Nearly midnight at Open Forum, and the most passionate minds in golf biomechanics refuse to stop talking. This late-night panel brings together Scott Lynn, Dr. Greg Rose (TPI), Ben Shear, long driver Josh, and researcher Mike Duffy for a deep, unfiltered discussion on braking forces, lead side stability, and speed training safety.
The panel opens with Scott Lynn's car door analogy: just like a car door only flies open when you hit the brakes, the golf club only accelerates properly when the body's braking forces are timed correctly. Dr. Rose breaks down how the pelvis decelerates from both below (ground forces) and above (oblique abdominals pulling from the ribcage), creating the "double whammy" that produces rapid deceleration in the biggest hitters.
The discussion intensifies when Ben Shear argues that the golf industry dramatically under-trains eccentric (braking) muscle actions, and that "putting speed on top of crap" is the biggest injury risk in speed training. This sparks a spirited debate with Scott Lynn about whether power testing can predict safe speed limits — culminating in one of the most engaging exchanges in Open Forum history.
Along the way: the Frisbee/dart analogy for understanding rotational braking, Josh's perspective on never feeling like he's "stopping," external focus of attention cues, the difference between training stiffness and flexibility, and the pragmatic closing: "If there's any chance you might hurt someone, just don't do it."