[phillygolf]

Hey guys! I'm a total TGM novice so forgive my ignorance, but I have a couple of questions I was hoping you could help me with.

-I'm a swinger, and have some backswing confusion. I start my backswing with a swivel (at least I try to) and then I COCK my right elbow up to complete my backswing.

Is this correct/o.k.?

Hi Hacker (great name! - I'm a hacker too, though not too hopeful!)

Some thoughts. I personally wouldn't try to swivel or not swivel or cock (folding) the arm or not. In otherwards, I think the goal is to be on plane. Generally, if you move it back on plane, swiveling will occur naturally, the right elbow will fold, left wrist will cock, etc. Now, when that occurs may be different for each person.

Because I could do it another way, which would be to swivel, and then BRING THE WHOLE PACKAGE "UP" TO THE TOP- in other words, not "cock" my right arm at the elbow but rather move EVERYTHING- arms, hands, club, the whole shebang, as one unit, up and back until my left shoulder passes under my chin.

I hope I'm explaining this correctly- in one version, the cocking of my right elbow completes the backswing, in the other version, I move the entire package, without really cocking/bending the right elbow (at least not FEELING as if that's what I'm doing) underneath my chin.

It's two totally different feels.

Again, when it occurs may be irrelevant for now. On plane back to me is most important.

Personally, I feel more comfortable with the "right-elbow-cocking-to-complete-my-backswing" version, but, to my novice TGM thinking, isn't concentrating on or feeling the right elbow cocking in the backswing a HITTER'S move? Is it o.k. for a swinger to have a backswing based on the right elbow cocking? Or am I mixing fundamentals? Please help!

Not sure about the 'hitters' move in regards to right elbow cocking (maybe it folds quicker), but...again, my feeling is, concentrate on making an onplane movement. I know sometimes I overanalyze my movement, and can get caught up in 'when' or 'how' rather than 'doing'. I mean, I may make an onplane motion and then question myself as to when my wrist cocks, hips clear, etc....when problably, the onplane motion should be my focus.

Just some thoughts.

-Patrick