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.
Luke
Nice, drag then drive.
Never thought about too much right elbow bend at impact. Very interesting point . I guess not too many people suffer from this condiition compared to the opposite , not enough right arm extension left for the ball. Most often a right shoulder left behind at top problem.
Brownman.
4,1,2,3. Right shoulder down is start down, need to have some pivot axis first. Luke showed me the start down waggle to learn this in my lesson with him and Yoda last year.
Like you with your weight already target wards, sneaking your right shoulder (no 4 I think) close to the guys head and then jabbing (no 1) through the target (his head or aiming point in TGM). In golf the aiming point is not the green but down, down and out in the dirt, somewhere around low point.
Maximum force would have the right shoulder and the jab going through the ball. This is 4 barrel maybe however I think, I dunno. Probably not a place to start but a place to experiment with once you have it all working really well. I loved your post about the right shoulder in boxing, "either to it or right through it". A jab vs a punch. Both pack a blow.
Sorry if this is half baked Luke but this is where Im at anyways. Please advise.
Never thought about too much right elbow bend at impact. Very interesting point . I guess not too many people suffer from this condiition compared to the opposite , not enough right arm extension left for the ball. Most often a right shoulder left behind at top problem.
OB
He's been a pro for a long time. So, it's been 40 years since he was over-the-top with throwaway.
Because he's shorter and played with ill-fit clubs for years, he learned to do two things: 1. Drop the club under plane 2. Keep the clubface from closing. Both were to keep the ball from hooking.
Now, with irons that are 6 degrees flat (perfectly fit for him), his compensations for the old clubs make him hit blocks. When he feels like he's straightening the Right Arm from the Top, coming over-the-top, and snapping the clubface shut, he hits the ball dead straight. Go figure...
I'm also left hand dominant, since I started playing. And I also have trouble with the inert left arm. Right handed thoughts make me feel like I'm throwing it away.
I'm also left hand dominant, since I started playing. And I also have trouble with the inert left arm. Right handed thoughts make me feel like I'm throwing it away.
I am in the same boat - I felt like I reached my power limit hitting lefthanded tennis backhands.
I learning to keep the right arm/hand shaft on the inclined plane board - keeping the left side dormant - (this is what I feel). Lots of right forearm With a big hinge/swivel feel into impact. Watching the Tomasello letter videos helped me. I have also tinkered with the driving right shoulder bent right arm - the move totally removes the fell of the left arm.
Ted makes a good point about customizing your approach for your student. I had a bad habit or letting my lower body fly out and it would be fore right.
The last two times I've seen Ted we've worked on the swing thought of driving my right arm past my left leg, and almost feeling no pivot at all.
I'm definitely pivoting, but it's a "feel vs real" approach.
I'm recommitting myself to hitting again as well, and hit balls for four hours the past two days, I'm mashing the irons very well, just got to keep slowing myself down some with the longer clubs, so I don't get sloppy.
Watching the Tomasello letter videos helped me. I have also tinkered with the driving right shoulder bent right arm - the move totally removes the fell of the left arm.
Is Tommy driving the right arm in the Deitrick videos, or is he throwing the hands? Tommy makes it look like the simplest way to hit a golf ball nicely.
I wish he was still around to elaborate on the video letter.
whats the preffered elbow position in a hitting procedure? Pitch or punch?
Ive spoken to a real good TGM'er that hits, says punch is easier and dosent require the ultra quick hands that hitting from a pitch position requires. But he also says pitch is a beautiful thing if you can get it done.
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