Hogan1949

I'm in Mike

It's not that bad. Have you ever tried to get through Lee Comeux's (sp?) posts?

I was a lead arm "swinger" for most of my golfing life (I'm right handed and play right handed). Around five years ago, I started experimenting with a right arm "hitting" action (in part because I spend so much damn time reading instruction on-line). HC went up about 5-6 strokes. I'm now back to a lead arm dominate swinging action and my game is getting back to what it was before. I sometimes add a little hitting action late in the DS but generally it doesn't work for me. The REMAX LD guys like the feeling of a right arm hitting action (see the GD interview this month with Jeff Flagg) but I'm 65 years old and not 6'6", 240 #'s and a former minor league baseball player. If I can get it out there 230ish and hit fairways with what feels like a smooth lead arm swing.....I'm happy. Different strokes for different folks. I'm guessing most of the LPGA players are swingers and not hitters.

Classic post..... Can't wait for replies

What is this supposed to be? I assume Part 1 is simply P1 to P10?

CQ with Rotary Golf promotes a right scapula move to start the BS also. I agree, the thought helps you to stay centered.

Watson was referring to the BS. He went on to say that once his weight shifted left he hit as hard as he could with the right hand. I believe he said Nicklaus shared the same thought.

That's John ("Lag") Erickson of ABS fame.

Right shoulder tipping back? Mike, are you saying tipping back too soon or back and not enough out toward the ball? Secondary tilt results in some 'tipping back" doesn't it?

My experience is that I really have to be conscious of maintaining your pressure points or the wrists will dump early.

Mike, Why is the CP pattern so difficult for AM's? Also, Mac was promoting the upper COG moving left with the lower COG on the DS back then. Does he still teach that? Seems completely contradictory to keeping your head back and would promote low bullets. Thanks

It was on my end. Grandson figured it out........hope I'm not getting senile

I cant get any audio with the Vimeo. Anybody else have the same problem?

I had the exact same problem. Took out the 4,5, and 6 irons and replaced them with Cobra Baffler Hybrids.....night and day difference.

I've been toying with the 10 finger grip because I've some arthritis going on in my hands and I seem to be losing my grip pressure in the last 3 fingers of the left (lead) hand during the swing. Anybody else have the same problem and, if so, did the 10 finger grip help? Thinking about also getting smaller grips.

is Jack looking at the ball from the corner of his eye (I think he's left eye dominant) or behind the ball? I have a tendency to let my head/eye-line shift forward when my lower body shifts left. This past week in the middle of a round, I started to focus my eyes on a spot/area 2-3"'s behind the ball and my ball striking improved immediately. I tend to play the ball a little forward in my stance. I thought I might start hitting some fat shots but that was not the case. By keeping my eye-line behind the ball, it forced me to keep my head and shoulders back longer. I think I also may have been less "ball conscience" and didn't have as much "hit impulse". Alternatively (or maybe additionally), maybe it made me release earlier and get the shaft lined up with the left arm more properly. I'm a little confused if this is something that may be relevant long term or just something that worked that day. Anyone else had a similar thought or experience?

I saw a Pete Cowen video recently in which he was advocating something very similar.

I'm glad someone bumped this thread. I've been struggling with my arms collapsing at/through impact and getting no extension. I think it's because I've been letting my upper body move forward with the lower body in the DS (so there's no room for my arms) but am not sure. Anybody have a similar problem? I don't like the idea of rolling my wrists through impact although I can see where it might help achieving extension. Thoughts on that? Thanks

There's a lengthy thread on another site that talks about "opposing hands". As I understand it, it's the feeling of your right hand turning clockwise and the left hand turning counter clockwise (for a RH golfer)......so the hands are working against each other. Does anyone understand what it's supposed to accomplish? Thanks

Eric, How important is it to keep the head and upper torso back when the hips slide forward or is some forward movement of the head and upper torso acceptable? Doesn't MORAD recommend stacked COG's through impact? Thanks

Thanks Tom. I struggle keeping my width on the back swing allowing the left arm to collapse and am currently working on keeping the right arm straighter longer to prevent the left arm from collapsing but it does add some unwanted tension to the backswing. Is this something that you've had an issue with?

For the past month, I've been experiencing this nightmare of alternatively snap hooking a drive and then hitting a major push on the next drive. I assume it's the anxiety of hitting another snap hook that causes me to over correct and hit the block but I can't seem to figure it out. I tend to take the club inside on my backswing quite a bit. Any suggestions on a fix greatly appreciated.

iacis, Can you clarify what you mean by "lining up" the shaft? Is this the same concept that Manzella is advocating in his Ideas About The Release.........well timed release.......rapidly moving the left wrist to a cupped position through impact interval?

Not sure if my link to Martin Chuck video from Revolution Golf can be opened. Let me know if it can't.

I've actually seen that DD video. I found the thought of keeping the left shoulder low in the DS to be confusing.