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Originally Posted by walk18

what's with the resurrecting of old threads lately? Not that they're all bad (like this one), but just curious.

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Originally Posted by Carland

The latest edition of Golf Magazine has an article concerning A.J. Bonar's "secret" to better golf. The gist is that the toe of the clubhead must rotate through impact faster than the heel. To accomplish this, A.J. states that the toe of the clubhead should be pointing towards the target within 3 feet after impact. So you have to focus on rotating your hands and the clubhead through impact.

Has anybody here tried A.J.'s methods and had any success? I tried yesterday for 9 holes and it seemed helpful. It didn't add any particular distance, but I did seem to hit a few more solid shots. I have been trying to use the Jim Hardy "one plane" approach by swinging my left arm in line with my shoulders and maintaining my spine angle. Can A.J.'s and Hardy's approaches work together? Thanks.

The truth about golf DVD?

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Originally Posted by clg82

Lol ok. Have you watched the DVD?

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Originally Posted by shortstop20

I saw a small clip online somewhere.

His basic premise is that the clubhead is like a baseball bat. If you're pushing/fading/slicing the ball, he wants you to turn your wrists over more in the impact zone. If you're pulling/hooking/drawing, he wants you to turn them over less in the impact zone.

I'd love to see anyone have day to day consistency with that.

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Originally Posted by clg82

Wow weird concept! How can you time that correctly everytime.....anyone else with some input on the dvd?

I find Bonar's method works fine. I would call it creating lag or, flash speed. The key is not to consciously "turn the screw driver" or roll the wrists. They do this on their own, not something you have to do. I open up wide on back swing just like he says and feel like I'm hammering the ball with the heel of my right hand or, if I had a hammer, I'm hammering the spike shown in his dvds with my right hand. Be sure you are hitting down when you do this. The club sizzles through the ball regardless, fairway, rough, off a tee or what ever. The club actually squares itself up through the ball and closes on its own on the follow through. Don't hold onto the hammering sensation, just let the club release on its own. You will feel like it's coming into the ball wide open but it closes just right. The problem with golf instruction is it's like trying to describe how to walk. Or describe what "wet" is.

I really don't get why every body seems to love to hate A J Bonar. Maybe it 's because of those first videos that were long and expensive - and he probably made a lot of money from them. Though he called it a secret - so did Ben Hogan. He clearly says in all his writings and both his old and new videos - that all great golfers release in the manner that he describes. He did some research using videos of various great golfers (I believe when he was working with TaylorMade) and found tremendous rotation just before and after contact in all of their releases. I have heard Johnny Miller and Fred Couples talk about the concept. A J says the technique is as old as golf. He doesn't pretend to have invented the technique.

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Originally Posted by wxmeister 

I really don't get why every body seems to love to hate A J Bonar. Maybe it 's because of those first videos that were long and expensive - and he probably made a lot of money from them. Though he called it a secret - so did Ben Hogan. He clearly says in all his writings and both his old and new videos - that all great golfers release in the manner that he describes. He did some research using videos of various great golfers (I believe when he was working with TaylorMade) and found tremendous rotation just before and after contact in all of their releases. I have heard Johnny Miller and Fred Couples talk about the concept. A J says the technique is as old as golf. He doesn't pretend to have invented the technique.

Thing with what he teaches is that he shows how to roll the wrist through impact depending on the type of shot you are hitting which is not a good thing.

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Originally Posted by wxmeister 

I really don't get why every body seems to love to hate A J Bonar. Maybe it 's because of those first videos that were long and expensive - and he probably made a lot of money from them. Though he called it a secret - so did Ben Hogan. He clearly says in all his writings and both his old and new videos - that all great golfers release in the manner that he describes. He did some research using videos of various great golfers (I believe when he was working with TaylorMade) and found tremendous rotation just before and after contact in all of their releases. I have heard Johnny Miller and Fred Couples talk about the concept. A J says the technique is as old as golf. He doesn't pretend to have invented the technique.

The problem is just as you say: every golfer does it... including poor golfers.

They already do this motion (oftentimes too much). It's not a secret, and doing it more will usually result in bigger pulls and slices as well as more fat and thin shots.