I've read both Ernie Els and Nick Faldo say the left shoulder is the primary driver of their downswing. I'm sure they've said and felt other things at times, but Faldo is in his book and Els is in a Golf Digest article. Whether they were being truthful or not. . .
Matt
Originally Posted by Yoda
I agree that, in practice and drill, players should be aware of the return of the Left Shoulder to its Impact Fix Location. But...
Do you drive the Left Arm (and Club) by pulling the Left Shoulder back to its Fix Location?
Or do you drive it by thrusting the Right Shoulder -- against the Left Arm and its #4 Pressure Point -- toward the Ball?
In my forty years of golf, I have never heard or read of a great Champion describing the Left Shoulder as his Driving Force into Impact.
Right Knee.
Yes.
Right Hip.
Yes.
Left Hip.
Yes.
Right Shoulder.
Yes.
Right Arm.
Yes.
Right Hand.
Yes.
But never...
Left Shoulder.
The Secret of Golf -- Clubhead Lag (6-C-2-0/A) -- is all about 'Dragging the Wet Mop' -- unrelenting, inert Clubhead Lag Pressure -- through Impact.
And despite the fact that the 'Wet Mop' -- the Left Arm, Club and its Dead Weight Inertia -- hangs off the Left Shoulder, you don't Drag it 'back-handed' with your Left Shoulder and Arm. Instead, the uncoiling Left Side is led by Hip Action (7-15) that "throws" the Right Shoulder Down Plane. This welds the Left Arm against the side of the chest -- the #4 Pressure Point -- and Delivers the Assembled and Loaded Power Package into Release.
Swingers use Centrifugal Force Body Power -- rotational Momentum Transfer -- to sustain this Clubhead Drive through Impact. Hitters use Right Triceps Muscle Power.
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"In my experience, if you stay with the essentials you WILL build a repeatable swing undoubtedly. If you can master the Imperatives you have a champion" (Vikram).
The reason you can't sustain the lag is because you are so eager to make the club move fast (a reaction to the intent of "hitting it far"). So on a full shot you throw it away too early, which doesn't happen for your short chip. (bts)
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