Please don't take my "feel" as truth, but I am curious to hear O.B.'s thoughts on what I "feel."
I have become a hitter as well, and really believe in and strive for the Magic Of The Right Forearm and educated hands controlling my swing...
I have found that I need the backstroke and cocking of the left hand to be totally controlled by my right elbow. If I try to add a little more wrist cock with my left wrist, my right hand cocks along with it rather than bending as Homer Kelley taught us.
My left wrist definitely doesn't set as much as it used to using this method. Am I working along the proper lines, or am I costing myself some speed by not using #2 to it's fullest?
Thanks,
Kevin
Thanks for asking Kev but WTF do I know.
Hey my daughter told me a story last night about a Dad who was looking over his daughters shoulder as she was texting and asked "Sweetie Pie, what does WTF mean?" "Oh" said the little girl. " It means With Thanks From". The next day this dad started signing all of his emails at work with; " WTF Frank".
Luke has said that although #2 is primarily a Swingers consideration the delayed hit, small pulley wheel is still vital to a Hitter seeking distance. To me this means we Hitters still need some #2 Accumulation , Storage and Release.
I used to struggle with getting enough #2 angle, perhaps due to a faulty plane to my left hand wrist cock. When I first started with TGM I'd think about #2 cocking and all manner of left sided things , swivel, whatever, back when I was Swinging. When I moved to Hitting it was a great relief and simplification of things to just concern myself with the right side. Taking a right hand frozen in its impact fix position to right shoulder high say. The funny thing was I'd get to the same place at Top , the same position but with less going on in my head and my left hand wrist cock was pretty good too even though I didnt think about it.
Now I view Swinging and Hitting as both being Right Sided deals. Ive also realized with the help of Yoda and Luke that Hitting is not necessarily "wooden" or stiff wristed. Not every Hitter looks like Arnie for instance, some have down right beautiful motions. "Pretty Hitting" if you will although perhaps this sounds kind of metrosexual or something.
So to answer your question, Id say; Yes, you're on the right track. Keep working on the Magic of the Right Forearm. The Right Elbow cocks the Left Wrist. I'd also stay away from cocking the left wrist with the left wrist. If you feel like you're losing distance and not getting all you could out of your swing take a look at your #2 angle and the manner in which loads and releases. Find a way to get a smaller pulley wheel. I personally found that I got a little stiff in the wrists when I started Hitting which blocked my left wrist cock and caused me to Release it too quickly. I've adopted some swingers components now which seem to really help in this regard. A lagging takeaway, float loading. Im "free wheeling" but using a Right Arm Throw, most days anyways. Startdown Waggles, Hip Slide help you to get the Right Elbow deep before Release. Firm grip , loose wrists. This is the stuff I work on right now.
Thanks for the help with picking out my driver. That Titleist has one hot face on it.
Regards
Ob
PS Its below zero up here but Im getting on my foul weather gear and going golfing on some frozen greens.
I was thinking about all this as I was playing today. I want to add that for anyone who is reading this and just embarking on this crazy journey, this stuff Im talking about here is what works for me. It isnt 12-1 or 12-2 exactly. In the past I have had very, very good games where I was pretty close to 12-1. You can hit it pretty darn far with a sweep release, bigger pulley wheel even. To each their own, of course but Homer wanted us all to start at 12-1 or 12-2 and so we should. Heck I could end up back there for all I know.
My deal was I had a misunderstanding about the role of the Pivot in Hitting. I let it wilt a bit and lost the proper ground/up Downswing Sequence of 6-M-1 on occasion. Its easy to run out of right arm when that happens and so I'd go back and forth on Hitting vs Swinging. When my sequence was good Hitting was easy, when my pivot stalled all hell would break loose. I knew it had something to do with running out of right arm and so I knew I had to deliver a bent right arm to release better with the right shoulder which meant I had to slide my hips etc etc etc......... I reengineered my way backwards until I eventually realized what my problem was. 6-M-1 is just as true for Hitters as it is for Swingers. We all need a Pivot and a proper Downswing Sequence.
Homer did say "lag, in all its forms" , is the secret. I think he was referring to the downswing sequence and the lag and drag of its various component parts, be you Hitting or Swinging. Im talking Major Basic Strokes here of course.
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