Help w/ stroke; keep butt pointing at midsection

[vj]

You are exactly correct. With an arm only stroke throw all the sternum stuff out the door. The radius of the circle is now the left shoulder and alignments are kept with it.

Great Insight Pro!!!!

[bgolfing]

"Please don't confuse yourself on this point."

SO are you saying that I should not really worry about where it points? I have just heard a lot of pros and others talk about it.

[bgolfing]

You are exactly correct. With an arm only stroke throw all the sternum stuff out the door. The radius of the circle is now the left shoulder and alignments are kept with it.

Great Insight Pro!!!!

COnfused now about arm only. WHere should it point to?

[birdie_man]

COnfused now about arm only. WHere should it point to?

Arm only is like any other normal golf stroke....Low Point at l. shoulder.

For me, the shaft points at the sternum in the backswing and then not at all in the downswing.

Your hands reach the lowest point of the circle at your left shoulder (l. shoulder is centre of circle).

[EdZ]

Your hands reach the lowest point of the circle at your left shoulder (l. shoulder is centre of circle).

Your hands reach their farthest point away from 'center' at both arms straight, follow through.

The clubHEAD reaches its lowest point 'relative to the ground' at the left shoulder.

[birdie_man]

Your hands reach their farthest point away from 'center' at both arms straight, follow through.

Not sure what you mean Ed....? The radius is constant....length of straight left arm.

The clubHEAD reaches its lowest point 'relative to the ground' at the left shoulder.

Ya that's what I was talkin about.

Stand in front of a mirror- hands are the lowest at l. shoulder.

[birdie_man]

You are exactly correct. With an arm only stroke throw all the sternum stuff out the door. The radius of the circle is now the left shoulder and alignments are kept with it.

Great Insight Pro!!!!

Haha ever cool. Thanks vj.

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I guess that would explain why I putted so much better when I switched to a right forearm driven stroke....

The stroke was essentially the same in its alignments.....everything.....just used to use my shoulders (and inevitably some right arm in there too).

[vj]

The line that points to the sternum (spine) or left shoulder is easily seen on video.....but I can definitely see where anyone could get confused without the aid of video. So....don't worry about it. Concentrate that energy on the SPL, HINGING, and LAG PRESSURE FOR FEEL.

[vj]

Arm only would point at the left shoulder socket, aka low point. A mute point here is that any bending of the right wrist will change all these alignments....the same for any bending of the left wrist through impact alignments.

[birdie_man]

Arm only would point at the left shoulder socket, aka low point. A mute point here is that any bending of the right wrist will change all these alignments....the same for any bending of the left wrist through impact alignments.

Actually yes you're right vj...

I thought it pointed to my sternum on the way back....I only checked quickly sitting here at my desk....wrong tho.