Posted by: Coach C () on Sun Apr 20 10:39:05 2003

Jack and Coach C:
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> I wise golf professional once said: In any activity where a person is going to effectively apply force with his hands he must first arrange his feet and body. Newton’s law that “Every action has an equal and opposite reaction” is at work here. In order to exert a force in one direction it is necessary to set up a resistance in the opposite direction. The greater the resistance we can establish with the ground through our feet and legs, the more force we can apply through our hands. No resistance (ice), no force. This is one reason why I think Coach C’s point about positioning the lower body properly is well taken.
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> Coach C: don’t know who the Harvey P is, but my curiosity is piqued. Are you going to give us more details? If not on the site, please e-mail me with any information you care to share. nickkio@aol.com
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> Thanks,
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> Nick

Harvey Penick........he was a famous golf instructor(published many books), who has sinced passed away. He taught Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite to play golf. He was the first person to term the phrase "magic move". I spent many years thinking I knew how to do it and through hard work and video analysis finally figured out how to do it. As I began to reprogram my baseball swing I realized that this same move should exist in a baseball swing. Certainly swing plane and hinge points are another issue for debate, but lower body action.......the initiation of power is identical to me. Trunk power, with strong legs for balance. I want my feet on the ground prior to the swing and picking that lead foot up and pushing it back down, doesn't help timing.....it hurts it. I realize most disagree, but I could never go back to a stride, because for that moment in time when the lead leg lifts I feel out of balance.....I don't like that feeling. There are three phases in the swing where the body needs to be in balance, set-up, during the swing and post contact. During the swing is the key issue for me and my lead leg helps me to keep it while the swing is rotating through the ball. It is possible that the lead leg may not even be straight on some swings, but stable it needs to be. I feel power in my legs because they are holding on for dear life.

Thanks Nick,

I could be wrong, but this is my feel!




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