Axis tilt and rotation

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James Marshall (Hogan1953)

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Brian,

As you've stated on a number of occasions that there seems to be a relatively close relationship between the degrees of openness of the shoulders at impact with respect to the targetline and the degrees of axis tilt, does it therefore stand that given that you need more axis tilt to hit a driver successfully than a pitching wedge you should be more open to the targetline with your driver than your wedge?

Thanks in advance

James
 
golfbulldog

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When does tilt and rotation occur? Do they occur approximately equally throughout the downswing ( transition to follow through )?? Or does rotation occur predominantly in the early part of the downswing/transition and tilt predominantly in the latter part?? ( Note i say predominantly!)

For swingers who go to "end" ( ie. full backswing)... Homer Kelley describes the delivery path of the hands as being circle or Top arc ( ie beginning of circle) but then either straight line or angled line....

I think that he says circle delivery path has no/minimal axis tilt.

Does that mean that during the "top arc" section there is minimal axis tilt and relatively more rotation ... and that axis tilt comes into play with the straight line or angled portion of the delivery path of the hands??

Sorry if this is very TGM lingo!!
 
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Brian Manzella

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Great Questions....!!!

When does AXIS TILT and when does opening ROTATION occur on the downswing?

Most golfers can certainly FEEL them happening at the same time, but the reality is that there is more rotation early—around the backswing axis tilt—then, at approx. the point where the left arm is level to the ground, the axis tilt starts adding.

The degrees of each "catch" each other at or just past impact.

The longer backswings have a longer time of "rotation" without adding axis tilt.

Sorry if that is Un-TGM lingo. ;)
 
golfbulldog

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Thanks Brian - plain english is fine by me! ;) I've been looking at Snead's "How to play golf" - great swing sequences and that is what i had been seeing - just wasn't sur if it was camera angle artefact or real.

Have you ever done an evaluation of Sam's swing sequence?? Will do a search ... thanks again!
 
rchang72

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If you need to be more open for a driver to get axis tilt, would it make sense to have a more open stance for the driver?
 
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Jim Kobylinski

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rchang72 said:
If you need to be more open for a driver to get axis tilt, would it make sense to have a more open stance for the driver?
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It can help but the more open you get the harder it is to tilt, just like the more closed you are the harder it is to open.

You have to find a happy medium, for yourself and your own swing.
 
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