[innercityteacher]

While on the range today, I was experimenting with driving my impact hands almost straight down into the ball. ("Batting with a pitch elbow?") I realized that I could control the flight of any shot by the ball placement in relation to the "nutcracker" type of move.

I teed the ball a little lower and put it right in front of the the bottom of where the driver would move level to the ground. The drive, like a lot of my wood shots, produced a tv like "bb" that "climbed the hill" and made me laugh out loud!

A fella with a Medicus driver asked me if I cared to swing the Medicus dual-hinge. I was afraid to break the stick but I repeated the same motion three times without disturbing the hinges of the club. "Elbow back and in/push straight down with a narrower stance. I had never touched the dual-hinge before!:laughing

I told the young man my left hip is artificial but the fine instruction of this site and TGM was free!

Hi all.

I hit on the upswing with the driver. I have a question pertaining to this with regards to the right arm thrust ....

Is the right elbow fully straightened at the low point before the ball -- before the upswing, or should the right elbow only be fully straightened after hitting the ball?

Thanks.