Homer Kelley's Most Important Swing Thought

[6bmike]

After re-reading all my Yoda Lag posts from forums long ago. I think it might be Lag in the end.

We have several dealing with the hands, one lag, two with delivery and pivot. None can be tossed out.

[mb6606]

Hands sense the lag
Hands control the flat left wrist
Hands control the hinge action
You could argue hands control the right forearm as well.

[drewitgolf]

Hands sense the lag
Hands control the flat left wrist
Hands control the hinge action
You could argue hands control the right forearm as well.

Well put!

[Greg Schoenberg]

I voted for flat left wrist.

My new bride voted for hands, in particular...... mine.

-Greg

[Thom]

Hands sense the lag
Hands control the flat left wrist
Hands control the hinge action
You could argue hands control the right forearm as well.

Flat left wrist insures a lagging clubhead
Flat left wrist control is hinge action

.....and hands, hands, hands I think isn't particular enough for a swingthougt

[JohnThomas1]

I know Homer felt the "secret" to good golf was lag, but am hoping that the hands cover this. Swing thought vs secret hmmmmm

[nicklin]

without a flat left wrist you have nothing.its your insurance on the course.

[Yoda]

Each of the five Swing Thoughts expressed in the poll were either direct quotes from Homer Kelley or a reasonable facsimile thereof. You couldn't go wrong keeping any one of them in mind during the Stroke. Nevertheless, when asked to identify the most important thing to keep in mind during the swing, he responded without hesitation.

And his answer was...

<drum roll please!>

Number Four: "The Right Forearm tracing down the Delivery Line."

Homer described the Inclined Plane as "the heart and soul" of the golf Stroke. And Tracing the Delivery Line assures staying On Plane. The Delivery Line could be either the true Geometric Plane Line (Swinging) -- the straight line baseline of the Inclined Plane; or, the Angle of Approach (Hitting) -- the geometric equivalent of the Arc of Approach (2-J-3).

He added that the thought might be peculiar to him: He had spent so many years focusing on getting correctly to the Top that he needed a key to get him from the Top through Impact!

Congratulations to the nine percent of the voters who got it right. Now, let's all get out there and Trace!

[JohnThomas1]

Well i'll be - i would have picked this fourth or so *blushes* Live and learn

[mb6606]

It's interesting that 10-3-B reads, "a Right Forearm Underhand Pitch is delivered at the Aiming Point with a stiff-wrist slapping motion".

In light of the forearm tracing the plane line this statement (at least for swingers) becomes #1 in importance?