For me, I don't do "straight arms" at address. Plus, watch the pro's on shorter irons. Their hands are very close to their zipper. IMO, never get too far away from the ball because that incites a flatter shoulder backswing. More vertical than flat works for me, but I could be weird...I've been told I'm weird...so maybe I'm wrong? LOL.
@GolfLivesMatter - We are all "weird" in our unique individual nuances, even the best players in the world. Ball striking and shot shape tell us everything we need to know!
@emuniz technically, the right arm bends, but it’s constantly applying pressure to the pressure point where the palm of the right hand rests on the base of the left thumb. That pressure should remain and that’s what keeps the lead arm straight.In other words the extending action of the trail, right arm, is constantly pushing outward on the lead arm. This does two things: 1. Keeps lead arm straighter (important because lead arm represents the radius of the swing).2. It prevents the right arm from bending to much. The right arm should not bend beyond 90 degrees and if the right arm is constantly applying the extensor action it won’t over bend.When you get a chance try applying the pressure where your grip connects, trail palm to lack of lead arm thumb. See how that changes your feel and structure in the backswing.
I was reviewing your lessons regarding the stance and the take away of the club. At address their is a perfect "V" with the arms. When I move my "V" to be parallel with the ground, my right arm has already started to bend and my left arm also. I struggle to keep the perfect "V"to to that point. I try to force my arms to stay straight up to that point but that puts tightness in the swing. At what point should I feel , my right elbow starting to bend. I started to put a towel under my arm pits to get the feel.
Different feels are a good thing and fully expected when transitioning to a new swing system. Assuming you have the proper posture as described in the lessons with regard to your feet, legs, hips, and upper torso, your arms should then hang naturally from your shoulders with the butt of the club pointing at or just below your belt buckle. Your hands should be positioned even with the inside of your lead thigh. From the face on view your lead arm and club shaft should form a straight line, and with the trail hand attached the arms and club should form a lowercase "y" for a right handed player (mirror image for a lefty). I do not see where one would feel a need to stand further from the ball unless their posture was incorrect or their clubs are not fitted properly.
See the excerpted photos below from the S&T book for some of the setup keys. No reaching going on in these.
TY I will strive for this. After reviewing the posture video I am thinking my new posture with your method does put me further from ball. Hence the uncomfortable.
For me, I don't do "straight arms" at address. Plus, watch the pro's on shorter irons. Their hands are very close to their zipper. IMO, never get too far away from the ball because that incites a flatter shoulder backswing. More vertical than flat works for me, but I could be weird...I've been told I'm weird...so maybe I'm wrong? LOL.
Thanks for the advise. I will try it on my next practice section.
@emuniz technically, the right arm bends, but it’s constantly applying pressure to the pressure point where the palm of the right hand rests on the base of the left thumb. That pressure should remain and that’s what keeps the lead arm straight. In other words the extending action of the trail, right arm, is constantly pushing outward on the lead arm. This does two things: 1. Keeps lead arm straighter (important because lead arm represents the radius of the swing). 2. It prevents the right arm from bending to much. The right arm should not bend beyond 90 degrees and if the right arm is constantly applying the extensor action it won’t over bend. When you get a chance try applying the pressure where your grip connects, trail palm to lack of lead arm thumb. See how that changes your feel and structure in the backswing.
I was reviewing your lessons regarding the stance and the take away of the club. At address their is a perfect "V" with the arms. When I move my "V" to be parallel with the ground, my right arm has already started to bend and my left arm also. I struggle to keep the perfect "V"to to that point. I try to force my arms to stay straight up to that point but that puts tightness in the swing. At what point should I feel , my right elbow starting to bend. I started to put a towel under my arm pits to get the feel.
Welcome to this great forum community, @jtelecky!
Different feels are a good thing and fully expected when transitioning to a new swing system. Assuming you have the proper posture as described in the lessons with regard to your feet, legs, hips, and upper torso, your arms should then hang naturally from your shoulders with the butt of the club pointing at or just below your belt buckle. Your hands should be positioned even with the inside of your lead thigh. From the face on view your lead arm and club shaft should form a straight line, and with the trail hand attached the arms and club should form a lowercase "y" for a right handed player (mirror image for a lefty). I do not see where one would feel a need to stand further from the ball unless their posture was incorrect or their clubs are not fitted properly.
See the excerpted photos below from the S&T book for some of the setup keys. No reaching going on in these.