Greg Willis, "You are the man!"

I'm not big on lengthy posts, so this will
be as brief as I can make it.
Folks in this forum are sold on hybrids, so
I figured it was high time I got on the bandwagon.
So I went through the pro's r-shaft Cobras with
so-so results, but assured him I could work out
the bugs. Then one of my friends volunteered his
kid's G-2 with the S-85 low kick shaft -- too weak
for the boy but a viable senior option for me.
While this is all going on, I revisited Greg Willis's
right hand drill video, for about the sixth time.
This time, the penny, as they say, dropped.
Now, I had puzzled at Tiger's right hand at the
top, laid wide open as it is, and vowed to look
into this. On that sixth viewing of Greg's video
lesson, the scales lifted. It all made sense.
Now, I am no stranger to the release, but I had
gotten so fixed on the bowed left hand that I had
all but forgotten all about the right. Truthfully, I had
no clue. Until, that is, good ol' Greg came along
and made it all clear.
So, I go to my practice area, yank a couple of
nine irons into the cars, and commenced to work
it out. By the time I had gotten to the hybrid,
I was hitting the purest shots I had ever hit, just
like the ad said, uncanny accuracy.
My first outing was nine casual holes and the results
were promising. I called my friend and said, "Let's
talk." Today, I played nine with my usual opponents
and it came together through the whole bag. I bogied
one, bogied three, and shot 35, for a net +6 ways
on the nine, paying for about half the Ping. Greg
Willis, "You are the man!"
I can't imagine how I even managed to hit the ball
before this. It must have looked like a contortionist.
Believe me, I am not pitching a cure all. My belief is
that if I don't get the straight left arm to at least
4:30 on the clock, there is no way in hell I'm going
to keep it inside. But if there is a magic pill, Greg
Willis has figured out where it is.
In repayment, here's a blood player's secret for you
all, take it or leave it: if you find yourself falling
behind in chipping and putting, try my slo mo technique:
chipping and putting, the entire swing shifts to half
speed, eyes glued to the ball until impact. I mean
literally become a slow motion picture. (Obviously,
not while you are walking around looking things over
or they'll think you've lost it) Play like this for
two or three holes (you'll probably have to lengthen
your backswing in both chip and putt) or however long
it takes to get your game back. This technique will
bail you out every time, guaranteed.

Cheers Ed! "The penny dropped" is a great phrase... hope this swing stays true for you.

GJW:
You bet, Greg. I can't thank
you enough. Clearing that up
nailed down the position at
the top and that all important
move from waist high to top of
backswing. I've been playing
and studying golf for over 50
years, so the likelihood of any
come and go quick fix for me
is pretty slim. No, this is a solid
brick in the technique. I just hope
some others have the persistance
to watch the video and think it
through!
Gracias.
Ed

I was playing in the week and this guy asked to us join us.

He had this really queer swing. He twisted his hands to the right before he even started swinging the club. I asked him about it and he said that "all pro's do it during the swing - he's just doing it before"

I told him there's loads of good stuff on the internet; I was about to tell him about the right hand drill and the wrists only moving up and down bit but before I could he dismissed stuff on the internet as rubbish and said what he was doing was way more advanced. I can't see it myself, if you open the clubface on the backswing then it's all about the timing of closing it on the downswing. Of course he started snap hooking the ball while I hit the ball straight basically every shot.

Everytime I explain the "right hand drill" - I get the same result. Nobody is either interested or impressed by it.

I don't know if I use it correctly but I know the clubface is square througout my swing and it's hard to go wrong when that happens.

Greg Willis is really the one to respond to this.
The only thing I can add is that I have
a newly found respect for one of the
first lessons golfers get; namely, hit
down on the ball and through. By hitting
down and through, the early release is
discouraged.
I was developing a problem with chunked
shots. Greg's video cured that.

Yes its a very important thing..the cupped right hand also keeps the left wrist straight which is very important..

Greg Normans Secret does exactly what G.Willis here describes.. I used one for a long time but now its in my muscle memory now so I don't have to wear it anymore, but i can honestly say it was the best thing for me as far as teaching the correct wrist position during the swing.. you can get a Greg norman secret on ebay for like 9 bux and it keeps the right wrist in that angled position throughout the whole swing.. Since its in my muscle memory now Im an concentrating more on my left wrist now with the swing glove.. I usually alternate between the 2 when I practice... luckily now its become second nature for me and I can concentrate on the other things like hip rotation and bump