How To Work On It
By Paul Wilson at March 17, 2013 | 9:58 pm |
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barrybower, 3 months ago
Hi Paul Expecting 25 cm snow up here in east coast Canada no outdoor golf for a while. Working on backswing position in mirror ,watched you backswing tips ,no problem getting to the 1/2 way back position usining just shoulder turn, the problem is as i shoulder turn into the 3/4 position and wrist start hinging ,i find when i check it on video a line drawn from butt of club is always outside the ball target line (club flatter than it should be) when i conciously upright the club plane so it points at or slightly inside the ball target line it feels like i using my wrists to do so rather than just turning shoulders. I feel like i am in the correct 1/2 position , should i keep manipulating the club so butt points on or just inside ball target line until it starts to feel comfortable, your 3/4 backswing tip makes it look so easy.A ny suggestions. Thanks
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Barry,
To hit the position you need to feel the arms. You cannot do it by making them powerless. So you set the position until you have trained it to go there then you turn them off and it will go there on its own. This one is very tricky. Just back your rear end into a wall. As you do practice swings the club should ride up the wall not hit it. This way you don’t have to think too much about it. Put a headcover on your iron so you don’t scratch it up. Then do nightly practice swings. In a month you’ll have it.
RaymondCHASTEL, 3 months ago
I live on the French RIVIERA ,we never have snow over here ,and we can play all year around on the Course without Winter greens .
I never go to the practise range ,I find it utterly useless ,the way you play on the range has nothing to do with “real golf “on the course .Before BEN HOGAN ,there were no practise ranges ,and golfers “practised “very seldom .That being said ,I do practise at home ,but without hitting a golf ball. I just “pretend “there is a golf ball on my mat (I put one down to make sure I look at it where it should be )and I just swing the golf clubs in front of a mirror with the Swing Speed radar to check the modifications to the speed brought by the “adjustments “I make to my swing .I have the alignement rods there of course and the Highway cone to control the backswing .It does work for me .
I nearly always hit the ball very straight ,my sole problem,is to get it far enough from the tee and from the fairway ,so my major preoccupation is the Clubhead swing speed .Putting and chipping ,I train in my basement -I have a 8 m “welling mat “.I don’t think that breaking down the swing in various pieces helps me ,I try to feel the swing as a complete flowing entity .
Am I wrong and what should I do to improve more ?
I am aready playing to a 7 Handicap at age 78 so great improvements to my are no longer possible at my age !!!
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Raymond,
If you are a 7 hdcp and you are shooting in the 70′s you already have a good swing. You should always know the positions and work on them no matter what level you are at. In your case you will be making them a little better. Other people will have to learn the actual position. Just keep doing what you are doing.
barrybower, 3 months ago
Paul great drill one question on it, am i correct that you use shoulder turn to reach arm parallel to ground position 1/2 way back, then as it touchs wall the wrists start to cock, arms start to lift ,as club headstarts to ride up wall you finish the shoulder turn. tried the drill easy to get in proper position. Thanks
Paul Wilson, 3 months ago
Barry,
You are turning your shoulders until the shaft is parallel to the ground. If you are up against a wall with your rear end the clubshaft would not be touching the wall at 1/2 way back it would be parallel to the wall. Then you are lifting the club up. As it gets to the 3/4 back position the head will scrape the wall briefly. Then it will continue to the top. The wrist will have fully hinged and the clubshaft will again be parallel to the wall. The shoulders are fully turned at this point at well. Give it a try again. If you are touching the wall at 1/2 way back the club is too far inside.
barrybower, 3 months ago
Hi Paul Thanks for the clarification ,Great drill , really gets you in the proper positions ,feel a little strange at this point,compared to my old swing,st least i now know the proper positions on backswing and what they should feel like. thanks