switching from righty to lefty a good idea (for a lefty?)

[Lihu]

I did probably 800 drills with the kick ball so far since my last lesson, and took the ball with me to the range and met a LH friend over the weekend.   [LIST] [*] I was consistently striking the ball 125-140 yards with the TM R7 six iron.  A couple errant balls, but most had a slight draw [*] Towards the bottom of the bucket, I used his Adams G2 10* driver twice.  425 total yards and a very slight draw.  [*] Also for the last 10 balls I borrowed his Nike Ignite 8, 9 and PW.  I really liked the weight, feel, and performance of these clubs.  Never thought I'd say this as I have never been a fan of their shoes. [/LIST] So I am very excited and the feedback so far is all positive.  Wish I had tried LH clubs a long time ago, but then again, maybe the timing now is just fine.

425 yards with a 10 degree driver? Not bad :-) In any case, that's how I felt getting left handed clubs. Cool that someone else had the same epiphany.

[RoyHotPower]

and the positives keep on a-rollin'.  New, good news and great news after my latest lesson.

My coach was happy to wrap up my latest lesson and inform me that in only 8 days I have already advanced beyond where I was as a righty.  EIGHT DAYS!  The shoulder turn is actually higher now than where it should be, but will get corrected by itself once we correct the hip turn/crash of my leg.

And although I am still struggling with my grip - a tendency to let the grip slip back into my palm on the right hand - it is amazing how that can impact crashing and hip turn.  We corrected for that and coach said during a few practice swings he saw signs of where I want to be once we've retooled.  That was a second dose of encouragement.

Correcting the crashing of my leg and hip turn though is going to take some time.  Widening my stance slightly and closing my left foot slightly already made me more stable. The drills right now feel more foreign than ever, but its a process.

[RoyHotPower]

Originally Posted by Lihu

425 yards with a 10 degree driver? Not bad

In any case, that's how I felt getting left handed clubs. Cool that someone else had the same epiphany.

keep in mind that was the total of both.  2nd drive probably went 225 or more.  I was as nervous as can be - no one but my wife had seen me swing left handed before - I fully planned on shouting 'mulligan' as I was making contact

[MEfree]

Originally Posted by RoyHotPower

I'm starting with a grip drill, and came up with this beauty last night.

Also 100 reps where I clench a kick ball with my arms to reinforce not bending arms/begin backswing with shoulder turn.  Take a few swings into the net, then 100 reps.

So are you swinging with the clenched kick ball?  any pics/video

[RoyHotPower]

Here are two images.  My wife shot video, but she was holding the recorder on it's side and I don't know if there is a way to rotate the video 90 degrees

This is the clench ball with the knees drill.  I do this similarly to the clenched ball with the arms drill.

In this drill, I take a practice swing (holding an iron) five times, then simulate the resistance with an actual swing. Repeat

[JetFan1983]

Originally Posted by RoyHotPower

Here are two images.  My wife shot video, but she was holding the recorder on it's side and I don't know if there is a way to rotate the video 90 degrees

This is the clench ball with the knees drill.  I do this similarly to the clenched ball with the arms drill.

In this drill, I take a practice swing (holding an iron) five times, then simulate the resistance with an actual swing. Repeat

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[MEfree]

so are you actually swinging the club while clenching?  I did this a few times today using a soccer ball between my arms and it felt ok- definitely felt like my shoulders were more rounded forward and likely kept my arms from getting too separated from my body.

[Will G]

I'm a lefty who swings right, even boxes with a stance of righty (left is strong hand). Currently thinking of golfing from left because lower body difficulty playing righty. I've shot low 80s, broke 80s 4 times in 10yrs, but have many inconsistencies. 

How long did it take some of you to feel comfy n play good golf changing sides? At mid 40s, I'm wondering if it's worth it

Thanks In Advance 

[boogielicious]

On 7/1/2018 at 9:18 AM, Will G said:

I'm a lefty who swings right, even boxes with a stance of righty (left is strong hand). Currently thinking of golfing from left because lower body difficulty playing righty. I've shot low 80s, broke 80s 4 times in 10yrs, but have many inconsistencies. 

How long did it take some of you to feel comfy n play good golf changing sides? At mid 40s, I'm wondering if it's worth it

Thanks In Advance 

I would film both swings and look at flexibility. If you have a more full shoulder turn to the top and smoother/faster body turn on the downswing one way vs. the other, switch to that way.

I can hit lefty and was a switch hitter in baseball, but my shoulder turn lefty is way lower.

[Vinsk]

On 9/12/2012 at 12:41 PM, RoyHotPower said:

I'm left handed, defiantly left hand dominant, and never swung a golf club left handed before today because I had a hard time swinging a bat left handed as a kid.  I batted right handed full time, and never gave it another thought.  Then took up golf in college, using right handed clubs as well.

 

I'm 7 weeks into taking lessons and we've been at an impasse now with my lower body moving and my coach had me swing a left handed club for him.  Without thinking about it other than the grip, I just swung a few times and was AMAZED at the lack of movement that has been plaguing me for weeks in the video I saw.  The grip is odd, gut I can feel my left hand pushing the club through the downswing.  I say that because my right hand always felt passive before - this was a new sensation.

 

He asked me if I was willing to try using the left handed club for a week just to see. I'm willing to give it a try.  What do you think?

Sounds like your coach is Shawn Clement.