Yes I feel the same way just thought I'd throw the question out there. Everytime I find it it's the 1979 not 75 edition. Im very interested to see the five different stages!! as well as the putting strokes/5 imperatives.
Peter
Better late than never, What were the 5 imperatives?
The 5 Imperatives showed up in the 2nd Edition:
1) Stationary Head
2) Balance
3) Rhythm
4) Flat Left Wrist
5) Clubhead Lag
They remained the same for the 3rd Edition.
The change took place in the 4th Edition which remains the same today. This was the beginning of the 3 Imperatives with the 3 Essentials.
Interesting stuff! And it gets even more interesting because there were actually Eight Imperatives in the 2nd and 3rd editions!
The first five referenced above did not have a paragraph reference of their own. Instead, they appeared in the first paragraph of 2-0 General. And then there were . . .
. . . the three Hand Action Imperatives of 6-H-0 written in all capitals:
A. ALLOW NOT THE SLIGHTEST UNINTENTIONAL CHANGE OF PRESSURE POINT PRESSURE;
B. ALLOW NOT THE SLIGHEST MOVE TO PREPARE TO SWING THE CLUB FROM THE WRIST;
C. ALLOW NOT THE SLIGHTEST PREPARATION TO BRING THE HANDS TO A STOP.
These three Hand Imperatives exist today in 6-H-0, but have been re-worded, placed in a different order and joined by other items, particularly those differentiating Hitting and Swinging. Perhaps their ultimate identity is found in the Throwaway Sequence (6-D-0/1/2/3) wherein premature Wrist Action produces Over Acceleration and Quitting, the Second of the Four Snares. Otherwise, they now exist only as a memory . . . like 'Dear Old Great-Grandad,' they are gone, but not forgotten.
Hybrid Mode
