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What would be a good drill to stop doing this and don't say swing out and away. Mentally I want to pull my arms in at impact thinking that I'm getting more power this way and therefore cutting across the ball.
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What would be a good drill to stop doing this and don't say swing out and away. Mentally I want to pull my arms in at impact thinking that I'm getting more power this way and therefore cutting across the ball.
What would be a good drill to stop doing this and don't say swing out and away. Mentally I want to pull my arms in at impact thinking that I'm getting more power this way and therefore cutting across the ball.
My pro has me setup with the butt of the club almost touching my belt buckle.I feel like I can never swing out at it, almost like crowding the ball.He told me the hands of good golfers always return to the same position at impact.Not out away from me.His emphasis is consistency
Is this wrong or right?
Yes the hands return to the same position but that doesn't mean the motion can't be in to out. The hips clear and this creates the room you need to swing. But be sure your hand position is natural and not forced. If the arms are hanging from the shoulders, the hands will fall into position naturally. This of course requires the right amount of knee flex and hip flex.
You short arm your swing to compensate for other flaws. Typically it's due to the lack of lower body rotation. If you swing out and away with a full hip release the issue will go away
But if you don't like that you can try placing your feet together and making swings. Start small and gradually get up to a full swing. You are looking for a straight or slight draw with this drill. Push fades, tops and slices mean you're still short arming. Hope this helps
Am I reading that right,,,,10 lessons and you have yet to hit a ball during a lesson???? Call me crazy but that seems absurd.Thanks.That post is way to advanced for me now Tadashi.But I think this is where he has me headed.Been 10 lessons and I haven't hit a ball yet.
I hit the range today with some drills to work on and two things seemed to affect my ball striking. First thing was a tip I took from Tiger Woods book How I Play The Game. I concentrated on taking the club straight back on the take away. The other thing was I found that if I took the club straight back too far I would start to lean back away from my target. I tried to take it straight back until it felt it was going to start pulling me off the ball and then I would take the club to the top. If I didn't take it back too far I could maintain my balance much better as I started my down swing.
What would be a good drill to stop doing this and don't say swing out and away. Mentally I want to pull my arms in at impact thinking that I'm getting more power this way and therefore cutting across the ball.