Left arm in transition

[Slowcelica]

I've been working on getting the right sequence in the downswing for some time now, and have question for you guys.

What feel do you guys have in the left arm, for righties, in the transition nor specifically in the arm pit area. Lately, I personally have felt like as I start with my hips and try to relax my arms, I feel pressure in my left arm pit, pushing against my chest. Anyone  feel this?

[Rainmaker]

Yeah, for sure.  My golf teacher calls this "stretch away" - where you're left side tries to "stretch away" from your right side in the transition into downswing.  I feel it in my left armpit/pectoral muscle.  I don't feel it much, though . .I should feel it more.  I'm not particularly good at "stretching away".

[billchao]

Never thought about it TBH, but I tend to release PA#4 late as it is, so feeling anything there is probably heading in the wrong direction for me.

[mvmac]

On 8/23/2016 at 5:57 PM, Slowcelica said:

What feel do you guys have in the left arm, for righties, in the transition nor specifically in the arm pit area. Lately, I personally have felt like as I start with my hips and try to relax my arms, I feel pressure in my left arm pit, pushing against my chest. Anyone  feel this?

Feeling"passive" arms can definitely work but so can "firing" your arms down at the ball, they're just feels and it's dependent on what you need to do for your piece. Think of it this way, if you were to take an alignment stick or a club without a head and swing it as fast as you can, make the biggest "whoosh".....How are you doing that? What does that feel like to you? That might give you some insight on what the "right" answer is (for you).

[DaveP043]

I don't feel anything specific in the left arm or chest.  What I continue to remind myself as a transition key is to start with hip rotation, and "let" the rest of my body unwind into impact.  I understand that I'm not just letting it happen, that I'm making a significant muscular effort to get to impact properly, but what @mvmac describes as a "passive" feel in my upper body works for me.  It may not be the most effective image of feeling for your swing, though.

[nevets88]

As has been said, feels are subjective.

I do know this and I think instructors will agree with me, at A5/P5 down the line, you want the arms pointing around 20 degrees away from target line. When this is the case, some might feel arms are "in", some "out", so let proper use of video dictate how much your lead arm should or shouldn't be pushing on the chest. If your arms are along the target line at 5, plane is too steep.