You want to Deliver the bent Right Arm into Release. Straightening later is better. I Drag the club in Start Down via the Pivot, then I Drive the Club through Impact with the late straightening of the Right Arm.
The immediate straightening of the Right Arm from the Top is weak. You want the Right Arm to be fully straight at Follow Through (2 feet past the ball). If you begin the straightening from the Top and (best case scenario) your Right Arm becomes straight at Follow Through, you have spread the straightening of the Right Arm throughout the entire Downstroke. It equates to a large Release Interval. More often than not, when the straightening starts at Top, the Right Arm becomes fully straight prior to Impact. If anyone tells you to straighten the Right Arm from the Top, hand them their sign .
On the other hand, if you straighten the Right Arm as late as possible, you've compressed the straightening of the Right Arm into a small amount of time. This equates to a small Release Interval. If you have the need for speed, this is the stroke you want.
Are you talking intent in this post, or what the arm actually does?
Are you talking intent in this post, or what the arm actually does?
My quote was "If anyone tells you to straighten the Right Arm from the Top, hand them their sign ." Replacing the words "to straighten" with "to feel like straightening" should keep you from handing out the sign.
Ironically, I was working with a fellow professional, yesterday. He has Accumulator Lag and I was trying to get him to straighten his Right Arm as quickly as he could from the Top. He's left hand dominant, so he has always struggled with the use of his Right Arm.
One of the 'secrets' in getting someone to change quickly is to get the student to do an opposite. The opposite of keeping his Right Arm bent forever is to try to straighten it immediately.
But, he knows the goal, and he knows that we're trying to accelerate the learning process.
A question about your work with the left handed....
YodasLuke. This description evoke my interest. I`m playing from left but being a righthanded I have som trouble in feeling convenient with a inert left arm. I try instead to concentrate on my back shoulder getting it down but with an actice front arm. What are your, or your friends goals regarding his right side.
Hansli
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I try to educate my hands - it´s tougher than educating pupils
YodasLuke. This description evoke my interest. I`m playing from left but being a righthanded I have som trouble in feeling convenient with a inert left arm. I try instead to concentrate on my back shoulder getting it down but with an actice front arm. What are your, or your friends goals regarding his right side.
Hansli
I would prefer to have everyone playing golf with their dominant arm on the back side of the club. I'd say the biggest problems that I've had with students had to do with the wrong arm being behind the shaft.
Although he's a Swinger, when he feels like he's trying to straighten the Right Arm from the Top, he's able to hit the Plane Line. When his right arm loses structure (Extensor Action) and sags, the club drops below the Plane.
He feels like he's Hitting with a huge pulley, but he knows better. It's just good Extensor Action in a Swing.
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