Such an awesome lesson mate. Wish I could come and get a lesson from ya. I’m from Melbourne! This is definitely something I will be working on. Thanks a lot for the great content.
I was thinking the same thing. No way he has 20 strokes to cut from that initial swing. If I had to guess handicap from his original swing, I'd have thought single digit. Very nice swing to start, but I did like the lesson and will be trying the arm pump to help keep hands in front of the body.
I'm guessing that major reasoning for trying to keep the arms soft is to keep those muscles from engaging and activating. If the arm muscles aren't active then they won't work independent in the backswing. What do you think of the swing thoughts of feeling like some parts of the arms (forearms) having a bit of force towards towards each other (ex: like Martin Kaymer's tennis ball drill, or the new things getting attention recently - the connector , or the ball with hex gaps) or having the upper arms apply force to the side of the pecs (as Mcilroy seems to do) to keep the arms staying in front of the chest, and keeping the right arm from going behind the shirt seam (too deep)?
Yes - the arms staying soft reduces the tension from the arms, and allows for the the bigger muscle groups such as the chest, back and core to stay engaged. This will sync the arms and body up. Devices that go between the arms, I like to use this in cases where players lose their arm structure and angles. I don't get them applying a lot of force inwards to the "item" between the arms, but you need nothing pressure so it doesn't falls out. Just like you say, keeping the arms in front of the chest and not behind the seam is a great thought to have. Let me know how it goes for you!
Ah!!!...finally, i was waiting for it... @3.45 lead arm parallel. There lies 90% of the problem. Get it at approx 40deg back from the target line and almost everything falls into place. To get there, connection of the arms to chest while turning must happen. @5.28 he had it spot on.
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pumping arms on the backswing to feel loose is amazing advice.
Such an awesome lesson mate. Wish I could come and get a lesson from ya. I’m from Melbourne! This is definitely something I will be working on. Thanks a lot for the great content.
Body Rotation must match arm lift and not get out of sync with each other- that is the core message of the lesson as I see it
Amazing tips thanks 🙏
Excellent many thanks mate.
Terrific lesson
Fantastic fix - but if that guy has 20 shots to improve then he’s must be competing on tour now. Brilliant swing, stays in posture, tempo is great
I was thinking the same thing. No way he has 20 strokes to cut from that initial swing. If I had to guess handicap from his original swing, I'd have thought single digit. Very nice swing to start, but I did like the lesson and will be trying the arm pump to help keep hands in front of the body.
Great vid. Are you back at Joondalup now? Are you planning any group events?
Hey mate, you in WA and how do we book lessons ?
I'm guessing that major reasoning for trying to keep the arms soft is to keep those muscles from engaging and activating. If the arm muscles aren't active then they won't work independent in the backswing.
What do you think of the swing thoughts of feeling like some parts of the arms (forearms) having a bit of force towards towards each other (ex: like Martin Kaymer's tennis ball drill, or the new things getting attention recently - the connector , or the ball with hex gaps) or having the upper arms apply force to the side of the pecs (as Mcilroy seems to do) to keep the arms staying in front of the chest, and keeping the right arm from going behind the shirt seam (too deep)?
Yes - the arms staying soft reduces the tension from the arms, and allows for the the bigger muscle groups such as the chest, back and core to stay engaged. This will sync the arms and body up.
Devices that go between the arms, I like to use this in cases where players lose their arm structure and angles. I don't get them applying a lot of force inwards to the "item" between the arms, but you need nothing pressure so it doesn't falls out. Just like you say, keeping the arms in front of the chest and not behind the seam is a great thought to have.
Let me know how it goes for you!
Ah!!!...finally, i was waiting for it... @3.45 lead arm parallel. There lies 90% of the problem. Get it at approx 40deg back from the target line and almost everything falls into place. To get there, connection of the arms to chest while turning must happen. @5.28 he had it spot on.