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Wali

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  • Birthday 11/30/1946

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  1. Are you using a high speed video camera (200-300fps) for your analysis? If so what make and model? Most standard video cameras are too slow to catch the downswing action.
  2. I believe the book contains all of the answers to our questions. The only problem with it is trying to get it out in a useful manner. It is recommended to take a course from a Golfing Machine certified instructor. http://www.thegolfingmachine.com/ I have attempted to read it several times but get lost in the cross-references. However I believe it is a book that warrants discussion.
  3. Interesting that no one mentioned the physics of wearing jewelery. I weighed my watch and it was 4 ounces. I also have one of those weighted donuts that fits over the shaft and runs down to the top of the clubhead. Great way to stretch the muscles swinging it before a round. Sure does make the club feel heavy. However it did get me to think of the effect of adding 4 ounces (my watch) to my wrist. Does it slow my arm swing down? Not sure. However the whole principal of increasing swing speed in longer clubs is to decrease the club weight. Graphite shafts, exotic light-weight metals, etc. Hmmmm ....
  4. I just read a great article about the right arm in the backswing. It is from Tim Oyler of Performaxgolf.com Here's the link http://www.performaxgolf.com/ninety-...m_medium=email Just in case here it is: Ninety Degrees for Long (Powerful Shots) One of the most common faults I see among students is the lack of width in the top of the their swing. A major source of power and biomechanical strength is the angle formed between your forearm and bicep in your right arm. This Angle at the top of your backswing must maintain at least 90 degrees. Most amateurs, due to their improper grip, do not hinge their wrist properly and therefore try to support the club with an arm position that is very narrow and less than 90 degrees. To describe the position that I am talking about stand vertical and keeping your elbow at your side, bring your right hand up in the shake hands position. You have created a 90-degree angle. From this position bend over into your proper golf posture and swing your arm to the top. You can let your elbow move slightly off of your side at this point, however feel as though you can keep a glove underneath your right arm pit. This is the position I want your right arm to be in at the top of your swing. This position at the top of the swing is similar to throwing a ball. Notice that all great pitchers keep this 90-degree angle and to throw a ball while less than a 90-degree angle would be very awkward. No offense to women but this is the major reason why girls have a difficult time throwing the ball. Due to their structure difference of the arm they have a tendency to collapse their arm and thus not throw with much power. Another position of the right arm and width I want you to create is away from your head at the top of the swing. This may sound confusing but in my lessons most people’s hands disappear behind their head when viewed from straight on. The proper position of your hands is to keep the 90-degree angle, but to keep your hands and arms away from your head at the top of the backswing. Imagine standing in a doorway. At the top of your swing I want your right arm to maintain the 90-degree angle but to be in the upper right corner at the top of your swing. A great way to feel this position is to again stand vertical and assume the shake hands position I described earlier. From this point I want your left hand to go behind your right tricep and create a hook like fashion with your left hand. Take your good posture and swing to the top without letting your right arm get behind your body. A great feeling for this is to imagine your elbows are trying to touch each other at the top. You will notice that at address position your right arm is in front of your chest. At the top of your backswing this position should not change and again your right arm is in front of your chest and it will seem like your arms are in the corner of the doorway. I always tell me students that the hands should be about a foot away or more from your head, not behind your head. Use these drills to create the proper position of your hands and arms at the top of your backswing. This is essence is one of the positions of the modern golf swing. Having a short arm swing with a 90-degree angle while creating a large shoulder turn is a key to creating lots of power and lag in your downswing. Remember that I am responding to your questions on the blog daily so keep me informed and let me know how your doing with creating this width in your swing. Talk to you soon.
  5. Thanks Cody. Actually I use two gloves under my pits when I'm practicing putting. It helps me keep the triangle in tact and not move the arms only.
  6. Jamo, di you say Cyprian keys? I live in Boylston and have been a member for a couple years. Hope you like target golf.
  7. Say Cody I'm confused by your comment. Wouldn't it fall out from under your right arm even if you didn't chicken wing in your backswing (assuming a full swing)? What would it prove then? Wali
  8. Just a comment regarding spending $1000 for lessons. It's not that I'm against them, it's just that I believe seeing your own swing on slo-motion video often can be more beneficial (and cheaper) than signing up for an expensive lesson pack. A standard video camera with a shutter speed of 30fps cannnot do it. It cannot show you impact position of both the clubhead, ball or body. Obviously what the GolfTec professionals have to say is important. But what is missing is being able to monitor your own progress without going back and having your instructor watch you again. Sometimes ball flight doesn't tell the whole story. How many times have we made a fantastic shot knowing we were out of position or balance. Our body is great in trying to correct a major flaw during the swing. However that is not how we want to improve. I have spent years honning a bad swing. Unfortunately you get to the point where you can't get any better. Wouldn't it make more sense to purchase a high speed video camera (e.g. Casio model) for less that $300 and be able to see what your swing looks like initially and then hopefully watch and validate any changes you are making? Again, I'm not against taking lessons, in fact, I think we should put our money there vs in trying to buy a swing with new clubs. I just feel that it would be quite beneficial to invest some of that money in a way to give ourseklves direct feedback wityhout running back for another lesson. Wali
  9. Hi everyone, newbee here. I'm really confused about this post. I can understand why you would want a glove under the left arm (for rightees), actually I saw a video of VJ using it. But why would you want one under the right? For a full backswing don't you want your hands as far as possible from your right ear? If so the glove would fall out because the upper right arm moves away from the torso. Thanks, Wali
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