For righties...how many of u feel your right arm does nothing...

[golfrnut]

I've been messing around with my swing a little trying to promote more lag. It's working for me a little, but the more lag I get, the more I feel my right arm is really just along for the ride. As it stands right now, I'm kind of using my pointer and middle finger of my right hand to lift the head and set the wrist cock about half way up the downswing and from then on it just feels like it follows the left arms lead. It's really helping me collapse the right arm on the way up, as my old swing I felt as though my right and wrist were too dominant and held back my wrist cock and gave me a really shallow downswing. It feels a little weird right now, but I'm getting pretty good results and I can truely feel a lot more lag in the downswing.

I just wondered how many people actually kind of feel the same thing, to see if I was on the right track to what most are doing/feeling.

I haven't gained or lost any distance, but wondered if that would hinder any extra distance I may be able to achieve.

[neudi]

I would hope your right arm isn't pushing your left arm down on the downswing because I don't know how I would be able to hit the ball if that was the case. Your hips power through followed by, and forcing, your left hand to sweep through the ball, in my opinion th eright arm is there for balance and power rather than guiding.

[golfEnthusiast]

that's the way it should be; the right arm is there to guide the left. It's just like in baseball; when you swing a bat, your left hand is what really gives you all your power.

[DiverDown]

I use to be right arm dominant in my swing which led to inconsistent and a myriad of problems that would creap into my swing. My irons were okay, although chunks and hitting it then were somewhat commonplace. My driver, however, was widely out of control and I had no confidence with it. I finally disciplined myself to taking the right arm out of my swing (which means I stopped trying to kill the ball), and the results spoke for themselves. My mishits are much less common, and can actually hit the driver with some control and consistency.