DRILL: This Is The Best Drill You Should Be Doing Right Now
By Paul Wilson at July 29, 2012 | 11:41 pm |
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FrankBerard, 10 months ago
Hi Paul, I can turn my hands and arms off, but it feels like I turn off my hip turn as well. It seems that’s not right. Should I just concentrate on turning off hands and arms for now, and if hip turn turns off, just keep working on it?
Frank
Paul Wilson, 10 months ago
Yes, keep trying to hit shots with the arms turned off. Get used to it. Then gradually increase only the rotational speed of your body.
DominicErba, 10 months ago
Paul
playing and practicing….If you are trying to improve with your method, how do you integrate the drill as practice and still play? Should you just work on the drill, even though its not “integrated” yet
Thanks
Dom
Paul Wilson, 10 months ago
Dom, you are going to do this drill when on the range. When you go to the course you are going to swing no harder than about 80% if you are a better player and 50% if you are a poorer player. This way you will tone it down on the course as well.
PETERMCMULLEN, 10 months ago
Paul, I am surprised you did not mention when practicing this drill uncoil from the bottom not just swing with the arms. I have been following your Swing Machine Golf for over a year now. I have stopped reading the golf magazines with all the “experts” giving different methods of swing the golf club. I now have only one teacher. You’re the man. Keep it up.
Peter
Paul Wilson, 10 months ago
Peter, I may have forgotten. I think I was just totally into getting this tip done. I did it in a past tip but wanted a standalone tip to send people who are having problems taking the arms out of the swing.
Thank you for your support. I truly appreciate it.
JaySchwarz, 10 months ago
Hey Paul,
You often use the analogy of twirling a weight on a string. I was practicing the other day, and got to wondering where you think the precise center of swing should be?
I’m working very hard on your technique, and am getting better at turning off the arms, but I still manage to get over the top a bit, especially under pressure. As I initiate the downswing with the proper lower body motion, I’m trying to lock into a feeling for the upper body. Even with a good lower body turn and passive arms, I still manage to do different things with my torso to mess it up.
Hence the question on what is the epicenter of a good swing? Hope this makes sense.
Paul Wilson, 10 months ago
Jay, I am not seeing your body as flat. I am seeing your body as a cylinder or circular. Just imagine a big tube overtop of your body. The center would be the center of the tube. The spine would be off center to the one edge of the tube.
I think you really have to see the coil and uncoil. You are good enough. You just have to get the move to repeat. Coiling and uncoiling repeats. As you keep focusing on this your arms will keep relaxing because you are never trying to hit anything.
So coil back with a stable lower body. Feel the stretch in the left side. Once you feel the stretch … uncoil.
barrybower, 9 months ago
In doing this drill are we concentrating on just hitting easy ,will we automatically use lower body or do we do both swing easy and try physically to start lower body first .
Paul Wilson, 9 months ago
This drill will get the arms and any hitting out of your golf swing. You cannot hit it hard and keep it short of your actual distance. If you feel you are using your arms then do this drill constantly until you are good it it. I can do it instantly on the very first ball will all clubs including driver. If you can do this you do not have to work on this drill anymore.
You are not even thinking body here. You are thinking to hit it easy. If you turn your arms off completely you will have to use your body because you have no other way to hit it.
José, 2 weeks ago
Paul, thanks for recommending me this tip. I already started practising with very good results. Hitting nice and easy is the key to get great results.
Paul Wilson, 2 weeks ago
Jose,
Glad you liked it and tried it. Most people cannot do this drill. If you can do it you are on your way to taking the arms out. Keep doing it and keep letting the arms relax. Then once you are good at it turn only the lower body a little faster to get more power. Then do it again and you will be at top speed.