Slowing left hand at impact ( for righties)

[runwme]

Was watching various swings trying to learn whats happening at impact.
It looks like many right handed golfers right at point of releasing, actually slow their left arm as club head approaches impact with ball.



Is this happening or is the pause an optical delusion?
Thanks
David

[HytrewQasdfg]

COAM (coefficient of angular momentum) I believe is the right term for what happens here.

It is something to do with centrifical (sp?) force which works it way out to the head of the club during the swing and causes the arms to slow down and the clubhead speed to increase. Same thing occurs when you crack a whip (which causes the tip go faster than the speed of sound.)

I'm sure someone else can explain it better, but the point is the golfer isn't slowing down their arms/hands on purpose. It is physics that is doing it.

DO NOT try and slow down your arms to create this. You'll end up casting.

[runwme]

Thanks for your reply.. I wish I could be in the body of a real golfer and feel what the proper swing feels like.

I think I know whats supposed to happen, just havent figured out yet how it should feel.

[HytrewQasdfg]

Thanks for your reply.. I wish I could be in the body of a real golfer and feel what the proper swing feels like.

I believe book "The Four Magic Moves" talks about this.

[shortstop20]

It happens naturally. If the golfer continued to move their hands forward at the same speed as before they would have them so far forward by the time they released the lag and squared the clubface that a shot with a 7 iron would have the trajectory of a 2 iron. Not to mention it would be just totally unnatural to have your hands that far forward.