walk direction and ball placement direction

[Beagle]

Ironic trying to learn"modern game" and yet what Mike White said dead on. The last step is centered between ur 2 shoulders so u don't lose the angle of ur shoulders that u started with.....Bill Taylor wrote abt this in book about the fall of Don Carter......some fundamentals never change

[rv driver]

Ironic trying to learn"modern game" and yet what Mike White said dead on. The last step is centered between ur 2 shoulders so u don't lose the angle of ur shoulders that u started with.....Bill Taylor wrote abt this in book about the fall of Don Carter......some fundamentals never change

Last step centered between shoulders. Never heard that before, but it makes sense!

[Amyers]

that's my take on it too....disagree crossover/tightrope step just for inside lines.........that step allows u to get hip out of way and head over the ball for a straight swing...if shoulders are aligned properly it works

I was referring to the walk left slide right portion of this only being for inside lines you can crossover step without walking left.

[rv driver]

I was referring to the walk left slide right portion of this only being for inside lines you can crossover step without walking left.

Thanks for the clarification.

[rv driver]

I watched some Youtube vid of Christ Barnes and Norm Duke this afternoon, that had some good closeups of their footwork. They do cross over with their right foot, and slide slightly right, so their left foot is right underneath them. Wish I still knew what the URLs were -- I'd link them here.

[rv driver]

I think these are them:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CrjK7JES8s

Especially this one, at about 1:50:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-bqZNP_obo

[mike_thomas93]

Any compare/contrast on Jason Belmonte's walk placement line? Example, you know how he kind of shuffles his feet to the left when he lofts the left gutter cap? Of course, implying him being on the right lane since he'd have to stand next to the ball return then shuffles in front of it when he's about to loft. Anyone care to share their intake on that? ;p

[rv driver]

Any compare/contrast on Jason Belmonte's walk placement line? Example, you know how he kind of shuffles his feet to the left when he lofts the left gutter cap? Of course, implying him being on the right lane since he'd have to stand next to the ball return then shuffles in front of it when he's about to loft. Anyone care to share their intake on that? ;p

I have trouble watching Belmonte, because his modern, two-handed style frightens and confuses me. Seriously, it's hard for me to watch what his feet are doing, because there's no classic arm swing to correlate the footwork to.

[Beagle]

He does that for HIS game.....looks great on TV......is it necessary for us mortals...I don't think so......best analogy I can think of....if u u have ever seen a baseball game at Wrigley Field, would u be satisfied hitting 30 Hrs onto Waveland ave or 40 Hrs that just made the net

[rv driver]

I don't think my back could take me bowling two-handed. It would laugh and then crumple.