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Originally Posted by Al56 Hi Greg,
Regarding the impact or wall drill, I have a question about the associated shoulder turn.
Assume that I retain the spine angle from setup through impact so that my upper torso rotates around the spine (i.e. the spine angle does not change through the swing, untill the follow through where it may become more upright). If this is the case, and at setup if the ball is aligned with the sweet spot of the club, then the club will more likely strike the ball with the sweet spot if my shoulders are square at impact (the hips should be open or straining to point to the target to maintain the rotational tension on the upper
torso).
If the shoulders are open at impact, as in the impact/wall drill, does that not imply that the distance between left shoulder and ball is now greater than at address and the club will strike the ball with the bottom half of the club or worse still I am going to top the ball ?
Do not take this the wrong way, I am not being critical here since I think the impact drill has considerable merit. I am merely concerned about the impact of the shoulders being so open at impact (instead of much more square to the ball).
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would the distance be greater, yes, but will your club also be further away from your chest at impact, yes. The angle between your left arm and the club shaft will be reduced by centrifigul force and also your shoulders may stretch down a little more from the force of the club. so if at address you have straight arms and club shaft with extended shoulders pushing down, then you would have a problem with the shoulders being open. but since we dont set up that way we dont have a problem