Hi all, I'm new to the forum, and I've been trying Saguto golf for about a month. I've been trying to play golf using a "conventional" swing for years. I never could make consistent contact throughout a round, or from outing to outing, so I thought Id give this a whirl. Oh, and I don't own a Katana sword.
Anyway, I've been making pretty good contact at the range the past few days, just concentrating on two things. Keeping my weight forward and trying my best to stay on the wall and not sway. Secondly, I'm stopping my backswing as soon as I feel my upper arms trying to disconnect from my body. This is the strangest of all the new feelings I get with this swing. I feel as though I'm taking a half backswing, but when I can make myself do it I'm making some really good contact. It's a struggle to convince myself that I'm taking the club back far enough.
Thought I'd share this, and I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing this.
Ed
Remember shoulder and relationship to the ball. "Hello ball."
Whether you realize it or not, your peripheral vision can see your hands during your backswing. In a "conventional" swing, the hands are much higher so your brain interprets that as "longer." Which is why people lift the club to try and hit the ball further. It feels like you can hit it further that way, but the reality is that most of your energy is going straight into the ground. Conversely, in S&T, the hands are low and around. I have to remind myself of this at times to keep my arms from getting high.
The best advice I can give you is to focus on the shoulder turn. You should get your lead shoulder under your chin facing the ball. That is a much better indicator of the length of your backswing and that is also a key thought for consistent impact.