Overaccelaration

[johngolf33]

If one is fighting overacceleration, it is very difficult to maintain constant "Thrust." Can anyone tell me how to cure overacceleration problems? Do you focus on moving the body and hands at the same RPM's, or do you take it back shorter and slower until you can feel "Lag" all the way down to follow through? This is a problem for me when I've worked all morning at a quick pace and show up at the course and now have to shift gears to a slower mode.

[mgjordan]

Study the endless belt effect.

[johngolf33]

The "endless belt" just means that the hands move at a constant speed and that when the they switch from longitudinal to radial direction the club's surface speed increases significantly because of the small pulley effect. However that does not tell me how to cure overaccelaration. One suggestion was to increase the backswing speed to match the fast downswing speed so that the "endless belt" would at least have constant speed.

[MizunoJoe]

In Swinging, the arms, and consequently the left wrist, will slow down from release to Impact due to COAM. Thinking of keeping the left wrist moving ahead of the hands can help with overaccelerating hands.

[johngolf33]

Thanks MJ,

I'll give that a try.

[johngolf33]

Would it be fair to say that when Drive loading for a hitting procedure, one gets to the Top, checks alignments, extensor action, etc, then glides the hands down the turned shoulder plane until the right elbow gets back on plane, and then and only then the right arm thrusts the primary lever down to aiming point? If so wouldn't this sequencing cure any overacceleration problems?

[tfdanos]

If one is fighting overacceleration, it is very difficult to maintain constant "Thrust." Can anyone tell me how to cure overacceleration problems? Do you focus on moving the body and hands at the same RPM's, or do you take it back shorter and slower until you can feel "Lag" all the way down to follow through? This is a problem for me when I've worked all morning at a quick pace and show up at the course and now have to shift gears to a slower mode.

I've heard Ben Doyle offer that Float Loading on the Downstroke eliminates overacceration.

I hope it helps you,

Best regards

[tfdanos]

If one is fighting overacceleration, it is very difficult to maintain constant "Thrust." Can anyone tell me how to cure overacceleration problems? Do you focus on moving the body and hands at the same RPM's, or do you take it back shorter and slower until you can feel "Lag" all the way down to follow through? This is a problem for me when I've worked all morning at a quick pace and show up at the course and now have to shift gears to a slower mode.

I've heard Ben Doyle offer that Float Loading on the Downstroke eliminates overacceration.

I hope it helps you,

Best regards

[Yoda]

If one is fighting overacceleration, it is very difficult to maintain constant "Thrust." Can anyone tell me how to cure overacceleration problems? Do you focus on moving the body and hands at the same RPM's, or do you take it back shorter and slower until you can feel "Lag" all the way down to follow through? This is a problem for me when I've worked all morning at a quick pace and show up at the course and now have to shift gears to a slower mode.

John,

Creating and sustaining Lag is not about 'slower' or 'faster' Golf Strokes. It is about 'lighter' or 'heavier' Loading. And it is amazing how little Loading is actually required. Far less than most players imagine -- half or less -- produces magical Power.

The 'lighter' Loading automatically produces a slower Stroke and yet sustains the Lag. But, when we get these results, we tend to think, "Oh my goodness. How wonderful! Now let me see how far I can hit it when I really Load up!" The result, of course, is a much faster Stroke, the Over-Acceleration you mention, and the dismal results experienced by most.

This 'lighter' Lag Loading is counter-intuitive, and failure to understand it is yet one more reason why so few play the Game well.

[Richw]

John,

Creating and sustaining Lag is not about 'slower' or 'faster' Golf Strokes. It is about 'lighter' or 'heavier' Loading. And it is amazing how little Loading is actually required. Far less than most players imagine -- half or less -- produces magical Power.

The 'lighter' Loading automatically produces a slower Stroke and yet sustains the Lag. But, when we get these results, we tend to think, "Oh my goodness. How wonderful! Now let me see how far I can hit it when I really Load up!" The result, of course, is a much faster Stroke, the Over-Acceleration you mention, and the dismal results experienced by most.

This 'lighter' Lag Loading is counter-intuitive, and failure to understand it is yet one more reason why so few play the Game well.

Master Yoda,

Somehow you always manage to put up the rightinfo, at the right time.

Great post!