Method and System for Performing a Golf Swing using Apparatus to Fix Two of the Three Impact Coordinates and Change the Motion Fundamentals

Abstract

The Invention changes all three Motion Fundamentals (starting point, trajectory, engine) and the mechanics of the golf back swing. Using the golf club as apparatus, it Pre-sets and Fixes Two of the Three Coordinates of the Impact Point and lets the Third coordinate return to its Starting Point. The Engine of the swing is shifted from the upper body to the lower body at the very start. The feet (the Base of the swing) are positioned in a New Way to provide for an immediate 90 degree rotation of the Base via the New Footwork system. The New Method substantially improves both consistency and repeatability, and eliminates the majority of the mistakes caused by the Old Method and System, and virtually eliminates the causes for the common golf injuries.

1 . Changing all Three Motion Fundamentals.
 Changes all Three Motion Fundamentals (Table 1) of the swing (Starting point, Engine, and Trajectory), this putting the body of the player in a New State, where the starting point (the Address) has the ball and club positioned Sideways, the trajectory is a Single Plane, and the Engine is the Lower Body. All the three fundamentals are completely different with the Old Method, as Table 1 indicates.   
     
     
         2 . Storing Potential Energy and eliminating the Entropy.
 Stores potential energy ( FIG. 3 ) in the Address Position by moving it away from the bottom of the swing arc where the potential energy is zero and the entropy is at its Maximum (point “O” in FIG.  3 )—the point where the Old Method starts the Swing from. Using the Golf Club as apparatus, it pre-sets the body angles and determines the single correct direction of starting-motion on the Back Swing (point “N” in  FIG. 3 ), instead of keeping multiple directions open for erroneous guessing.   
     
     
         3 . Determining the Swing Plane right from the Start.
 The gripped golf club is used as apparatus for aligning the left arm and the club in a straight line pointing in the ball, rather than letting the club sit down in neutral position with the arms of the player hanging down vertically in neutral position themselves. The utility of this method is that the Swing Plane is determined and fixed right from the start—it is the crossing of the above straight line (left arm plus golf club) crossed by the shoulder line.   
     
     
         4 . Fixing the First of the Three Impact Point Coordinates and keeping it fixed throughout the swing.
 The gripped golf club, after being aligned with the left arm in a straight line, is used as apparatus for determining the angle between the “Left Arm-club” line and the shoulder-line. As the  FIGS. 5 ,  6 , and  7  illustrate, this angle is one of the 3 Coordinates of the Impact point. This is also one of the 2 Coordinates which Stay Fixed throughout the Entire Swing from Address to Top to Impact. It may vary from 70 to 20 degrees depending on the length of the Club-shaft, the type of shot planned, the shape of the ground, etc. The Old Method leaves all the 3 Coordinates variable throughout the swing, which combined with the Single Address Point lead to the known fundamental problem of making 100% of the golfer guess 100% of the time.   
     
     
         5 . Fixing the Second of the Three Impact Point Coordinates and keeping it fixed throughout the swing.
 The gripped golf club, having been used as apparatus for determining the angle between the “club-arm line” and the shoulder-line, is now used to determine and fix the Right Elbow position above the Right hip (the so called “in the slot” position). As the  FIGS. 5 ,  6 , and  7  illustrate, this angle is one of the 3 Coordinates of the Impact point. This is also one of the 2 Coordinates which Stay Fixed throughout the Entire Swing from Address to Top to Impact. The position of the Right Elbow reflects the angle between the Spine and the Right Arm, which may vary between −10 and +20 degrees depending on the length of the Club-shaft, the type of shot planned, the shape of the ground, etc. The Old Method leaves all the 3 Coordinates variable throughout the swing, which along with the Single Address Point lead to the known fundamental problem of making 100% of the golfer guess 100% of the time.   
     
     
         6 . Determining the exact Hips Rotation (the Third Impact Point Coordinate).
 The gripped golf club after being aligned with the left arm in a straight line, is used as apparatus for helping to determine the angle of the hips-line relative to the target line. As the  FIG. 4  shows, this angle of “openness” of the hips at Impact may vary from 20 to 80 degrees depending the length of the Club-shaft, the type of shot planned, the shape of the ground, etc.   
     
     
         7 . Determining the exact Clubface alignment at Impact.
 The gripped golf club after being aligned with the left arm in a straight line, is used as apparatus for aligning the clubface towards the target line as it is going to be at the moment of impact, rather than making the alignment in a position which is far-away from the impact position. The clubface in  FIG. 4  (right-hand-side) is intentionally left open to illustrate this problem with the Old Method, which the New Method eliminates.   
     
     
         8 . The New Method Introduces Consistency in the Motion.
 In the New Method Consistency of the Motion is built-in by Design, since 2 out of the 3 coordinates are kept Fixed throughout the entire Motion and the 3rd coordinate Starts on the way Back from the Point of Return and gets back there at Impact. With the Old Method Consistency is Theoretically Impossible, when the Motion on the way Back Starts always from the Same Address Point and aims at Unlimited Number of Impact Points on the way Forward, with all 3 Coordinates floating freely.   
     
     
         9 . Making the Back Swing a FIFO-style motion.
 Makes the Back Swing a FIFO-style motion (First In First Out) to fit the FIFO-style motion of the Forward Swing, contrary to the Old Method which has that part of the Swing as a FILO motion (First-In-Last-Out) as indicated in Table 2 and Table 3. The direct utility of this change is the Elimination of the natural (but wrong according to all experts in the field) initiation of the forward swing with the Arms, which get active First due to the fact that they have Started back First.   
     
     
         10 . Providing for pulling into the pre-set Impact Position on the Forward Swing.
 Eliminates the Gap between Address Position in the Old Method and the Impact Position as demonstrated in  FIG. 2  and allows the body to simply return to where it has just started, rather than being pushed through the Old Address Point to the Impact Point further forward. The New Method starts at the point of Impact (marked by “NEW” on the bottom part of the figure and known as Zar Point Address) and enables the body to simply be pulled BACK to its initial position. The difference between the 2 positions is shown in  FIG. 4 .   
     
     
         11 . Radically reducing the Common Injuries.
 Practically eliminates the majority of complexity stemming from the Old Method Address Position, Old Golf Fundamentals, and the Old Back Turn (rather than Back Swing), which are demonstrated by the complexity of the patented machine in  FIG. 1 . Consequently, it radically reduces the possibility of injuries which a so popular among golfers—lower back injuries, left knee injuries, golfers elbow etc. stemming from the improper Address Position and from using the upper body as the Engine for the back swing in the Old Method.