I've read some things around the web lately on various forums that seem to be saying that one should drive the right shoulder downplane or bring the hands down to the ball or w/e for the first move down...then the pivot just moves out of the way and responds how it needs to.
They use the "baseball pitcher does not think about his pivot and only thinks of his right hand" analogy.
Now...I've tried this...and the results have been crap.
I have found that if I try to drive my shoulder downplane or pull the club downplane with my hands (for the first move down) that I lose my away-from-target spine tilt through impact and my head moves too much forward.
I feel some switting getting in there too and hit low low pulls and shanks and lower shots in general. Not thin but low. I lose my plane (over the top a bit).
So what I'm thinking now is that if I give my attention to that right arm on the way down (instead of pulling with my left side) it seems to put me in danger of hitting when I'm supposed to be swinging.
Swinging is supposed to be a pulling motion after all.
Um...anyone think anything of this? Maybe I interpreted those posts (about starting the downswing with the right shoulder) wrong.
-Paul
10-19-C
Initiates the gyroscope action required for swingers. Of course, always should be under hands controlled pivot per 5-0, which occurs with experience and practice.
Thank you Mr Ben Hogan and thank you Mr Homer Kelley.
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