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@Jim Venetos is not worth the time. He plays 142 x 3 shots with his pitching wedge? Okay, what's the technique difference between his 125-yard shot and his 124-yard shot and his 126-yard shot? Oh, there is none, and he's nowhere near precise enough to hit those carry yardages to ± 0.5 yards anyway?

So you play 142 x 3 = 426 shots with your pitching wedge but only four with your driver, Jim?

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That's the critique: not worth the time.

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One of the former Elite Golf guys posted this on Instagram. Since they no longer embed, I'll copy the text below, but I encourage you to visit the link and see it fully:


207 likes, 22 comments - tjkgolf17 on October 13, 2024: "If you really wanna side bend… if it matches up with other things you like to do in your golf swing… be my guest. Side bend it up. But are we really going to...

If you really wanna side bend… if it matches up with other things you like to do in your golf swing… be my guest. Side bend it up.

But are we really going to pretend that this type of excess side bend is “healthy?” I’ve worked with people who speak about “health consequences” for things like banking the trail foot, and yet will continuously push young junior golfers into more and more and more side bend in efforts to “shallow” the club.

These young pga tour players (if they want to keep playing) will almost certainly need to adjust their swing patterns later in their career to take some of the load off their spines.

I feel as if that’s common sense. I don’t see a heck of a lot of thoracic side bend on the champions tour. Some, yes. Excess, no.

Why not encourage a young junior into a pattern they can play with their entire lives? 🤷‍♂️

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Yikes, that is not good for that golfer. 

You are just asking for back issues doing rotation + side tilt + front tilt. Golfers naturally have degenerative disc issues if you practice and play long enough. Most people do in general, so it doesn't help. A desk job can cause issues. Still, doing all that extra side bend + torquing the back at such a high speed can't be good in the long term. 

The evidence is out there right? Professional golfers with excessive side bend are going away from it because of back issues. I have no idea who thought of the idea that this was healthy. It is absurd.

I will still say, this year has been the best for my back in a long time. More arms, less body for shallowing allowed me to play the most pain free. There was years were the next day for me after practice or playing is a crap shoot if my back would lock up or I would have some sort of nerve pain (sciatic).

 

 

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