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10-26-2005 11:16 PM #1allanhouston90Guest
Tip for the day.
If you struggle with your accuracy and where your hitting the ball on the clubface try taking a bit slower backswing then while keeping your left arm straight, when you get ot the top of your backswing (which should be a lot more on plane than before) Fire your body like you would on a normal shot.
Hope that helps guys.
-Joel
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10-27-2005 07:20 AM #2
Joel. Keeping my left arm straight only allows me to hit 3/4 swings. I am not flexible.Whenever I try to keep my left arm straight I try to make up for it on the downswing and believe that does not work for me. I'd rather have a shorter driver which will keep me from overswinging and increase my chances of hitting the ss.
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10-27-2005 07:34 AM #3
Have you put yourself on camera? Most of the time a 3/4 swing is really full and a full swing is actually past parallel. Just try the above on camera and see how far back it the club really goes not how far it feels.
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10-27-2005 08:55 AM #4
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Originally Posted by allanhouston90
While we all know that the lower body moves targetward first, just before the arms finish their backward motion, many golfers in some way either loosen and regrip their hold on the club as the arms start down, or, those who are less flexible as the Chief above points out, cup their left or lead wrist, which gives them a false feeling of power or backswing completion. With this now open club face, most golfers would slice the ball. Golfers would benefit from a slower start to the downswing(Mark O'Meara type swing) followed by an acceleration through the ball, a ramp downswing, versus a double peak downswing, like Sergio.
Two questions, the answers to which may SEEM obvious, but are very important to understand if accuracy is going to be increased:
(1) What is the most important ON PLANE position?
(2) What is a FULL backswing?
Many instructors de-emphasize the importance of having the left arm straight at the top of the backswing, but how many Touring pros DO NOT have a straight left arm? Very few. Of course, LPG'ers would be laughing at the thought of a straight left arm at the top.
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10-27-2005 04:45 PM #5
I personally don't believe in taking it back slow or fast. Take a look at Nick Price. A real piston but that works for him. Some people have fast tempos and some others moderate and some slow. Same deal with the downswing.
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10-29-2005 01:37 AM #6allanhouston90Guest
Just a tip guys, and BC I was just trying to say that you can swing how you always do with your driver on the downswing. Keeping it more controlled in your backswing, like you said allows you to start your downswing on plane.
Like I said just a tip that I found works for some people.
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