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Ross Jul 23, 2014
The angle varies depending on the club and desired shot. First, you want to always make impact with the shaft in a straight line with the front arm! Sometimes you want to meet the ball at the bottom of the swing arc (hybrids, fairway woods etc.). Sometimes you want to meet the ball just before the bottom of the swing arc (Sand Wedge). Learning to setup takes many hours, weeks, years of practice. There is no exact (works for everyone, every club, setup). You have to put in the time and gain the experience to know what works best for your needs.Yes the back arm can bend, but it is the elbows staying towards each other that is important. Now, the wrists or hinging is something that has been changing over the last year or so… please read this: To Hinge or Not to Hinge
I think that beginners with my method can speed up the process learning to turn and use the body, if they learn to have no or very little hinging. If you hinge, you’ll have to “un-hinge” during the downswing and when you do, the body will stop turning to let the hands throw the club… so, remove the hinge so you can learn to turn and know how it feels and works, then put the hinge back in if you think it helps… I have my doubts
Ross Nov 22, 2021
If your weight does not stay at least 60% on the front foot during the backswing, you will find it hard to rotate because you have will have to shift your weight back to the front foot before you CAN rotate. No weight shift on the backswing… just wind up the shoulders… then you should be able to unwind from ground up on the downswing to a nice balanced finish (as long as you don’t stop your rotation midway and let your hands/arms take over to hit at the ball)One other reason maybe: Not setting up in Balance. If you are not set up Centered, in Balance, it is very difficult to rotate to the finish. Check to see that your weight is not on your toes and you are not reaching out away from your body. You should feel centered and a feeling of sitting down Athletically just before your backswing.
Ross Nov 24, 2021
As I was making the Ross Move, I was talking and trying to express a feeling, of how the entire body unwinding, brings the arms/club back down in front of the body vs the body just unwinding and leaving the arms/club behind. It is not an actual golf swing per se. I think your idea of the clubface square to the sternum may help keep the hands from opening/closing the face. Keep in mind also, my golf swing is not perfect by any means, and every golfer will look different at different points of the swing. It is the concepts of the Large Muscles controlling that is important to keep in mind… not necessarily specific check points during the swing. Yes, the wrists should remain firm until after impact they’ll relax. The power of this golf swing, comes from the entire body rotating, and trapping the ball along the way. At impact, I feel all muscles moving the ball while rotating.Hi Anthony
I feel the body pull the entire template (arms, club) down in front. You might want to think of the body swinging the arms/club back down and around to the left as you rotate. The body rotation does not want to leave the arms/club behind, so there is a sense of the body swinging the arms/club. I also think of the wrists trying to maintain the shape I started with at setup during this whole move until just after impact, so I can have the shaft in the correct position and a square club face at impact.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! ?