#3 - Head Movement & Left or Right Misses

[LSH]

I know this is a hot topic with Brian and others, but I have a question about it.

I was hitting some balls in the local dome Friday. I was hitting them very solid but pulling most of them to the left, even the short pitch shots. After some experimentation I found if I kept my head still I was hitting them straight and a bit higher.

Now I can't tell you if my head was absolutely still and I doubt it was, but I got to thinking about it.

If I had too much movement of my head forward and maybe even turning to the left would that not cause me to pull shots to the left?

I know Brian advocates some head movement but on the other hand too much is also bad is it not?

Steve

 

[Brian Manzella]

(Note: This version has an audio sync problem in the second half, I will post a fixed version soon)

 

[LSH]

Brian
Thanks for the video reply. After seeing your answer I am quite sure I had a bit of lateral upperbody movement in the backswing and the downswing, and as you described was getting on top of the sweetspot.
I was hitting the ball very solid but they were all pulled about 10 degrees left of target and were on a little bit lower trajectory.
I did not have anyone to watch me but I suspect when I focused on keeping my head still behind the ball I was pivoting around my spine and keeping the base of my neck in place like I should have to begin with.
Thanks
Steve

 

[c21heel]

In addition to this being a great video, Brian said something that peaked my interest. He mentioned working under the sweet spot.

Brian, can you elaborate on this a little more?

Anyone?

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

c21heel...let's take a normal grip that you take ok and pretend your hands are at address. At address your #3 pressure point is BEHIND the sweetspot of the club.

Now let's assume you are swinging and are allowing the left arm to rotate to the plane, at the end of your takeaway your #3 pressure point should still be BEHIND the shaft even though the left arm rotated.

So, take that same position and OVER ROTATE the left arm. Notice that your #3 pressure point is UNDER the the sweetspot.

Now go back to normal where it was BEHIND the shaft. Now rotate your arm so that the face is shut, "looking at the ball" like a hitter would. Notice the #3 pressure point is now ON TOP of the sweet spot.

Hope that clears it up.

 

[c21heel]

Jim, thanks for the explanation...makes perfect sense now.

I guess this opens up a couple more questions. How long during the downswing do you work under the sweet spot? I assume the swing rotates to the point the #3 pressure point is on top of the sweet spot to reach the wedding ring up position.