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Originally Posted by pnearn  First well done for recognising this .. took me a long to realise this is where most of my faults lied. I spent a long time and a lot of practice taking my hands out of the swing. What i find works is keeping a light grip and feel the club in the fingers of your left hand, then turning (really turning) trhough the ball. The feeling is like you will hit it miles left with that turn but provided your hands/wrists stay passive the turn will actually square the clubhead/ Dont be afraid of being 'open' at impact
I actually had to hit a lot of balls left before I straightened up and my brain realised than my wrists had to stay bent (i.e. the Secret) |
Couldn't agree with you more P. Last night I finally had a good ballstriking session. Everything was thin OR felt like I was "lifting" the ball. Then I decided to keep a little more weight on my left side, stay centered, and really DRIVE my left foot into the ground to shift the weight.
I felt like I could turn REALLY hard and DOWN into the ball. Also noticed that by driving the inside of my left foot hard into the ground,
my spine angle stayed constant. I focused on rotating my hips/core, and the arms just came along for the ride. No flipping, no thin/lifted shots. Just solid compression.
Hit the artifical green with my 8i 10 times in a row, all carry. So that 152-154 yard 8i's, all carry. Once I got used to the motion, it felt almost effortless.
If you rotate/turn hard enough to start the swing, AND KEEP TURNING, the arms/hands will "lag." They have to. If you keep turning, they just can't physically "catch up." The only way they will "catch up" is if you stop turning. You will "flip" your arms & hands through the ball. The results are pulls, fat shots, and other ugly things we don't like 