Jared Willerson
Super Moderator
The past several months have been an exciting time in the forum at brianmanzella.com.
The ideas on the release thread and subsequent videos and discussions have made a lot of progress in determining what really happens in the golf swing and how a person can really improve.
One of the gems that I have thought a lot about was "getting as much forward lean with as shallow of an angle of attack as possible" and of course the "toss"
A swing I look at on video from time to time is Rory McIlroy. I watched a video when Rory was younger using obviously a club that was a bit too long for him. He had a big forward press, a beautiful little toss to begin the downswing and of course he striped it.
So my idea/question is this:
Would it be helpful at all to train with a club that was really long (compared to regular clubs, say a 55 inch driver) to ingrain the feeling of a toss at the top while also getting the desired forward lean/shallow angle that is important in controlling ball flight? It seems that a golfer would have to get the club head moving sooner but would also have to be really shallow to keep the club from hitting the ground too soon.
It seems that when young prodigies develop swings they do so with clubs that are both too long and too heavy. In my observations these are the traits that develop the look of lag but also a tour level angle of attack.
What does everyone think?
The ideas on the release thread and subsequent videos and discussions have made a lot of progress in determining what really happens in the golf swing and how a person can really improve.
One of the gems that I have thought a lot about was "getting as much forward lean with as shallow of an angle of attack as possible" and of course the "toss"
A swing I look at on video from time to time is Rory McIlroy. I watched a video when Rory was younger using obviously a club that was a bit too long for him. He had a big forward press, a beautiful little toss to begin the downswing and of course he striped it.
So my idea/question is this:
Would it be helpful at all to train with a club that was really long (compared to regular clubs, say a 55 inch driver) to ingrain the feeling of a toss at the top while also getting the desired forward lean/shallow angle that is important in controlling ball flight? It seems that a golfer would have to get the club head moving sooner but would also have to be really shallow to keep the club from hitting the ground too soon.
It seems that when young prodigies develop swings they do so with clubs that are both too long and too heavy. In my observations these are the traits that develop the look of lag but also a tour level angle of attack.
What does everyone think?
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