Posture. Can you write a Golf Book and not once use the word..... "Posture"?
The TGM Golfer in the illustration below is using the "Turned Shoulder" Plane. The Traditional Golfer is using the "Elbow" Plane.
Below are a couple of ideas about posture and TGM compared to the Traditional approach to Golf Swing and Plane Control. Golf Strokes with the greatest mechanical advantage include an On-Plane Right Shoulder at the Top of the Swing and an On-Plane Right Shoulder during the Downstroke. In TGM, the Right Elbow Controls the Right Shoulder Location during and at the Top of the Backstroke. Plane Angles for longer and shorter Clubs are compensated by changes in Power Package Alignments. The significant alignment of the Power Package is the amount of Bend in the Right Arm. More Bend for Longer Clubs and less bend for shorter Clubs. More bend causes shallower planes and less bend causes steeper planes. All of these are Turned Shoulder Planes and all of these are controlled automatically at Address and by the Right Forearm-Extensor Action Takeaway. It doesn't get any easier than that.
Tradition has Golfers adjust their Posture for each Length Golf Club. More upright stance for longer clubs and more bent over for shorter clubs. An indication of Pivot Controlled Hands Procedure. When a Traditional Golfer arrives at Impact and has been fortunate enough to have his Right Forearm On-Plane to support and Guide the Clubhead, he has forced significant posture re-Alignments during the Swing. I wonder what the Bio-Mechanics people would say about that?
I have been drawing similar stick guys to you ...just not so pretty. You think that if you were to draw in the shoulders on the pivot chaps they would have "rotated shoulder" backswing?
I have been drawing similar stick guys to you ...just not so pretty. You think that if you were to draw in the shoulders on the pivot chaps they would have "rotated shoulder" backswing?
No, but the TGM guy in the upper left corner, if he had a lob wedge may appear to be on a "Rotated Shoulder" Plane. Players Height needs to be considered.
So for TGM we should have same bent for every club? Currently I have the longer club more upright (driver) and with elbow bent.
Same Posture for every club. The Right Elbow a Little farther away from the body for longer clubs and closer for shorter clubs (see above illustration)
Each length Club has a different amount of Elbow Bend
Wedge has a steeper Plane Angle than the Driver
Stance is wider for Longer Clubs and narrower for shorter clubs
The illustration represents a Swinger at Standard Address or a Hitter with a Forward Press. If the Hitter relocated his Hands to Standard Address (not recommended), then his Upper Left Arm would be Vertical to the Ground with shorter Clubs and his Elbow would be slightly behind that Location for Longer Clubs.
How do you go about determining the precise amount of elbow bend? I try to establish my wedges on a horizontal plane...then flex my knees and bend at the waist until the club hits dirt. So it would seem that my posture changes and my elbow bend stays more constant. The only other thing that changes is the amount of right wrist bend, based on ball postion.
Hybrid Mode
