Post by imperfectgolfer on Dec 13, 2012 10:55:19 GMT -5
See this BM-forum thread.
www.brianmanzella.com/golfing-discussions/17913-timing-tumble-part-dna-easily-adjustable.html
Tongzilla asks when should one perform a tumble action. He specifically asked-"If you take 100 novice golfers and taught them the basic set up and let them swing, what percentage would do a late tumble (Nicklaus, Watson, Couples) vs early tumble (Sergio, Fowler, less so Hogan)? Would you say there is a natural inclination for a golfer to time the tumble in a certain way that’s part of his 'swing DNA' so to speak, and trying to significantly alter that timing will prevent the golfer from achieving his full potential? Conceptually, it seems simpler and more consistent ball striking wise to prepare for the tumble before the downswing starts, or immediately at transition (rather than late in the downswing and then trying to back out and fit the club in), but why does that seem so difficult for some golfers?"
What is the correct answer to that question?
If you don't know what's a tumble action as defined by BM - see this video - vimeo.com/23762572
Here are capture images of BM demonstrating the tumbling action.
Note that the clubshaft is underplane in image 1 - an imaginary line drawn from the butt end of the club points well outside the baseline of the inclined plane.
Note how Brian Manzella is rotating his left forearm counterclockwise in images 2 and 3 and that left forearm supinatory action steepens the clubshaft (image 2) and if continued it will eventually throw the clubshaft over-the-plane (image 3). In image 2 his clubshaft is on-plane (because it is parallel to the inclined plane of his blue plane board and an imaginary line drawn from the butt end of the club will point at the base of the inclined board). In image 3, the back of his GFLW is vertical to the ground and the clubshaft (which is parallel to the back of his GFLW) has tumbled too far over-the-plane and it is well off-plane (imaginary line line drawn from the butt end of the club points well inside the ball-target line).
Jeff.
www.brianmanzella.com/golfing-discussions/17913-timing-tumble-part-dna-easily-adjustable.html
Tongzilla asks when should one perform a tumble action. He specifically asked-"If you take 100 novice golfers and taught them the basic set up and let them swing, what percentage would do a late tumble (Nicklaus, Watson, Couples) vs early tumble (Sergio, Fowler, less so Hogan)? Would you say there is a natural inclination for a golfer to time the tumble in a certain way that’s part of his 'swing DNA' so to speak, and trying to significantly alter that timing will prevent the golfer from achieving his full potential? Conceptually, it seems simpler and more consistent ball striking wise to prepare for the tumble before the downswing starts, or immediately at transition (rather than late in the downswing and then trying to back out and fit the club in), but why does that seem so difficult for some golfers?"
What is the correct answer to that question?
If you don't know what's a tumble action as defined by BM - see this video - vimeo.com/23762572
Here are capture images of BM demonstrating the tumbling action.
Note that the clubshaft is underplane in image 1 - an imaginary line drawn from the butt end of the club points well outside the baseline of the inclined plane.
Note how Brian Manzella is rotating his left forearm counterclockwise in images 2 and 3 and that left forearm supinatory action steepens the clubshaft (image 2) and if continued it will eventually throw the clubshaft over-the-plane (image 3). In image 2 his clubshaft is on-plane (because it is parallel to the inclined plane of his blue plane board and an imaginary line drawn from the butt end of the club will point at the base of the inclined board). In image 3, the back of his GFLW is vertical to the ground and the clubshaft (which is parallel to the back of his GFLW) has tumbled too far over-the-plane and it is well off-plane (imaginary line line drawn from the butt end of the club points well inside the ball-target line).
Jeff.