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  MbolicGolf said:
Originally Posted by MbolicGolf

Another thing that I found is that if I push my right elbow into my hip, I start the swing with the hips. I don't know if anyone else can lend credence to this. I am headed to the Range today to test it out.



I use a similar feeling. My teacher has me do something like this. I feel like I'm pushing my right elbow in my rib cage/right oblique area. Or maybe its better stated that I'm really just trying to keep my elbows closer together. It allows the golfer to retain more wrist cock later into the downswing and helps to prevent casting.

And of course, it also helps with what you're talking about -- getting the body more involved and being less armsy.

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Another thing that I tried tonight that works well is stepping into the down swing like a baseball swing but doing it with my heel. I was hitting the three wood 230 but I still have trouble with the driver. Iron shots were great I didn't have one fat shot. I really felt as if I was moving through the ball.

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I think us ex-baseball players have the hardest time developing a proper golf swing ... golf swing is so rigid, baseball swing is so free flowing.     Common thread is that we both have to have good hand eye coordination.       I always use oversize grips - probably subliminally closer to a baseball bat feel.      I've tried all the traditional golf grips (interlocked pinky, pinky overlay), but always go back to the baseball bat grip in the end ... feels so much more comfortable to me.

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  inthehole said:
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I think us ex-baseball players have the hardest time developing a proper golf swing ... golf swing is so rigid, baseball swing is so free flowing.     Common thread is that we both have to have good hand eye coordination.       I always use oversize grips - probably subliminally closer to a baseball bat feel.      I've tried all the traditional golf grips (interlocked pinky, pinky overlay), but always go back to the baseball bat grip in the end ... feels so much more comfortable to me.



Golf swings are supposed to be rigid now? Dammit!

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trying to keep that left arm arrow straight always feels pretty rigid to me  ...

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  inthehole said:
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trying to keep that left arm arrow straight always feels pretty rigid to me  ...



Its even worse trying to keep it straight deeper into the follow through. But I keep trying anyway

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  inthehole said:
Originally Posted by inthehole

I think us ex-baseball players have the hardest time developing a proper golf swing ... golf swing is so rigid, baseball swing is so free flowing.     Common thread is that we both have to have good hand eye coordination.       I always use oversize grips - probably subliminally closer to a baseball bat feel.      I've tried all the traditional golf grips (interlocked pinky, pinky overlay), but always go back to the baseball bat grip in the end ... feels so much more comfortable to me.


I am going to disagree with the hand-eye coordination. Hand-eye coordination is more for hitting a moving object. A blind person could definitely play golf because you are merely returning to the same position that you set up to.

I will agree with the rigidity of a golf swing compared to the baseball swing. It drives me crazy when people compare the two, I am an ex baseball player.. if they were the same I would imagine I would be a much better golfer than I am. I swing my longer clubs like a baseball bat and I release early and slice the crap out of it. They are not the same.

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  inthehole said:
Originally Posted by inthehole

trying to keep that left arm arrow straight always feels pretty rigid to me  ...



Touche!

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I swung a lot of baseball bat when I was a kid.   It was part of my boxing training routine.  Today, I swung my golf club as if it was a baseball bat to see how much I can flatten my driver swing.   I was really getting into it and then suddenly, it dawned on me.   When I use baseball swing, I don't flip as I am prone to do it with driver. Proper baseball swing feels like a good anti-flipping drill. I am going to think about incorporating it into my practice.   Does anyone have any opinion on this before I invest in the drill?

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