checkpoints

[Archie Swivel]

What are some good, realiable check points in the swing? e.g., I see some people take the backswing back to waist level (parallel) and check to see if the toe points to the sky. Is that a proper position with strongle single action grip?

 

[MizunoJoe]

Where the toe points depends on grip, wrist action(single or standard), backswing shoulder action(flat, standard, other), etc. There are much better ones - Right forearm tracing plane line and club pointing to plane line unless parallel.

 

[mgjordan]

Archie,
Jim McLeans 8 Step Swing book has 8 check points to look at on video and each one has a window of tolerances you can/should be in so it isn't a "this way, or no way" approach.

 

[Brian Manzella]

Arch and others...

The backswing should be much more simple than that.

...Take it UP enough to hit down and IN enough to hit the inside-aft quadrant and FAR enough to wind up enough to hit it with the proper UMPH!

 

[efnef]

quote:Originally posted by brianman

Arch and others...

The backswing should be much more simple than that.

...Take it UP enough to hit down and IN enough to hit the inside-aft quadrant and FAR enough to wind up enough to hit it with the proper UMPH!

Great post. Concise, easy to understand, accomplishes the goal without a lot of anal detail.

 

[DDL]

quote:Originally posted by brianman

Arch and others...

The backswing should be much more simple than that.

...Take it UP enough to hit down and IN enough to hit the inside-aft quadrant and FAR enough to wind up enough to hit it with the proper UMPH!

What about slack? [:0]

 

[Brian Manzella]

If you do it like I said....no slack!

 

[Brian Manzella]

I should add....

...with your HANDS.

Also...if you know what you are working on (arch is trying not to reverse pivot) you can use the 'thing you are working on' to help train your hands.