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Ross Nov 07, 2021
I think I have found all and have been re-uploading. I’ll send you links soon… no worries, easy.Ross Nov 07, 2021
I keep everything, so I should be able to find them and resend. I’ll contact you through the email you sent them originally.Ross Mar 13, 2021
I’ve found the an even, constant grip pressure, that can maintain the shaft inline with the front arm is most reliable. Keep in mind that at impact, the hands are just holding the club in position, as the body (unwinding) is kind of “dragging” this shape around to the left. The hands and wrists don’t do anything except hold the face square, with the handle slightly leading the club face. The club face should not be passing the handle until after impact.Ross Mar 13, 2021
Sorry for the confusion. There has been much discussion here. Read… https://movelessgetgood.com/to-hinge-or-not-to-hinge/ to understand the difference … then search “wrists” and search “hinge” here at the forums to read more. Ideally, removing hinging improves ball striking if done correctly.Ross Jul 05, 2021
Absolutely! Experiment. Just make sure you keep 60% of your weight forward so you’ll be able to rotate and try to keep the ball forward also. Sometimes when the ball creeps back, the rotation suffers and the hands get active. Welcome Bpeyton! Thanks for your confidence.Ross Apr 07
Yes, from the shoulder sockets. The arms, with the club shaft in line with the front arm and elbows close together, create, a one piece “Template” This Template hangs from your shoulders on top of the pectoral muscles or pecs. This will allow the shoulder turn to move the Template as one piece.Ross Mar 31, 2021
The back elbow (right for a right hander), will bend a little on a full backswing. it is not crucial that it bends, but might restrict the amount of shoulder turn in a swing that keeps it straight. I have a “drill” that demonstrates keeping both arms straight, only to show how removing variables (the elbows bending), can’t improve that golf swing… but that is just a drill. If something works for you and gives you confidence, use it. Golf is not about a perfect swing… it is about having fun. My method offers ways to make a golf swing more reliable and hopefully more enjoyable.Ross Aug 13, 2014
1. The arms hang. Since the elbows are close together, the arms hang on top of the pecs (chest). Different length clubs create a different distance from the body. I have many videos that explain this.2. No, the elbows do not stay in contact with the body. The shoulders move the arms/club around the spine. Elbows stay close… back elbow bends on the backswing and the front elbow bends after impact.
Ross Mar 06
If you think, at the top of the swing, that the arms/club are in a sense “weightless” (since the shoulders moved them to the top of the backswing), as they change direction, and gravity starts to pull them back down, the arms/club can easily be “moved” or “pulled down” essentially “milking” gravity or “using” gravity by unwinding the body. It is kind of like a child on a swing as it finishes one direction, there is a weightless sense for a second, then gravity takes over, and the swing changes direction and speeds up. Well, as this happens in the golf swing, the body’s rotation takes advantage of this and “helps” the arms/club back down and around to the left (right hander). In other words… “The body Swings the Arms/Club”. Watch the “Ross Move” to learn more. Or search the forums here for more discussions on this.Ross May 04
Thanks, Dan. I love left-handers. My wife is a lefty. That is why I try to refer to body parts (that we have two of) as, front or back with respect to the target … and add for a left-hander or for a right-hander after using terms like turns, moves, “Left or Right”. It can be challenging to not confuse or get confused! ?Ross May 02
Hey Dan
First: Dan, I need to tell everyone you are “left-handed”, so they understand your use of the words “to the right” is “to the left” for a (right-hander).Second: Yes, to your (artificially change the direction of the club), because if you swing down the line (traditional instruction) you have disconnected and manufactured that movement with the hands, because … passive arms/hands will follow the rotation of the body. I have tried to say in my lesson videos and other posts, that the butt of the club should lead the club face at impact and then move around to the left for a (right-hander). This happens because the body is rotating and the arms/club will follow the rotation. The club head will release shortly after impact (or not if held for special shots).
Ross Jul 17, 2014
It teaches the hands to work with the body. All the pieces work in harmony once learned. Just like throwing a ball, all the body parts work together to move the arm… and you let go.Ross Jul 15, 2014
Hi Ron
I have (and still use) the door jamb for various simulations. If you give me the page you saw this on I will clarify. I do use this reference in my “tool tips” (see below).You can use a door jamb at ground level to simulate impact. Pretend the bottom of the door jamb is the ball. Using a golf club, set the club head up against the jamb, just inside your front foot. You can them unwind your hips a little (like turning through impact), pushing up against the jamb to simulate impact. This sends a great imprint to your brain. It kind of maps how all the body parts are (should be) working together, turning, trapping the ball at impact. Just keep repeating this impact position and hold impact a few seconds, and surprisingly, you’ll start to feel impact position during your swing. It is like your body is now familiar with how you want impact to feel like, because you’ve been practicing it. With practice, the body will do it!
* Nothing “happens” in this position. It is a dynamic position… kind of a moment where things come together as you are rotating and accelerating around to the finish.