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Post by imperfectgolfer on Dec 25, 2011 22:13:06 GMT -5
Kovner,
You asked-: "Do you agree with tba's assessment that the fact that I I'm flat in the takeaway makes the 2nd half of my backswing steep, which makes the the beginning of my downswing too steep."
No! I don't agree with tba. I believe that type-of-problem only occurs if one has a much flatter backswing action with an exaggerated arm lifting action in the late backswing - see my backswing chapter where I refer to Bruce Lietz's very flat backswing action. Your backswing clubshaft plane is minimally flat and you are only slightly off-plane in your mid-backswing. I don't see that as a significant problem.
I also don't believe that hitting off mats is a problem. Annika Sorenstam barely scuffs the ground when she swings in this drill action, and she doesn't dig trenches. Neither does Tom Watson and many other superb PGA tour golfers.
Jeff.
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Post by aimsmithgolf on Dec 28, 2011 15:39:58 GMT -5
Kovner,
Thanks very much for your post. I have approved you for full membership and you should be getting notification shortly. Welcome aboard.
I'll be offering my 2 cents after I have reviewed the entire string.
Rand
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Post by kovner on Jan 3, 2012 21:49:47 GMT -5
Ahhhhh, Home Sweet Home! Feels good to be back in the proximity of my clubs. Went to the range with the sole focus of actively abducting to get the right elbow into the slot. Here is the result: (Note: I'm still tinkering a bit with filming semi-indoors with the dark seattle weather. Next time, I'll have to raise the shutter speed and if its a bit dark, so be it.) And here are the 2 frames before P6: It seems I'm still not quite there as far as getting my elbow and the rest of the power assembly into the right spot, but to me it looks closer than it did from the previous videos/stills. Funny thing: I didn't think about takeaway or end of BS at all today, but just by thinking about actively abducting my elbow, this happened to my end of BS: I think some tees/gloves would have stayed in there! A few other spots looked similarly improved just by slightly improving that right arm abduction: (New on left, 12/21 on right) Also, Is it annoying for me to be posting these both here and at the 3jack boards? I really appreciate the advice from both places, and I'm not sure what the appropriate way to handle the split is.
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