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Another classic right on the mark! Thank you.
Would you say the downswing is a feel of throwing the hands at the target line,about 3 ft behind the ball,whilst simultaniously stepping down on the left side,whilst also a split second after the hand throw,feel the right elbow drive through to target?
I find if i just step to theleft whilst driving my elbow(without energizing the clubhead at the same time) the club is far too lagged and open too late,and needs last minute effort to get to impact…
Experimented with this in the garden,and got a lot of easy whip on the club
Best I have heard it explained… well done.
working on this exact thing, and when i connect properly, OMG!!!.. is it ever awesome!
We see a lot of face on and down the line camera angles but I really like the swing towards the camera shots. More relevant if you are using a mirror to check your swing.
Great Video Russell. Alistair Davies was saying similar and I tried this, my only swing thought being to keep my R/Elbow in front of my R/Hip throughout. The difference, even with only a couple of hours practice, was astounding. I was going for par 5's in two, hitting Drives to best part of 300yds and my Confidence was Sky-rocketing, it all felt so easy and effortless. Thanks.
It’s interesting how many different thoughts and views there are on this topic. First off, I’m no golf professional myself work with a leading coach (coach to multiple current tour players) over the last 15 years and I’ve recently been spending a lot of time researching the role of the right arm. Respectfully, I just don’t agree with this thought of the downswing narrowing and the arm bend increasing because in practice good players just don’t seem to do it. The width in the swing is maintained by all of the worlds top golfers and for the vast majority the right elbow straightens gradually immediately from the transition in to the downswing. It’s pretty evident that the reason the hand path on the downswing is closer to the target is because of the moving forward of the centre point with the pressure shift rather than a physical narrowing. The thought of tucking the right elbow is going to create a whole host of additional problems for many and is certainly 100% not a requirement to create tour levels of shaft lean. It does actually feel that I do narrow on the downswing- but once wired up on GEARS it was proven that my feel not what was actually happening. I do think Hogan would be very impressed by the modern ways we can now measure what really happens in the swing and given the huge changes in shaft technology it a view shared by many that he would possibly be re-evaluating his early thoughts.
Put some weight on and you will look like Rick Shiels brother…
When I have this swing thought, I always push my shots rt
Great Advice video tips
Very good advice. I find that achieving this with just the right arm is not that difficult. It replicated skimming a stone, using a hammer or hitting a tennis ball, all things we can relate to and do naturally. The fun starts when you try to incorporate the left hand and arm into this action. I find it quite difficult to make the left arm compliment rather than get in the way of the right arm.
Too much talking !!!
The lead arm and club act like the lever arm and sling of a Trebuchet. As shoulders turn back parallel to swing line in the downswing the lead arm mass which has been connected and pinned across chest flies down off the chest just as the club shaft reaches the point it the club head mass can freely whip around the hands like the sling of the Trebuchet.
The genius of the Vardon grip is how it folds the trail arm ideally, elbow down, to guide the club head path in the backswing then folds the the lead arm similarly in the finish. But the club needs to be gripped in the air then lowered, which counter-torques the arms to work together as a unit, for the folding action to be automatic and consistent.
Part of Hogan’s consistency was the result was how he held the club out horizontal with bent elbows in against the rib cage, elbows down then lowering to create the “towel wringing” feeling in the arms and a very tight “V” at address. He also pushed down with trail hand to push any slack out of the lead arm. When I retooled my swing using Five Lessons I found the difference in control of the club during the takeaway versus my previous practice of grounding the club and then gripping it is amazing.
The “towel wringing” counter rotation of the arms makes the hinging back extension of the trail wrist and folding of the trail arm elbow down so consistent and ideal for guiding the club up to the top and back down again automatically. No need to think about releasing the trail arm because it also occurs automatically due to the way the grip and forearm rotation loads torque in it during the backswing.
Should I have my right hand fully extended through the impact area what does Hogan mean when he states I wish I had three right-hand also is very impact plane thanks for your help Jack