Originally Posted by O.B.Left
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Ah, remember the seventies and soft rock?
What was the drill Steve gave you to train you start up swivel? Does this move preclude a lagging takeaway? Did you have to dial down your extensor action until after the swivel was completed?
O.B.
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Hi O.B.
Its soft rock now, but back then Steve Miller, The Eagles, Doobie Brothers, etc were in everyones 8-track.
Wish I would have started playing golf back in the 70's instead of the late 90's. I wouldn't look like such a train wreck now.
No specific drills per se but in my case, its like trying to rub your head and pat your stomach at the same time. I just couldn't fully turn the left hand down the planeline at startup. Too conditioned to bending the right wrist without much roll as a primary part of my startup motion.
I now use a lagging takeaway which means the right wrist needs to stay vertical during startup while the left wrist turns and fans the clubface. To clarify, the wrists stay in their adjusted address position during startup with the exception of turning. I had to practice simply tracing the planeline with the clubshaft while turning the wrists over. No right wrist bending or left wrist cocking until the backstroke section. The clubshaft traces the planeline much longer before switching ends.
In my case, video confirmed that it flattened my backswing and got my wrists set perfectly at the top. The inside takeaway disappeared as well. The lagging clubhead isn't for everyone and there are shots when you need to set the wrists earlier. All I'm saying is even though the clubhead is lagging, the left wrist should be turning to fan the clubface.
FYI -
I have no issues with the Tomasello drill as long as its followed to the letter. Just not my thing.