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What Is the Follow-Through and How Can I Build My Game Around It?

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Old 02-03-2009, 04:41 AM
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Old 02-03-2009, 05:24 AM
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In TGM terms Follow-Through is both arms straight. In Tiger terms it's the point in the swing where you reach out to shake hands with the target.

Winter here, so indoor I'll do alot of dowell drills. Basic motions, stop at both arms straight, look, look, look for alignments. Dowell still points to the planeline, Flat Left Wrist perpendicular to the floor for horizontal hinging, FLW perpendicular to the plane for angled, FLW perpendicular to the walls for vertical hinging.

I'll hit balls into a big pillow concentrating especially on feeling the lagpressure compressing the ball, thrusting all the way through impact, low point to Follow-Through.

At Follow-Through I'll evaluate, how is the FLW, shaft, leading edge and flying wedges aligned, and what kind of rhythm is connected with the different hinge actions.

I hope/know that this training will help me to do some magic around the greens, but certainly it will help with alignments, feels and rhythm for all kinds of shots, short or long.


....and to Wali: I think tourpros, like most people, have their arms connected to their shoulders
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Old 02-03-2009, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Thom View Post
In TGM terms Follow-Through is both arms straight. In Tiger terms it's the point in the swing where you reach out to shake hands with the target.

Winter here, so indoor I'll do alot of dowell drills. Basic motions, stop at both arms straight, look, look, look for alignments. Dowell still points to the planeline, Flat Left Wrist perpendicular to the floor for horizontal hinging, FLW perpendicular to the plane for angled, FLW perpendicular to the walls for vertical hinging.

I'll hit balls into a big pillow concentrating especially on feeling the lagpressure compressing the ball, thrusting all the way through impact, low point to Follow-Through.

At Follow-Through I'll evaluate, how is the FLW, shaft, leading edge and flying wedges aligned, and what kind of rhythm is connected with the different hinge actions.

I hope/know that this training will help me to do some magic around the greens, but certainly it will help with alignments, feels and rhythm for all kinds of shots, short or long.


....and to Wali: I think tourpros, like most people, have their arms connected to their shoulders
Wonderful posts! Is Apples follow through one of the best examples you've seen of maintaining the flying wedges? Just beautiful. I hope you don't mind, I've saved this post for future reference.

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Old 04-20-2009, 02:00 PM
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IDowell still points to the planeline, Flat Left Wrist perpendicular to the floor for horizontal hinging, FLW perpendicular to the plane for angled, FLW perpendicular to the walls for vertical hinging.
how does one achieve a flw with horizontal hinging? mine always seems cupped, unless i have the clubface looking at the ground.
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Old 04-20-2009, 02:23 PM
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how does one achieve a flw with horizontal hinging? mine always seems cupped, unless i have the clubface looking at the ground.
dannyc,

It may very possible that you have a strong grip. If this is the case your left wrist would be cupped but "geometrically flat" at follow through.

"Geometrically Flat" would mean that the club is still in line with your left arm at follow through. Which means you would be able place your left shoulder, left arm, and club shaft against a vertical wall at follow through. Your lower arm and wrist would not touch the wall because of the cup, but everything would be in line.

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Old 04-20-2009, 11:01 PM
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cool, thanks. i think i was going a little further than the follow through, too. is it acceptable in tgm terms to bend the left wrist after the follow through (that would be during the swivel, i guess??)?
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Old 04-21-2009, 08:33 AM
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Dannyc,

Anything can be classified by The Golfing Machine, even a bent left wrist at any point in the golf swing.

However I would reccommend maintaining the flat left wrist through follow through and finish swivel.

The longer you can keep that left wrist flat the more control you have over the clubface and clubhead and better ball striking will follow.

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Old 04-21-2009, 10:26 AM
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Thom - Pics
Thom, I love the pictures that you put up. My take is Swinger
vs Hitter. Notice the toe of the clubhead and the hands at follow through.
Same as basic motion. Great work.
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