Start of Backswing

[saevel25]

I don't know why i tried this, but i did. I was having the following problems. My hips would out race my body, forcing me to cut the the ball. Also my hands would get behind my body every once in a while. so i decided, what if i stopped thinking about my hands in the backswing and just think about rotating chest and stomach back. This had the effect of rotating my hips a bit more, probably extending my back leg more. But it also calmed down my hips, and synced up my swing. I had the best ball striking round of the year and in a long time. If it wasn't for a short game fiasco on one hole, i was probably looking at 2 over for 9 holes.

so those who have over active hips, or a disconnect, or get the hands to far behind them, stop thinking about hands or hips, and thinking about your spine, rotating around it. For me its easier to think of my stomach rotating..

[Old1964]

For me - I make sure my hip stay still until the club (shoulders and arms) moves back past my back foot - then I let my hips turn.

It was a legendary breakthrough for me.

Of course, those who can afford to take great golf lessons would probably know that after an hour.

[saevel25]

So your saying i didn't have a great golf lesson, that all golf swings should start like yours. Get over yourself please. each golf swing is to there own and no one method, style, feel is the same for each player.

[Gregoryhouse]

My best ball striking in matters of distance and accuracy comes when I start my backswing with "dead hands", kinda Steve Stricker's.

This weekend I was struggling hard to hit the ball solidly and in one hole I drove the ball nice but nobody saw it, cos the tee shot is blind. Played a provisional one thinking of "dead hands". When we reached the balls, the second one was 80 yds. farther than the first one and both ind dead center of the fairway. Yep: 80yds!

This works for me

[Apotheosis]

Thanks saevel the idea of rotating my stomach has really helped me connect.  I had the exact problem you described above.  I was completely disconnected.  This worked for me.

[Old1964]

Originally Posted by saevel25

So your saying i didn't have a great golf lesson, that all golf swings should start like yours. Get over yourself please. each golf swing is to there own and no one method, style, feel is the same for each player.

No, no, no. Sorry for the miscommunication on my part. That is not at all what I meant :)

I thought you were sharing your recent discovery about what you think about when making your backswing. I was simply trying to share a similar breakthrough. The comment about the "good golf lesson" was an attempt  at humor - that I finally made that discovery - that it took me sooooo long...I didn't think that you might take it to mean that I was commenting on your lesson.  Seriously. That's just not me at all.

Sorry for the miscue. I'll be more careful in the future.  Okay?

[Ernest Jones]

Originally Posted by saevel25

So your saying i didn't have a great golf lesson, that all golf swings should start like yours. Get over yourself please. each golf swing is to there own and no one method, style, feel is the same for each player.

Oh please...you took this as a slight at you???

The poster was clearly not taking a shot at you, just adding to the conversation.

IMHO, it's you that needs to "get over yourself"

Jeepers creepers, sensitive much?

EDIT: maybe I missed the sarcasm? If so, I apologize.

[Titleist72]

Originally Posted by Gregoryhouse

My best ball striking in matters of distance and accuracy comes when I start my backswing with "dead hands", kinda Steve Stricker's.

This weekend I was struggling hard to hit the ball solidly and in one hole I drove the ball nice but nobody saw it, cos the tee shot is blind. Played a provisional one thinking of "dead hands". When we reached the balls, the second one was 80 yds. farther than the first one and both ind dead center of the fairway. Yep: 80yds!

This works for me

Do you think "dead hands" on the backswing allows you to tense your hands together at impact resulting in distance gains?