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Date Posted: 09:05:13 12/04/01 Tue
Author: Rob
Subject: Re: SA or other acronyms
In reply to: trencher 's message, "SA or other acronyms" on 00:35:53 12/04/01 Tue

>
> On the other forum there is now a thread called the
>absolutes for SA golf. There are approx. 8 points of
>reference. Head over knee, hands ahead, trail shoulder
>lower than lead shoulder, wide stance(for most
>methods), palm grip, and trail arm aligned with shaft,
>shoulders square at impact, and possibly a flat trail
>foot at impact(again for most) etc.. You agree in your
>reply to him that these are criteria.
>

Yes, except for the wide stance. That is a preference not an absolute. However what I may not have said and should have said is that the primary criteria is the straight-line relationship between the clubshaft and the forearm. Without that the other points are meaningless and we are no longer talking about SA.

>Now if the guy I met uses 90% of these and discards
>the hands high and holds them low as in CG you wish to
>totally remove him from the SA category.

Yes, because you have just removed the primary requirement of SA.

>You state a
>palm grip and wide stance don't = SA. Technically your
>correct...his trail arm is not aligned. He is
>definately a player of these SA methods we study and
>has some very strong influences. His palm grip and
>wide stance are very NG, Moe, IMA, or whatever you
>want to call him but he is not conventional. His swing
>is closer to Moe than my hands high version and his
>scorecard reflects that. Maybe we can agree to call
>these SA hybrids Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition or
>FUBAR....or another translation of your choice :-)
>

Close to SA is not the same thing as actually being SA. Like I said, you can't be a little bit pregnant.

>...trencher
>

Regards.

Rob

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