David Orr - The Right Forearm Takeaway

[annikan skywalker]

Oh yeah..I forgot..the right forearm pickup is when I start "Flexion at the Right Elbow"...and very minimal flexion at the Shoulder...

Always remember something after the fact!!!!!

[Yoda]

Great stuff, David. Thanks again to our own 6bmike for the camera work and production. And, of course, to Bagger Lance for making it happen on LBG.

[nuke99]

Annikan got a great video face ! Looks alot better on video than on Photos.

Thank you for sharing, putting a simple yet complex idea to become Layman, masterfully done ! And thank you 6b and admin .


Looking forward for more.

[Bagger Lance]

There are some very cool things about this video that intrigued me. Well over 95% of the gofling public use a pivot controlled hands backstroke. We have heard for decades that the big muscles move the backswing. Why then is this procedure superior?

A few teasers -

Think about the ball and socket joint of the right shoulder for a moment. Is this purely a lateral motion of the right shoulder joint (fanning)?

When does the horizontal motion of the right shoulder joint come into play?

What direction is the right elbow allowed (by nature) to move?

Why is this procedure superior to a big muscle backstroke? (Acutally a combination of many, many small trunk and back muscles working in unison because the only big muscles of the upper trunk are lats and chest muscles)

When the right shoulder joint moves laterally, what tendons, muscles. and their attached bones are pulled as a result?

Should these pulled trunk muscles be active or passive?

Dust off Gray's Anatomy if you need to.

[SwingNorthtoSouth]

I have been doing this procedure with great success. Once you get it,then you can play around with how much extensor action to use, how much shoulder turn to use...etc.

Please correct me if I am wrong, but once I get the power package (strut)to the top of the backswing, I keep it there and then start the lower body hip slide and let things fall where they may. My power package comes down in one piece.

I still pull the driver a little, but I am crushing the irons.

[Yoda]

...once I get the power package (strut)to the top of the backswing, I keep it there and then start the lower body hip slide and let things fall where they may. My power package comes down in one piece.

I still pull the driver a little, but I am crushing the irons.

This is a wonderful description, Rich. Your journey continues, but you are many miles down The Path. And I could not be more proud of your Pilgrim's Progress!

[nuke99]

Mind if i try?
Think about the ball and socket joint of the right shoulder for a moment. Is this purely a lateral motion of the right shoulder joint (fanning)?

Why is this procedure superior to a big muscle backstroke? (Acutally a combination of many, many small trunk and back muscles working in unison because the only big muscles of the upper trunk are lats and chest muscles)

Do not let the pivot gets in the way of delivery path/line, TGM. The Trunk simply reacts to the thought of educated hands' Motion.

When does the horizontal motion of the right shoulder joint come into play?

I was taught from body controlled pivot to hand controlled pivot simply, the right forearm lift the rightshoulder and the right shoulder pushes the left shoulder etc.

Should these pulled trunk muscles be active or passive?

Passive


What direction is the right elbow allowed (by nature) to move?

I am not very sure about this. but I think extensor action is force below plane Tricep pulls the elbow below plane. If there is extensor action and you pull your trunk back using forearm takeaway. the elbow would react to the hands.ie the hand pulls the elbow. That is why extensor action is very important in the elbow component. It should be allowed to move freely on a plane dependant on elbow variation. Pitch you allow roll + fan. punch you only allow fan. all reacting to the motion of the hands, Do you need to think about it? not really

Thanks for letting me try . I hope my Master had taught me well.

[birdie_man]

Is it superior tho? (all the time)

[cpwindow4]

clean with the right arm....Like a Cat
(the right arm move)
Not to forget it won 3 tour events this year.

[Bagger Lance]

It's really not that complicated, but for armchair work like we do here it can be really enlightening to understand how these things work.

Because when the wheels fall off, we at least know why, and how to correct it so the next shot is pure.

The beauty of the right forearm takeaway is that it's a more accurate and controlled procedure for most, because the hands are the command post for the alignments. David's emphasis at the end of the video.

I like it because the end result at the end or top of the backstroke can be more reliable than a pivot thrown hands location. That end result of a RFT is a hands position which is aligned to the selected plane, an upper torso position that is coiled without much slack, and hips that are positioned to lead the downstroke pivot action. Everything is turned and aligned "just enough".

Powerful stuff.

That said, one could argue that a pure swinger who allows the weight of a "thrown" on-plane clubhead to pull the body into ideal alignments would have a superior procedure. Maximum tendon pull is what swingers use to trigger changes in direction for the shot at hand. This assumes a lot. The inital startup to get the clubhead traveling on a managable plane is critical and sensing just the right amount of tendon pull is vital. Without alignment knowledge, It's pure golf artistry ala Bobby Jones that is very difficult to teach most golfers, unless it's engrained at a very early age. It get's more complicated as we get older because those darn tendons change.

For the rest of us, this is the next best thing and up for debate if it's just as good as a thrown clubhead backstroke.

Back to the video - What do you think of Davids comment, "The right forearm takeaway is really a shoulder turn takeaway"?

Super job David and thanks again. You've peeled the onion another layer or two.