I was going through the Golf Simplified Course and discovered a golden nugget which you all need to see if not done already. It is the Old Section, Lesson 3.0, Part III, Straight Arms & Increasing Speed (may not be the exact title). I went to the Range today to practice this drill with 60 balls. 70% on front leg, 30% back leg, rotated with club back to 9:00 o’clock and hit ball/divot with an 6i. It was to practice the short shot like Jon Rahm but in an amateur way and the ball exploded pretty straight to 155 yards which I normally hit, prior to SAGUTO, in a full-swing. The times I messed up are when I didn’t do the C-shape tilt front and back. It was a wonderful experience and I encourage anyone to check out this old video. I like it because it is natural and one doesn’t have to do a full swing to get power. My distance seemed to increase when I simply speeded up my swing. For me, too many things can go wrong beyond 9:00 o’clock in the backswing. I’m am 6’ 5” so I have a lot of arms to deal with. Lol.
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Great stuff, @Patrick Anlauf!!
For the benefit of others, here are a couple of links to the section you are referring to:
- 3.0 Downswing Sequence and Straight Arms (there are four separate lesson videos comprising this)
- 3.1 Serious Speed and Straight Arms (three videos total)
Thanks, I will go check it out. That's encouraging that you are striking the ball so well!