Re: Elbow stuck to side = bad swing?

On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:09:35 -0700, "glfnaz" <glfnaz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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"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.

Back to basics. Do Hogan's "L to L" drill until your torso turning
powers your swing. Your arms should not swing independently --
because your timing will be so unpredictible that you will spray them
everywhere. When you turn away "connected," with your arms in front
of your chest, you will come through impact similarly connected, the
clubshaft where it was at address, and the ball goes straight.

Watch VJ warmup with a towel held under BOTH his armpits. As he
graduates to his full swing he holds only the one under his left
armpit. If you can't make a full swing holding something under that
armpit, your swing needs work--back to the "L to L" drill, ha.

larry
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