In other words, the left leg must straighten at the correct time during the downswing if a golfer has an "optimum" kinetic sequence. However, the left leg doesn't have to straighten in a hyper-straightened manner (that causes a significantly positive o factor). Some superb golfers prefer to allow to allow the straightened left leg to still have a few degrees of flexion at impact/early followthrough, which means that the degree of positive O factor will be slightly less, and the left pelvis will be less upslanted at impact. I know of no reason why those two small variations in the degree of left pelvis upslant at impact should affect clubhead speed at impact.
I know of no causal correlation between driver distance and the degree of upslanting of the left pelvis at impact.
A more upslanted left pelvis at impact may allow a golfer to more easily hit upwards with a driver. However, according to Bobby Clampettt in his book "The Impact Zone", a golfer should always strike the ball while the club is descending to its low point - even when using a driver. Long drive competitors do not follow BC's advice because they seek different ball launch conditions when using drivers with very small loft angles.
In other words, the left leg must straighten at the correct time during the downswing if a golfer has an "optimum" kinetic sequence. However, the left leg doesn't have to straighten in a hyper-straightened manner (that causes a significantly positive o factor). Some superb golfers prefer to allow to allow the straightened left leg to still have a few degrees of flexion at impact/early followthrough, which means that the degree of positive O factor will be slightly less, and the left pelvis will be less upslanted at impact. I know of no reason why those two small variations in the degree of left pelvis upslant at impact should affect clubhead speed at impact.
I know of no causal correlation between driver distance and the degree of upslanting of the left pelvis at impact.
A more upslanted left pelvis at impact may allow a golfer to more easily hit upwards with a driver. However, according to Bobby Clampettt in his book "The Impact Zone", a golfer should always strike the ball while the club is descending to its low point - even when using a driver. Long drive competitors do not follow BC's advice because they seek different ball launch conditions when using drivers with very small loft angles.
Jeff.
Always talking in circles. How did you get from Tiger and Jamie back to Clampett? Does Clampett drive far?
MFT thread? Outside of standard thinking. Links with guys that hit far. Learning about what the big boys do to get that little bit extra. Then, is it practical or advisable? Worth what you have to give up?
What do they do? Besides pure speed, what are the common attributes of guys that hit far?
I do not think that Tiger Woods or Jamie Sadlowski use any special technique to drive the ball further than their competitors - other than an ability to perform the entire kinetic sequence much faster than their "average" competitor while remaining in balance.
I have studied Jamie Sadlowski's swing using my swing analyser program. I cannot identify any "new" biomechanical process at play. Can you?
I do not think that Tiger Woods or Jamie Sadlowski use any special technique to drive the ball further than their competitors - other than an ability to perform the entire kinetic sequence much faster than their "average" competitor while remaining in balance.
I have studied Jamie Sadlowski's swing using my swing analyser program. I cannot identify any "new" biomechanical process at play. Can you?
Jeff.
So Jamie swings just like everyone else? He's just really fast? That's not very interesting. We have little to do with that....like being tall.
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