I am having a terrible time with this. When I work on getting the shoulder downplane I start hitting it fat. :S
My first instinct is flipping. Always flipping. But much playing around, I don't think this is the case.
I can't find the right shoulder downplane angle or something else. It could be some sort of incorrect movement by the RFW. Whatever the problem, I can't sort it out ATM.
i think a hitter should be slightly more away from the ball at setup to give him some more room between he and ball. Don, you might be crowding the ball a bit. Also, at setup, i suggest dropping the right shoulder a bit more than you do now, kinda shoving it slightly down and towards ball as well. Get that?
How do I learn to get my shoulder down plane and start swivelling properly? Drills? Swingthoughts? What can I do to learn this?
I have only a vague notion what it should look like.
Solarbear - based on some of the answers in your posts, it sounds to me like you may have a setup problem. How is your shoulder alignment? I'd guess you may have them setup more open than square and/or you have a right forearm that is too high at address (which can be open shoulders and/or a bad right hand grip).
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Solarbear - based on some of the answers in your posts, it sounds to me like you may have a setup problem. How is your shoulder alignment? I'd guess you may have them setup more open than square and/or you have a right forearm that is too high at address (which can be open shoulders and/or a bad right hand grip).
I dunno.
I would suspect my grip is ok.
Not sure how to respond to the shoulder query or the right forearm too high as I not too sure what would be considered high. From where I am looking shoulders look square, but I could be wrong.
something I noticed this weekend regarding running out of right arm. Make sure you are not sliding the hips on the backswing. I actually keep the right side of my foot slightly off the ground to make sure I turn and don't slide. If you slide to the right, you've effectively taken yourself further from the ball and it can be difficult to get back. Just a thought..
something I noticed this weekend regarding running out of right arm. Make sure you are not sliding the hips on the backswing. I actually keep the right side of my foot slightly off the ground to make sure I turn and don't slide. If you slide to the right, you've effectively taken yourself further from the ball and it can be difficult to get back. Just a thought..
The hip action is slide-turn in the backstroke.... it is very crutial that you do this....
Just maintain the stationary head and keep the balance inside the feet as you do this....
I would just like to have it spelled out for me, really clearly and in good detail. I keep reading things that just do not match up. Or maybe I misread them, because the language is not clear.
And everytime I tinker with my hips based on what I have read somewhere, I screw it up. Last time I tinkered with my hips I hit 2 weeks of fat shots, till my pinky knuckle turned purple and swelled up beyond belief. Finally, using a broomstick and wailing on the ground with it for about 2h, I worked out that it was the hip action causing all the fat shots and not a hand action.
Last time I tinkered with my hips I hit 2 weeks of fat shots, till my pinky knuckle turned purple and swelled up beyond belief.
Hard to sound like a warrior when the pinky is the culprit. I still feel your pain.
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The reason you can't sustain the lag is because you are so eager to make the club move fast (a reaction to the intent of "hitting it far"). So on a full shot you throw it away too early, which doesn't happen for your short chip. (bts)
till my pinky knuckle turned purple and swelled up beyond belief. Finally, using a broomstick and wailing on the ground with it for about 2h, I worked out that it was the hip action and not a hand action.
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