I tried this about 6 months ago & it helped me fix my high right arm in the backswing which got me across the line. This was a game changer for me. Very well explained like usual
Giles, have you ever read “Down To Scratch” a 1933 book by British pro Abe Mitchell? Having re-built my swing using Hogan’s Five Lessons years ago learning to do the things you illustrate here I discovered Mitchell after Steve Elkington in one of his “Secret In the Dirt” videos mentioned the Hogan was known to be aware of it and might have based many of his swing mannerisms on it, such as setting up the legs and arm at address with right and left sides counter-tensioned against each other something Mitchell call ‘swinging into resistance’. It is what is felt in the legs when setting feet and sitting back as Hogan suggested and in the arms when holding the club with shaft vertical with elbows down and bent 90° then lowering and straightening the arms which causes the arms to counter-rotate to where the ulna and radius of both arms are mid-way between their extremes of travel which causes the club to turn over on the downswing and finish planes very symmetrically without allowing the club head force to pull the hands further away from the body. It was after incorporating the gripping with bent arms then lowering technique (which I later found recommended in the PGA Manual of Instruction) the club head started to feel like it was automatically staying in a groove or on rails. What I realized was that the constant counter torque between the forearms during the swing was automatically guiding the club head mass on a perfectly balanced path relative to the center of rotation. Before when I rested the club on the ground while gripping without feeling my hands pressed together automatically as my arms straightened as described above the club head felt heavier in the downswing and I felt compelled to try to steer it to the ball.
@@Gilesgillgolf I have a copy in PDF I can send you if you can’t find it elsewhere. It is an amazing book with a lot of insights into what club and pro golf was like back in those days. It was from that book I realized a lot of early technique in golf was a work around to the physical limits of what hickory shafted clubs could handle. It was necessary to keep the mass in the club head always pulling the shaft straight because if it bent too much it snapped. As a kid in the 50s I played in the yard with my grandfather’s old wooden clubs and snapped every one of them and would cut the covers off the Balata balls to unwrap the rubber band and get the super bouncy oil filled ball in the middle.
Excellent video Giles on how the right arm should work in the golf swing. I am basically doing what you are instructing to do with the right arm and I am doing quite well with this movement. An interesting thing that you briefly explained in the beginning of this video was that "golf is primarily a trailside dominant sport" and you gave the examples of trailside and lead side. As to the second example of lead side, I write with my right hand but kicks a ball left footed and shoot guns and pool left handed. Does this then mean then that I should concentrate on using my left side in the downswing?
I think I have always focused on the left side, so that would make me lead side dominant! Thanks Giles!!! That's where my concentration will be from now on.@@Gilesgillgolf
Hi Giles. Been watching your grip videos. Right hand player, strong left grip, I cannot put my right hand on the club, completely cover left thumb without having the “v” pointing to my left shoulder. So, I end up with strong left hand and strong right hand. Any idea on how to fix?
@@Gilesgillgolf thanks! Makes sense. The camera angle in the video made it look like the thumb was completely covered. Awesome videos Giles. I never miss any of your videos
Giles Gill is such an excellent instructor but he speaks too fast, almost like a Spaniard. But there is a remedy! Go to the YT settings, choose Playback Speed, push 0.75X and voila, Giles Gill sounds like an English member of the Parliament!
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Hi everyone, the right arm position at address is what I’m currently working on in my game. What are you working on?
I tried this about 6 months ago & it helped me fix my high right arm in the backswing which got me across the line. This was a game changer for me. Very well explained like usual
It really is a game changer!
Good morning..awesome video..that will definitely help me with my irons..I appreciate it. Ty for everything you do .have a wonderful day.
Thank you! Glad my videos are helping you! You too!
Great video! I will practice the preset release drill today. I hope it will help me to realign my swing at my lead ankle…
It’s an awesome drill to help you with that
Giles, have you ever read “Down To Scratch” a 1933 book by British pro Abe Mitchell? Having re-built my swing using Hogan’s Five Lessons years ago learning to do the things you illustrate here I discovered Mitchell after Steve Elkington in one of his “Secret In the Dirt” videos mentioned the Hogan was known to be aware of it and might have based many of his swing mannerisms on it, such as setting up the legs and arm at address with right and left sides counter-tensioned against each other something Mitchell call ‘swinging into resistance’.
It is what is felt in the legs when setting feet and sitting back as Hogan suggested and in the arms when holding the club with shaft vertical with elbows down and bent 90° then lowering and straightening the arms which causes the arms to counter-rotate to where the ulna and radius of both arms are mid-way between their extremes of travel which causes the club to turn over on the downswing and finish planes very symmetrically without allowing the club head force to pull the hands further away from the body.
It was after incorporating the gripping with bent arms then lowering technique (which I later found recommended in the PGA Manual of Instruction) the club head started to feel like it was automatically staying in a groove or on rails. What I realized was that the constant counter torque between the forearms during the swing was automatically guiding the club head mass on a perfectly balanced path relative to the center of rotation.
Before when I rested the club on the ground while gripping without feeling my hands pressed together automatically as my arms straightened as described above the club head felt heavier in the downswing and I felt compelled to try to steer it to the ball.
I have not but I’ll check it out
@@Gilesgillgolf I have a copy in PDF I can send you if you can’t find it elsewhere. It is an amazing book with a lot of insights into what club and pro golf was like back in those days. It was from that book I realized a lot of early technique in golf was a work around to the physical limits of what hickory shafted clubs could handle. It was necessary to keep the mass in the club head always pulling the shaft straight because if it bent too much it snapped. As a kid in the 50s I played in the yard with my grandfather’s old wooden clubs and snapped every one of them and would cut the covers off the Balata balls to unwrap the rubber band and get the super bouncy oil filled ball in the middle.
Excellent video Giles on how the right arm should work in the golf swing. I am basically doing what you are instructing to do with the right arm and I am doing quite well with this movement. An interesting thing that you briefly explained in the beginning of this video was that "golf is primarily a trailside dominant sport" and you gave the examples of trailside and lead side. As to the second example of lead side, I write with my right hand but kicks a ball left footed and shoot guns and pool left handed. Does this then mean then that I should concentrate on using my left side in the downswing?
In the golf swing is it easier for you to focus on the left side or right side?
I think I have always focused on the left side, so that would make me lead side dominant! Thanks Giles!!! That's where my concentration will be from now on.@@Gilesgillgolf
@@johnschwartz1536 if that’s what feels more natural then you’ll be left side dominant
I will work from that premise and see how it goes on Wednesday's club tournament! I'll keep you apprised! Thanks Giles!!!@@Gilesgillgolf
Hi Giles. Been watching your grip videos. Right hand player, strong left grip, I cannot put my right hand on the club, completely cover left thumb without having the “v” pointing to my left shoulder. So, I end up with strong left hand and strong right hand. Any idea on how to fix?
You’ll be covering it too much with the right palm. It wants to fit in the crease of your palm and then the v will point in the right spot
@@Gilesgillgolf thanks! Makes sense. The camera angle in the video made it look like the thumb was completely covered. Awesome videos Giles. I never miss any of your videos
I feel cold just watching this video.
Was cold filming it
Giles Gill is such an excellent instructor but he speaks too fast, almost like a Spaniard. But there is a remedy! Go to the YT settings, choose Playback Speed, push 0.75X and voila, Giles Gill sounds like an English member of the Parliament!
Speaks fast but the content is gold 👍🏻
@@Gilesgillgolf absolutely 👍
I’ve done that before 😂
@@harryhall3469 😄
Do not show mistakes . Are you teaching or What . Show me just the good stuff
With all due respect I make the videos so I’ll do it my way. Do not tell me what I should do on my account or you will be blocked. Be grateful you’re getting the content for free & learn some manners.