Blood Thirst BM#49
 

That was not Homer Kelley's conclusion. Enjoy the exact words of The Master:

"I think Hitting is going to become far, far more popular than Swinging
with the real blood-thirsty golfers, the money-hungry golfers. They're going
to go to Hitting because it is...they have total control; much better finesse;
more positive control of Power; and less total body involvement."

"It is far more difficult to learn, but far easier to execute
when you get it. Oh, it's so simple! Nothing ever happens! Nothing ever gets
out of line! You just take it up and come down! And you can slam it as hard
as you want to if you stayed with this Right Forearm alignment."

"And you'll find all of a sudden you don't have to Throw the
Club. Just come down any speed you want and it just comes right through. And
not having to 'Rotate the Plane Lines' [Ed: to curve the Ball.] -- gee,
that's a tremendous advantage. But, it is harder to learn, but lots
easier to execute once you've learned it. Much more individual. You feel like
you're controlling every little ingredient."


"I think it's great."

Homer Drives and Homer Drags
 

Despite his preference for Hitting, Homer Kelley felt he could become equally
adept at Swinging once he had completed his 'research' and he could
concentrate on Scoring. Unfortunately, that day never came.

Drag and Drive BM#80
 

That would be Longitudinal Acceleration, Drew, i.e., Pulling the Butt
End of the Clubshaft lengthwise toward the Plane Line and causing the
Clubshaft to act as a piece of string, or "Rope." Linear
Acceleration would be the Hitter's procedure, i.e., Right Arm Thrust against
the Axe Handle (2-K).:oops:

Homer the dreamweaver BM#88
 

"You can practically sleep and Swing."


-- Homer Kelley

Yoda vs. Holenone BM#139
 

My twin Yoda teaches both Hitting and Swinging. And he can do both equally
well. He says 'Swing if you want and here's how.' Or, 'Hit if you want and
here's how.'

But he's a 'Wus.'


I like to Hit.

Yoda vs. Holenone BM#148
 

My twin Yoda teaches both Hitting and Swinging. And he can do both equally
well. He says 'Swing if you want and here's how.' Or, 'Hit if you want and
here's how.'

But he's a 'Wus.'


I like to Hit.






Who would win a "head to head" match between Yoda swinging and
Yoda hitting?:oops:





Me.

But not because I'm a better Ball Striker. We're both about the same.
Although, now that I think about it, more times than not, I do seem to stick
it inside him with irons.

The big difference is Putting. Yoda's got the yips and won't go to the Long Putter.
I did -- years ago -- and now my putts run into the hole like scared mice.

The other day, for example, I'm out in 32 and in in 33 for a nice little 65
with only 25 putts. Yoda finished...well, let's just say, a distant second!

All he could mumble as we walked off the 18th was:

"I don't believe it!"

And then I laid one of his old lines on him:

"And that, dear brother, is why you fail."


:oops:

Achieving Max Speed Hitting & Swinging BM#209
 

Maximum Clubhead Speed is achieved almost instantly at Release for
both Swingers and Hitters (2-M-1 and 6-F-0). The Clubhead does not
pick up Speed during the Release Interval (the Overtaking of the Hands by the
Club). Instead, it tends to slow down!

Swingers use the Body Pivot as a Rotor to accelerate the Left
Arm. This generates Momentum Transfer (from the Rotating Body into the
extending Radius of the Left Arm and Club per 2-K) and the Throw-Out Action
of Centrifugal Force. This combination virtually eliminates Clubhead
Deceleration during Release, and as a result, the Clubhead maintains a
constant speed into Impact.

Hitters, on the other hand, use the Body as a Launching Pad
from which to Drive the Right Arm. Hence, Momentum Transfer is
unavailable to prevent Release Deceleration. Therefore, the Timing and
Trigger Delay of the Right Arm Thrust become critical in preventing a massive
slowdown of the Clubhead during Release. Learning to handle this Release
Deceleration problem is one of the biggest stumbling blocks the Swinger must
overcome when learning to Hit.

For both Swingers and Hitters, Impact is a violent collision of Ball
and Club. Since the Ball hits the Club as hard as the Club hits the Ball, the
Clubhead decelerates significantly. The Ball's mass is about one-fifth (20
percent) of that of the Clubhead, and so the Clubhead's Approach Speed is slowed
to approximately 80 percent at Separation. It is important that this Impact
Deceleration be minimized because in addition to its own 70 percent
Coefficient of Restitution, the Ball picks up 100 percent of the Clubhead's
Speed at Separation. In this department, the only defense is the familiar
mantra of The Golfing Machine...


Sustain the Lag!

Help! I don't know if I'm a Swinger or a Hitter CE#43
 

Looks like a duck to me CE#50
 

Rope Handle or Axe Handle CE#53