I’m working on my downswing. There are a lot of videos in the different courses related to the downswing. And they all have the same basic principles, but each has a slight variation on how it is done.
My biggest swing fault coming into the program was standing up in the downswing. And in an on-line lesson with Tom he recommended the 90% Weight Forward + Straight Arms drill. It’s a great drill for staying connected and not standing up during the downswing.
And, I had an opportunity to play 9 holes this past Friday and put the drill to use. Three observations. First, I felt like my full swing was just a longer version of the drill. Second, I would hit the ball thin when I didn’t turn my left shoulder down far enough on the backswing. And third, I hit the ball straighter but shorter than in the past.
And now because I‘m trying to further improve my downswing and regain my distance, I went back thru the courses and watched the videos related to the downswing. And here is my question. Should I stay connected or not? I ask because the Training the Downswing video in the Get Out and Go Play course has you disconnecting your arms.
Does anybody have any thoughts, opinions or advice? Which video or drill has worked best for you? What I’m afraid of is that as soon as I disconnect my arms I’ll start standing up again.
Thanks,
Mike
Love it! Charlie Wi and Mike Bennett both have great swings.
And thank you for the explanation and reference. I have found that sometimes I don’t have full understanding of what is being presented or know exactly how to apply it. Your replies to my questions have helped put things together.
So, my takeaway from today is that I need to maintain the connection in my upper arms, but still brings my hands down in front of my left leg. This will keep me rotating and get my arms and hands in the correct position.
Thanks again. And as soon as I can get back out to the driving range I’ll get a couple of videos taken so that I can do another lesson.
Mike
@galloway8625 - The necessary connection points are the upper arms to the sides of the chest. It really only has to be maintained in the armpit area as per the drill from the S&T book shown below. Some players who had a complete disconnect in their prior golfing life may need to feel more than that in order to build in the proper connection, whereas others simply prefer more connection. For example, have a look at the different pro swing references in the appendix section of Golf Swing Simplified and you'll notice different levels of trail arm connection among them. I'll also add Mike Bennett into the mix here. You should notice that this system allows for some leeway in various aspects of the swing, but there are boundaries as well. In this particular case the outer limit of the arm connection boundary is supplied by the tee drill.