer 1

Weight on arches of feet. Stay in Triangle.

Question 2

Triangle structure

Answer 2

Most of swing will hold a triangle. 1. Push triangle up. 2. Pull triangle down.

Question 3

Holding the triangle.

Answer 3

Pushing hands away from body entire swing prevents your triangle from collapsing!

Question 4

The swing circle.

Answer 4

Complete swing will form a circle. No straight lines in swing, even on DS. Top of BS, R. arm make a box then unbox swing on start of DS.

Question 5

The swing plane is two lines.

Answer 5

It is both the angle you swing at and the direction you swing in. Line A: Line follows shaft a yard past body. Line B: Line follows from ball through trailing right shoulder. Your swing plane will be a tilted circle (think hula hoop). Inside those two lines, this is structure and prevents the octopus type swing.

Question 6

Staying pointing up and down the target line.

Answer 6

Anytime golf club is parallel to ground it SB parallel to the target line. This is both TA and top of BS positions.

Question 7

Aiming stick to Hogan Swing.

Answer 7

Hold shaft 90 degrees [0900 on BS]. Place aim stick at 90 degrees to parallel shaft to learn perfect plane like Hogan. ie, the BS and DS will trace the target line.

Question 8

Comment.

Answer 8

To assist in practicing getting your swing to be in to out, on end of your bump you can do a mini butt stick out to help get inside path. Only do this on practice. When playing simply make you going to impact at 30 degree path to the ball. Whatever works best.