Re: Elbow stuck to side = bad swing?


"Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"johndagolfer" <Johndagolfer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I just had a minor revelation this past month. Let me know if you guys
think I am on the the right track. A lot of my friends say that my
swing used to look very rigid and not free flowing. After a month or
so of taping my swing I came to many realization...the main issue was
that I was rolling my arms flat. The main cause of this eluded me for
a while, until I realized the cause of it was my right elbow. I was
keeping it glued to my side thinking it would help "guide" my swing and
make me more consistent.

After changing this and letting my arms move more freely I am hitting
the ball higher and cleaner than I have in the past. Do you guys agree
that me keeping my elbow tucked to my side was in bad form?

Thanks,

John


Yes, rear elbow should seperate from the side on the backswing.
It then comes in during the downswing.
That will give you better width in the swing, keep the left arm extended,
and eliminate slack.
In terms of rolling the arms, the left arm makes a 45* rotation on it's
way
to the top. That takes the clubface from perpendicular to the plane at
address, to flat to the plane at the top. If you over rotate beyond 45*,
I
find it brings in a host of problems that are hard to solve.

How are you measuring the rotation difference in the left arm? IOW,
45* relative to what?


The base of the plane.
Follow the clubface rotation from address to top.
It's square to the plane at address.
It's flat to the plane at the top, actually lieing *in* the plane.
45* of clubface rotation, due to the left arm.


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