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Right arm is just there for the ride. Hinging happens a little earlier than with a straight arm. I noticed that the club head goes back futher than with the straight arm. I beleive I am getting more club head by having the club futher back in my backswing...I make no extra effort to increase the down swing...easy back, easy forward.

For years I have been following the advice that you have to have a straight left arm going back. Just found a new swing coach. Had me bending the left arm going back with a loose grip. Holy S*&%....couldn't believe it was me hitting the ball. Tried it on the golf course and was ball striking like I never did before in 23 years of golf. Looked into it a little more and names like Calvin Peete, Curtis Strange, Bill Vardon all had bent arms going back. One thing a straight left arm introduces is tension. Letting the left arm bend is a more natural feeling and the golfer has less tendencey in overgripping the club during the downswing. It feels like a more natural easy flow then the straight arm. Found out that a lot of golf schools in Europe are now introducing this model as a new approach in swinging the club...I'm sold.!

Great Post....always had trouble getting that weight to the front foot on the down swing. After seeing the photo of Hogan, I noticed how wide his stance was. I tried widening my stance and found it was much easier to push off the rear foot in the downswing...I have more power and finally taking a divot in front of the ball.

I see what you mean with weight forward during backswing. I still say over time it wil lead to a reverse pivot. Picture a baseball hitter at bat with his weight on his forward foot. As the ball approaches, he would automatically shift to his rear foot. Instant reverse pivot!

Have been googling early wrist hinge or one piece take away. Any thoughts out there on what is proper and what leads to more consistencey? Some webs sites swear by early wrist hinge while others swear by the one piece takeaway. (It's like asking ten stockbrokers what are your five favorite stocks to invest in....you will get ten completley different answers.)

I agree with all the above...I would just like to add for greenside bunkers, you should also have an early wrist break. Keep weight forward throughout swing.

Just started a flatter swing plane and have great results...I believe my club/wrists were too upright at address. Lateley, I stayed tall in my setup and let the arms fall to their natural position. Much more relaxed and natural.

Was taught that early wrist break is good for the short irons, especially the wedges...reduce severe wrist break as the distance clubs come into play.

Could not disagree more with your comments. We have all heard the expression you have to feel the club head and let the club head do the work. You can't feel the club head with a tight grip. The article only states that most amateurs start off with a loose grip, as the downswing begins, most amateurs turn into cave men with a death defying grip. Try reading Jim Flick's book (Jack Nicklaus' one time swing coach) and you will see what I mean. Grip and rip it might work for a handful of individuals, but for most weekend warriors, this is a recipe for disaster.

Working on grip pressure. Instructed to hold the club at about a 3 out of ten...very light pressure. Here is where my instructor hammered the following into my head...THE SAME GRIP PRESSURE THAT YOU HAVE AT ADDRESS (3) IS THE SAME GRIP PRESSURE YOU SHOULD HAVE AT IMPACT. Read that again TEN times. Most of us have the natural tendencey to start overgripping at the top of our backswing and then end up with a grip pressure of 8. Too tight a grip introduces stress and tightness into the swing...otherwise known as the death grip. With a loose grip at impact you have more lag which leads to more power. You want to unhinge those wrists by themselves without trying to control them. You can only do this with a loose grip just before impact.

Had the same problem.....stood a little furthe away and my thought was to hit the ball off the toe. corrected the shank.

Jordan Spieth will be the NEW greatest golfer of all time..move over Jack and Tiger

As I said if the S&T; is working for you, that is great. Just saying that S&T; may have peaked. Conventional tried and true proven methods are still used by over 90% of the golfing population.

glad the S&T; is working for you.Lately there is talk (golf channel recently and Golf digest), that there is way too much weight shifting going on in S & T which leads to more complications. Weight towards front prior to the seing, then get some weight going back and forward again with more weight going forward. Way too much shifting going on. Plus, the S&T; can lead to a reverse pivot.

Glad the s&T; is working for you. I tried S&T; with lots of lessons and it went no where. Went from 12 HC to 15 HP in 8 months. Just started going back to the old method of getting the weight transferred to the rear foor during the backswing. Scores are going down. At a recent golf instructors seminar there was a general consensus that using the S&T; causes a lack of power and because the way the body finishes the swing, overtime it has proven that the S&T; will develop into the dreaded reverse pivot. I think the S&T; was more of a novel idea by these two guys to try and reinvent the golf swing and make a buck off of it. It's not like S&T; has caught fire with professional golfers.

Hate to beat a dead horse but has anyone had any success with S & T? I took several lessons and tried it for about a year...scores didn't get any better. Went back to the old proven method of getting the weight on the rear leg during the back swing. Scores improved. I was video tapped with my S&T; swing...one bad aspect of it that there too much weight shifting going on. Start with most of the weight on the forward foot and you increase the real possibliity of the dreaded reverse pivot. Also, it's not like S&T; is cathing fire with the Pro's. Sounds like the two guys who invented S&T; were just trying to reinvent the golf swing and make a buck off it.

I use to have a lot of pain in the hands due to an interlocking grip. When I switched to overlap, it completley went away. As a result, my ball striking improved. Also, try taking two alleve before hitting the range or golf course.

Recently tried the Jordan Spieth "look at the hole instead of the putter head" appraoch for four footters and less. Took a few practice swings then looked at the hole during the putt...made five putts today out of five from that distance. I would normally choke or pull to the left. Thanks Jordan! I bet this becomes a trend.

i was always had a "weight on the balls on the feet" golf swing. Started reading more about weight on the heels (Adam Scott swears by this). Also, I started some fresh swing lessons with a local pro. He is a proponent on weight on the heels. I tried it and could not believe the difference!! When I had weight towards the front, there were times when I would get jammed up...especially during the down swing. Standing upright and a lttle further away with my butt out and weight on the heels creates a counter balance for the club head. Just think of a baseball player up at bat ready to swing. Imagine if he was trying to swing with weight on balls of feet or near toes? He would get totally jammed up. Now imagine weight towards the heels with that full arm extension striking the ball creating that beautiful counter balalce with his body. Pure power! Not saying it works with everyone but I have tried it twice on the golf course and it has dramatically made a difference in my game.

Could not his my three wood for anything. Got a Taylor made #3 hybrid. I use it all the time on par 5's. I"m giving up a little yardage but it is very forgiving. It has made a big difference. My three wood is now mothballed.

You can have all the so called pods and investment by the players...it still would not make a bit of difference. The Europeans Won fair and square and they simply out played the Americans. All this finger pointing makes the Americans look lik a bunch of spoiled, whiney little babies. I would just like to point out one thing...our older more experienced golfers do not really have stellar performances at the Ryder cup. I think the younger PGA players are hungrier to attack at the Ryder cup. For example..remember Boo Weekly, Anthony Kim...How about Patrick Reed and Jotdan Spieth. Let the younger players out of the barn!

Storongly disagree with trying to release the clubhead. We have all heard the phrase "let the club head do the work". That is placing too much mecahnical thought on trying to make the end of the club hit the ball. My PGA coach has me thinking loose wrists and VERY soft hands. Bring these soft loose wrists and hands into the down swing and the clubhead will do the work for you. Hinging, unhinging and rehinging can only be done with loose wrists and soft hands.

Wow..Thanks Dave!!. For some reason could not find this rule. Just e mailed my buddies whom I was playing with this rule and also demanded my money back! Thanks again.

Here's a good one. Recently, my ball landed in a bunker that was very steep. When entering I realized that I was going to fall into the trap and I used my wedge to break my fall. The club head touched the sand and my playing partners screamed at me that this was a penalty because my club head came in contact with the sand and thereffore I was "testing the condition" of the sand. Where the club head touched the sand was no where near my ball and therefore did not have anything to do with the lie of the ball. Can't find anything in the rules about this. To shut these guys up I took the penalty. Anyone know anything about this?

Just had Winn Dri Tac oversize grips installed. Nice Difference. Thicker, spongier feel than the narrower hard grips that are on the market.