Tomputt

.....not playing with my brother in law

Yesterday, when teeing off on the first hole, my playing partner "accidently" hit his ball and the ball skidded off to right of the T box. He calims it was an "incidental" stike of the ball and he was allowed to "T" it back up without penalty. Is he correct??

You hit on a good point....you mention keeping the arm rigid. This will introduce tension which is the killer of any golf swing. I think it is a personal thing on how much bend is necessary. All I'm suggesting is that individuals who are stuggling should try and relax their left arm a little bit more. Some may have more bend than others but the point is not to try and make it ramrod straight.

Previously I would bring the arms back with a stiff left arm...even though I would try and maintain a light grip, on the down swing I would tighten up and end up hitting with a tight grip...There was just a lot of tension that was built up during the swing. Now I step up, give a light waggle to really feel that club head, hold the club lightly, slow back (head very still) and slow forward letting the left arm bend naturall without any resistence...maintaining th elight grip throughout. Have not video tapped the swing...will try this weekend. (have to admit that I don't care what I look like as long as the scores are heading south)

Been playing for 15 years (16 HC)...I have always used the staright left arm on the backswing approach. Just read that many European Golf schools are teaching let the left arm bend naturally during the backswing...this will greatly decrease the amount of tension that is built up when trying to keep the left arm straight. Tried it on the range..what a difference!! Have tried it twice on the golf course. WOW! More distance, great height and straight!! Suggest you keep weight towards the front (60/40) slow back swing, slow forward swing with a light grip throughout. Keep the head up throughout . The amount of lag created is terrific Try it.

Thanks for the detailed explanation. Makes sense.

Thanks!!

We have a long par 5 at my muni. After the t shot, it's a blind shot to the green because of a hill. In order to get a good idea of where the green is, I drove up to the top of the hill and dropped my hat off which will be my targert when I hit my second shot. My partner said no way can you do that. Can you mark where you want to hit the ball on the top of the hill? I said to him since it was early morning with lots of dew, I could have used the tires tarcks of the cart as a mark. Who is right?