[Richie3Jack]

I've been working on the same thing. I think for me, I needed understand right forearm takeaway and keep my right elbow nearby my right rib cage. For whatever reason, I can feel the #1 PP and the right forearm flying wedge when I have the right forearm takeaway with the right elbow near the rib cage. When the elbow gets away from the rib cage, I can't feel it anymore.

Last night I was hitting the ball on the range the best I've hit it since I was 18 years old. Basically I would feel and sense the #3 PP on the backswing and then 'drive' the #1 PP on the downswing.

I had heard of the hitters action being like a boxer throwing a punch. But when I would try that, the right wrist would flatten and I'd have a big flip through impact.

So I worked on that flying wedge drill and tried to 'feel' my way about it. I could get the basic and acquired motion right, but when I would get into the full motion, I'd lose the right forearm flying wedge every time.

So I thought about it more and more. And then I realized that in the basic and acquired motions, I had maintained the #1 pressure point. That's when I felt that the pushing motion is not really like a boxer's punch for me, but more of a martial artists 'Palm Heel Strike.' (

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Thus, I started to feel like I was using that #1 PP and thrusting it into the base joint of my left thumb all the way to the finish. And when I started to do that, I was hitting the ball better and better. And when I checked it up on the camera, the impact alignments looked better and better.

Come today I was really excited about getting on the course and I shot 68 (-3) on a 138 slope course. Hit 15 greens (hit the first 10 greens) and hit 11 of 14 fairways. However, I started to 'lose it' on the last 4 holes.

So back to the range and started to come up with a routine to feel what I needed to feel.

Basically I came down that for me I need to use the 'palm heel strike into the base joint of the left thumb' while keeping the right elbow close to the body (still a punch elbow, but not straying away from the right rib cage).

I then started to use a right forearm takeaway waggle before the shot. This helped me sense the #3 and the #1 Pressure point as well as the right elbow. And I was back to puring the ball again.

Can't wait to play again tomorrow.




3JACK