Best anti-left swing thought ever?

[diggerdog]

We've all been there. A monster lake on the left of the tee box, and you've already pulled a few earlier in the round. You want to swing aggressively, but you can't afford to splash. What is your anti-left swing thought?

Mine would be to drag the toe. I need a few alternatives to put in my cache.

 

[Brian Manzella]

Hips....Hands....open Clubface!

 

[birdie_man]

Open the clubface at address.

 

[BerntR]

At address visualising a slightly open clubhead going through impact. Keep that untill the ball has left the clubface. Start the takeaway according to the same vision; with clubface slightly open to take-away line.

 

[vjcapron]

Up the wall, down the wall, left of the wall....with a slightly open clubface, of course! Works every time.

 

[denny.]

I teach my students that there are 4 reasons that the ball goes left.
#1 Divot points left.
#2 Leakage--------left wrist bend near impact.
#3 Over roll.
#4 Grip does't match.

Any others class?

 

[rwh]

quote:Originally posted by denny.

I teach my students that there are 4 reasons that the ball goes left.
#1 Divot points left.
#2 Leakage--------left wrist bend near impact.
#3 Over roll.
#4 Grip does't match.

Any others class?

#5 Swingers addressing ball with "square" clubface
#6 Hitters with ball too far back in the stance

 

[vjcapron]

I hit some shots recently on a top-of-the-line swing analyzer that mapped my ball flight on the computer monitor and captured my impact conditions. I could not believe the accuracy to which the machine calculated my ball flight. The little ball on the screen flew exactly as the real ball flew in the air. The results of using this swing analyzer forced me rethink what I had learned were the "Ball Flight Laws".

Quick Quiz: Can anyone guess what the resulting ball flight would be of the impact conditions below? And for those who want to split hairs, assume the conditions below are at "separation".

1.) Clubface looking perfectly at the target as the ball leaves the face
2.) Clubhead path travelling from in to out by 4 degrees - a touch under plane
3.) Assume perfectly struck golf shot with a driver in terms of centeredness of contact and angle of approach

We'll see if anyone can get it right. I want starting direction, curvature, and finishing position of the ball in relation to intended target.

Hint: If you subscribe to the ball flight "Laws" spewed out by the PGA or pros such as John Jacobs you will get this wrong.

 

[Archie Swivel]

You were hitting a ball that started straight and had a nice 5 yard fade. You're in the fairway, but on the right side. Another degree or so under plane and you'll be pushing the ball way right unless you compensate by closing your clubface.

-Now where can I go use that launch thinga-ma-jig in Louisville?

 

[vjcapron]

quote:Originally posted by Archie Swivel

You were hitting a ball that started straight and had a nice 5 yard fade. You're in the fairway, but on the right side. Another degree or so under plane and you'll be pushing the ball way right unless you compensate by closing your clubface.

-Now where can I go use that launch thinga-ma-jig in Louisville?

Sorry Mr. Swivel, you were incorrect. You nailed the starting direction, but you missed out on the curvature and the finish position.

Keep in mind that the clubface in this example was looking to the left of where the clubhead path is travelling, therefore these impact conditions produced a drawing / hooking ball flight.

The curvature was quite pronounced, too. A "tiny" four degree discrepancy in path and clubface produced a hooking ballflight of more than 20 yards to the left. That's why this game is so difficult. THe ball ended up well into the left rough on about a 270 yard drive.

The most amazing thing to me that I "discovered" was that my most solid shots occurred with a clubhead path travelling in-to-out by four degrees in relation to the target line with the clubface open 2 degrees in relation to the target line (a two degree differential). This impact alignment produced a powerful shot that started a few yards right of center and drew a few yards right onto the center line.

I also learned that starting direction is not controlled by clubhead path as is commonly taught by the PGA, but is truly controlled by clubface.

Martin Hall, a top PGA professional and TGM GSEM, has renamed the "Ball Flight Laws" that are taught by the PGA as the "Ball Flight Lies". I wish someone would've told me this years ago.

 

[birdie_man]

I've got another anti-left thought for you Digger.

Open the clubface as much as you can on the backswing (but still trace a straight plane line).

Another thing I like to do is pull down from the top with the underside of my right arm for as long as possible (Karate Chop)...then trust CF to square the face.

You can pull down with the underside or your left arm too if you don't use RFP.

I use RFP so that's what I do. If I used a STT or used both hands to take the club away (I mean to consciously do it...what I feel....not what may or may not actually happen or w/e....if someone wants to get technical about Pivot-Controlled Hands) then I'd prolly pull down with the underside of my left arm.

Hope that helps.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Take the club to the outside on the takeaway and swing left after impact