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Follow through?

Can you give advice on how to keep tilted on the down swing with a bad lower back? I have trouble keeping the right shoulder down through the swing, and have weak iron shots that makes the ball look like a dead duck falling from the sky to the right!

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Tom Saguto

Apr 15, 2021

@Nocona Colt Abernathy - Rob is a great guy and a fabulous instructor, and I'm glad his drill was helpful to you.

No stealing necessary, as I'm pretty sure this 90% Weight Forward/Arms Straight Drill here in the school is going to provide many of the same benefits. Regardless, I take no issue with online school members benefiting from drills offered by other fine S&T instructors, as long as the drills are consistent with what is being taught here (as they should be)!

Nocona Colt Abernathy

Apr 15, 2021

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@Kevin Murray @Tom Saguto I can speak from personal experience as I deal with a lot of lower back issues myself. Not sure if it hurts when you swing or if you just feel you can't get to the correct position, but generally, it's something else in your swing that's preventing you from keeping the shoulder down (early extension, over the top, arm breaking down, weight on your right side, etc). The biggest hurdle is training you brain what the follow through should look like. I can tell you that to get your right shoulder down, you MUST extend your spine (or to quote S&T book, tuck hips), which will PROTECT YOUR BACK. Here's a video from another S&T instructor (sorry TOM!, maybe you should steal this one 😉), but this is the best drill I have ever seen anywhere to create power, get KFC contact, and get the correct follow through at the same time!

HIT HARD, STOP QUICK | THE ULTIMATE BALL STRIKING DRILL - YouTube

johnpfistnerjr

Apr 28, 2021

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Sometimes I check out Jess Frank's instruction in which is consistent with Tom's teachings of S&T. Again, unless recommended by Tom, I don't like to seek other sources to prevent confusion, second guessing on swing mechanics, techniques, etc. Tom did a golf camp with Jess in Florida, if I recall.

Tom Saguto

Mar 08, 2021

@Kevin Murray Does your back allow you to stand up straight (extend the spine) and then tilt to the left and to the right without discomfort? If so, then it's just going to be a matter of training the proper motions as there are no components of this swing that - when properly executed - would have us creating any resistance or "torque". Please let me know and we'll go from there.

Thanks,

Tom