Towel in the Left Armpit

[DavidFehertysBike]

The glove under the left armpit drill never quite worked for me. I always came over the top when i tried it. I get better feedback with the glove under right armpit.

[anthony]

I've never physically put a glove or towel under my armpit, but as others have stated, I've used it as a swing thought when hitting practice shots before. I believe it is a good drill as it helped me keep my swing from getting out of shape.

[sean_miller]

Place the towel in the left armpit
Place the towel in the left armpit
Exhale.
Pass the cheetos on the left hand side.

[misty_mountainhop]

Leadbetter used to advocate it as a drill as well when he worked with Faldo...I forget why; maybe to encourage less arms only and more whole body in the swing. You should be able to do it on full swings. Gave me tendonitis in my left thumb when I tried it a few years back so I figured I'd not try it any more!

[sean_miller]

Leadbetter used to advocate it as a drill as well when he worked with Faldo...I forget why; maybe to encourage less arms only and more whole body in the swing. You should be able to do it on full swings. Gave me tendonitis in my left thumb when I tried it a few years back so I figured I'd not try it any more!

I had this pegged as pure Leadbetter. A brilliant man, just a little goofy. One thing I took from his work with Faldo though helped me - for a coule years Id hit balls at the range in my bare feet. It helped quiet my active feet and slow down my tempo (somehow).

Slicing the ball? Hold this duck between your knees with one foot on a beach toy and a baseball in your back pocket - see how that creates the feeling of inside out? No?

[golfdad]

as iacas pointed out earlier, it is simply a drill to connect the arms to the body, esp during the take off part of the backswing. it reinforces the idea that the arms rotate around the spine axis. the end result is probably a better plane,,,

but as some have pointed out, it takes flexibility to stick to it. if one is not that flexible but already has good mechanics, i don't see much merit with it. just a drill.

[pingman]

supposedly it's to keep from doing the "chicken wing" which results in a slice, but honestly i'm not sure if the drill works to prevent it.......