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Letter Lessons Warmups

On Broadway - Swinging Your Arms – Concentric Circles

The martial art of Aikido has a tremendous similarity to the Ben Hogan golf
swing. I will be giving you mental exercises and physical exercises to get you

up to par as it were so you can enjoy the game of Golf and not hurt yourself
and maybe loose a few inches off of the belt buckle. Mr. Hogan talks about the
belt buckle or belly button in his letter. So that tells me that it is important.
Here you go!

Basic Swing Your Arms - Feel Concentric Circles

The sensation of blood running to your feet and hands is a good thing. Note

that my left foot is a little closer to you than my right foot. This will simulate
the hybrid golf stance that I will cover in Letter Lesson A for the Correct
Address. For now loosen up your feet, ankles, knees, hip, abdomen, chest,
shoulders and your neck.

This will really work you out if you allow it to. You can try the Aikido step
drill that I am doing. You are not confronting or meeting your opponent, you
are greeting them and using their force against them.

It is the same with Golf. Mr. Hogan found out that thru his hybrid stance that
he used in his long game and his shorter clubs that he could build up a
tremendous amount of what I call electricity or go juice with his golf swing.

He had this inside figure 8 swing shape that I will teach you.. Note the back
view of his body and his golf swing and study how his backbone is positioned
and how it runs up thru his neck. I will show you this in Letter Lesson H.