My Problems with George Gankas Instruction

[mvmac]

19 hours ago, Vinsk said:

I just can’t see it. At 1:37 it sure looks like he’s lowering his trail arm. How can you have have your arms above your shoulders at one point then swing a club to strike a ball on the ground without lowering your arms? 

Great question. One that many that follow him don't ask.

What really gets me is that if I get the left arm in full adduction then I have to add a compensation like left wrist flexion so the face isn't open. It's a whirlwind of micro moves and compensations under the guise that passive arms are less complicated!

[phillyk]

3 hours ago, mvmac said:

Great question. One that many that follow him don't ask.

What really gets me is that if I get the left arm in full adduction then I have to add a compensation like left wrist flexion so the face isn't open. It's a whirlwind of micro moves and compensations under the guise that passive arms are less complicated!

This! As he went on, I kept thinking, Why are we adding so much to this to make it complicated? I couldn’t imagine that much adduction on the left arm, with no lowering of arms, and flexion of wrists. It hurts to try and bend over that much. 

Interesting how this topic has taken golf instruction by storm online. 

[iacas]

35 minutes ago, phillyk said:

Interesting how this topic has taken golf instruction by storm online. 

Has it though? 😉

What I don't understand about some instructors is… why they seem to teach something almost nobody actually does, or they're complete in ability to understand some basic things. For example:

• The "bones" in GEARS are not your actual bones.
• The way the body is twisted or bending or whatever can look different based simply on the viewing angle.
• Wrinkles in shirts are not a good way to "see" things.

[JetFan1983]

Thank goodness for stuff like GEARS where we can actually measure this stuff now and guys like GG can just be ignored.

[phillyk]

For those unaware, there is actually a large amount of discussion on social media amongst golf instructors on the topic of side bend, in the last several days. This is GEARS perspective.