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Arthur Dent

By Arthur Dent
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Having trouble maintaining the 'triangle' formed with my arms and body after I make contact with the ball.  My left elbow (I'm a righty) begins to pull in.

Anybody have any tips or drills that can help me hold that triangle longer through my swing?


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Having trouble maintaining the 'triangle' formed with my arms and body after I make contact with the ball.  My left elbow (I'm a righty) begins to pull in.

Anybody have any tips or drills that can help me hold that triangle longer through my swing?

Really, there is no way to tell with out seeing your swing. It could be caused by something else, and if you fix it could make it much easier to maintain that V.

I would create a My Swing thread here, http://thesandtrap.com/f/4180/member-swings

I would video tape your swing ( )

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It is being caused by my 'breaking' (retracting) my left elbow after impact. This was pointed out to me by my instructor and I have been working on it to correct it, however it is proving difficult to me.

He showed me the proper way at the end of the lesson, and I began to try keeping it together, however it is proving difficult (just left the range).

So I thought there might be a drill to help me get this down before my next lesson.


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I agree with @saevel25 , its hard to tell without seeing your swing.  However, I'd phrase it a little differently.  Your left elbow doesn't "pull in", the momentum of the club forces your left arm to fold.  When I see this, its often a result of your body, particularly your shoulders, stopping or slowing.  Its simple mechanics, if one side of the triangle stops moving while the opposite vertex continues, one side has to break. I'm no instructor, and I don't have specific drills to help this, but you need to find a way to keep your shoulders (or chest) turning until you're facing your target.

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I agree with @DaveP043 , without seeing video first guess is some stall of the pivot. Love your username!

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A good drill would be "swing a club with only your left hand"

Feel the left arm extending up towards the sky.

As DaveP043 indicated, a result of the shoulders not completing the swing.

I agree with @saevel25 , its hard to tell without seeing your swing.  However, I'd phrase it a little differently.  Your left elbow doesn't "pull in", the momentum of the club forces your left arm to fold.  When I see this, its often a result of your body, particularly your shoulders, stopping or slowing.  Its simple mechanics, if one side of the triangle stops moving while the opposite vertex continues, one side has to break. I'm no instructor, and I don't have specific drills to help this, but you need to find a way to keep your shoulders (or chest) turning until you're facing your target.

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Having trouble maintaining the 'triangle' formed with my arms and body after I make contact with the ball.  My left elbow (I'm a righty) begins to pull in.

Anybody have any tips or drills that can help me hold that triangle longer through my swing?

Like @saevel25 said, try to film it and start a swing thread.

Good drill/feels to check out to stop the arms from bending.

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