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Old 10-11-2006, 02:30 AM
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Re: "Over the Top" and "Casting" (slice problems)

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Originally Posted by doppelganger
In other words, the more lag you promote in the downswing (i.e.: Sergio Garcia), the better it is to prevent casting, right?
(it isnt' actauly lag becaues lag means to fall back of stay behind and lag it no ltting the club head pass the hands and that i only done by cupping or the right wrist.) you could get lag by cocking the wrist...... but then you would either have the club face 90 deg from sqaure or you that would mean you have a rediculously strong grip. but with a normal grip and square face it is still possable to lag and cast. casting is uncocking of the wrist at the top.

so, how to you get that kind of lag you refer to?
the kind that that sergio gets that bends the shaft and prevents casting.... once i learned how to swing... i can't cast to matter how hard i try to cast i jsut end up hitting it further.

sorry if you are a lefty this is for righties
try this..... put your left hand on the grip and make the "ok" sign with you right hand around the shaft with the thumb and forefinger (this is to let the right hand act as guide for the swing untill you cet the fell of preper release kind of liek a 3 finger overlap) get to the top of your swing and then (don't even think of the body let is be passive and react to your arms) and when you get to the top of your swing try your hardest (dont' hurt yourself) to throw your club at the ball and uncock form the top while your arm is moving down. if you try to uncok while your left arm is moving down you won't be able to untill about impact.... once you get that feeling then put your right hand back on the grip normally. and now to incorperate your right hand in the swing at the top, try to get that same feeling with the left hand only while consuisly try to feel what the right hand/arm is doing.... it it going from bent to straint.

try this also get a table or chair and put a scale on it (about waist high) and stand at the table like adressing the ball and cock you wrist up only. you club should now be facing the direction of you belly button and parellel to ground. not find a grip that allows you to get the most pressure/weight posible when pushing down (uncocking only) on that scale (whithin some limit i know that moving you hands closer to the club head will give you more pressure, but not in a golf swing) so keep a 1 finger overlap, interlock or basballe grip (depending on hand size) and push the grip down (by trying to uncock only)and change you grip accordinly to get maximun downward pressure (while uncocking) on the sclae..... memorize that feeling. that is the DS and the release. at the top of you swing, try to that same bending the club feeling you got agaisn't the scale while the club is at the top of you swing....you do that by trying to uncock as hard as you can whilst downswinging with the arms too. have youever heard of "hammering down" that is what you are doing. you are trying to uncok or hammer down but can't untill you club comes into impact when the club releaes automatically hard and fast and you will hit hte ball further and straiter than you ever have....not to metion you will feel a lot more efforless and easy and you will be feeling the clubhead throughout the swing as you are supposed to feel. subsequently, you will get rid of casting....but instead of trying to get rid of castin, you should try to learn to hit correctly and casting will automatically be eliminated, and you will hit longer and straiter than ever. that once you know how to swing the club with the arms/hands you can then put the body into it to really get some power.

the reason over the top makes slicing happen is becausey you go from out to in. that also says that you are probly letting the right arm take over too much in the wrong way.

(i recommend you look at this post to further clarify) http://www.golf-tuition-online.com/g...-how-golf.html (finally learned how to golf....)
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