Create more power with a martini
By Top 100 Teacher Dan Pasquariello
• Hold a martini mixer (see right for ingredients to the Lazy Man's martini) as you would a club and take your stance.
• Turn your left shoulder back and pause at the top. At this point, both hands will be holding the shaker, your shoulders will have turned and your weight shifted.
• Drop your arms slowly downward at the imaginary ball between your feet, holding the bottom of the shaker pointed at the ball until the top of the shaker reaches your right hip.
• Lift up and repeat a second time, and then a third time. You are delaying the hit, holding the angle and working on the magic move of the downswing — which delays the release of your hands and arms.
• Whaddya know! You've also shaken your martini. Find a glass and enjoy.
THE LAZY MARTINI
• To make it extra dry, leave out the vermouth (hey, that's one less ingredient to deal with).
• Fill shaker with:
Ice
Four ounces of gin
• Strain into a martini glass and garnish with an olive
Ease-o-meter: 6
