That's what I suspected but just wanted to confirm. It's likely a result of the backswing pushing beyond your body's natural stopping point - a common occurrence for golfers who are migrating away from a shift & lift type of swing in which they were told to "take the club back to parallel" at the top. This is completely unnecessary here because we are creating depth in this swing, but still the old habit remains and we need to work intelligently towards ridding ourselves of it once and for all.
Please have a look at these forum threads related to the same cause:
Although the titles refer to the non-prescribed inward kicking of the lead knee and not the bending of the lead arm, it's really the result of the same root cause that gives us any or all of the following:
1) the lead arm will bend and/or lift
2) the wrists will break down
3) the lead knee will kick inward towards the trail side
4) the lead shoulder will level out and lose its orientation towards the ball
5) weight will shift into the trail side
One great thing about this swing is that you can still achieve solid ball striking even at the most basic levels. This is why I oftentimes will refer students back to Chapter 2 of the Golf Swing Simplified course when they experience a hiccup or perceived setback. That chapter reinforces the body motions and the weight-forward component, and it culminates with what I call "The Best Golf Swing Practice Drill of All Time" (Lesson 2.8).
So here is my standard - yet very effective - prescription for the issue you are experiencing as well as many others: Work yourself sequentially and gradually through Chapter 2, and then park yourself on that drill in Lesson 2.8. Learn it. Practice it. Master it. You can even use the partly abbreviated swing it provides on the course and play quite well with it! Once you've got that locked down your lead arm should be nice and straight, and you will be well on your way to taking ownership of YOU swing!
That's what I suspected but just wanted to confirm. It's likely a result of the backswing pushing beyond your body's natural stopping point - a common occurrence for golfers who are migrating away from a shift & lift type of swing in which they were told to "take the club back to parallel" at the top. This is completely unnecessary here because we are creating depth in this swing, but still the old habit remains and we need to work intelligently towards ridding ourselves of it once and for all.
Please have a look at these forum threads related to the same cause:
- https://sagutogolf.wixsite.com/sagutogolf/forum/backswing-help/lead-knee-bend
- https://sagutogolf.wixsite.com/sagutogolf/forum/backswing-help/lead-knee-on-the-backswing
Although the titles refer to the non-prescribed inward kicking of the lead knee and not the bending of the lead arm, it's really the result of the same root cause that gives us any or all of the following:
1) the lead arm will bend and/or lift
2) the wrists will break down
3) the lead knee will kick inward towards the trail side
4) the lead shoulder will level out and lose its orientation towards the ball
5) weight will shift into the trail side
One great thing about this swing is that you can still achieve solid ball striking even at the most basic levels. This is why I oftentimes will refer students back to Chapter 2 of the Golf Swing Simplified course when they experience a hiccup or perceived setback. That chapter reinforces the body motions and the weight-forward component, and it culminates with what I call "The Best Golf Swing Practice Drill of All Time" (Lesson 2.8).
So here is my standard - yet very effective - prescription for the issue you are experiencing as well as many others: Work yourself sequentially and gradually through Chapter 2, and then park yourself on that drill in Lesson 2.8. Learn it. Practice it. Master it. You can even use the partly abbreviated swing it provides on the course and play quite well with it! Once you've got that locked down your lead arm should be nice and straight, and you will be well on your way to taking ownership of YOU swing!
Tom