Most golf swing problems are the hands and arms ruining the backswing. You then try to recover by “doing things” during the downswing to fix it. My method uses the Large Muscles to control the hands and arms so we can be consistent. This one simple thought will help you… if you start struggling, SHORTEN …
Here is a New video that helps explain how if you resist with the lower body as you start your takeaway using the front shoulder, you WILL hit the ball much farther. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5F8HavAKB4&w=560&h=315]
Dear Ross, We are progressing.
One of my students asked: Q – On the downswing is it the turning of the hips at a nice pace with the right wrist cock retained? A – The hips “PULL” your arms back down in front of your body… A powerful image would be to visualize that, your elbows realign with the hips …
What’s better? A fast moving club head with a short length and changing club face, or twice the length including all the body mass rotating athletically with a constant, square club face? About 15 years ago I was practicing getting out of deep rough close to the green and had a HUGE revelation. I realized …
Learning to use the Large Muscles Athletically can be a little tough at first if you don’t immediately break movements that will send signals to your brain, that you are just doing your old golf swing. One of the biggest culprits is “Sliding” or allowing yourself to shift weight to the back leg (sliding must …
The start of the downswing is an athletic unwinding from the ground up sequence. It is mandatory that there is more weight on the front leg to start this sequence. You can not start to unwind with more weight on the back foot. Traditional golf instruction has been sliding and loading up the back side …
Had this question this morning: Q – How do you make the ball draw from right to left as a right hand player? A – The way I teach this, is to start with the club out in front of you… arms extended with the shaft in line with the front arm. Now, for a …
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What is a Chicken Wing anyway? What happens? Why is it wrong? First of all, The Chicken Wing can occur on the backswing and/or the downswing. The Elbows work kind of like “Supports” under the shaft. At the top of the backswing, the back arm is folded under to support the club shaft. Then on …