More work in the lab...

3-25-09:
Still working on eye on ball, starting swing w/ hips.

I'm getting better at keeping my eye on the ball.

If I'm thinking of driving through the edge of the coin I end up "driving" the coin at least once in a while.
I'm not sure why I can't do this every time.

I'm having a harder time with the start of my swing.
I still have an overwhelming tendency to start each swing by swinging my arms.

Thinking of throwing the club helps.

I need to compare the TS with the Hogan start.

Maybe they are the same.

Also, I need to relax my arms.

A big problem is tensing my arms when I start my swing, and then swinging hard with my arms.

I've learned in tennis that to serve hard you need to relax your muscles.

The same must be true in golf.

The muscles in my arms must be relaxed as I swing - and don't try to swing fast.

This may be what I've done in the past at the range when my first shots are good - I swing w/out thinking or trying, which means that I don't tense my arms at the start of the downswing.

Something else to work on.

I'd like to get to the point where I'm just swinging rhythmically while focusing on the back of the ball.