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I used to fight pull hooks pretty bad until I weakened my grip, twist-away backswing, and a FLW at the top. All via Brians articles. I've been working on it for about a month and have all but eliminated my pull hook and am hitting the ball straighter than I ever have. But of course, it still isn't good enough. I will still have small pulls or pushes and am looking to straighten my ball even more, at least more consistently straight.

My questions are regarding the downswing and the club path to the ball. I feel that I am inconsistent, mainly because I'm not sure what I should be focusing on. Any suggestions on getting a consistent path? Should my right elbow always make contact with the side of my torso during the downswing? When searching through some posts for info I saw a suggestion on thinking of trying to hit the inside quadrant with the right elbow and forearm. Thoughts on this? How about the right shoulder, should my focus be more on its path to the ball?


Thanks for the help,
John
 
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You should focus on tracing the planeline with the right forearm. Basically, get a flashlight and learn to trace a straight line on the ground. Or, learn to drive your pressure points in a straight delivery path to the ball/aiming point. Or, learn to take your hands to their impact hand location. Whatever gets you into impact fix correctly is what you should focus on.
 
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Thanks, mgjordan. Is there an online reference to explain the pressure points you're taling about? I've always seen on here references to PP #1, #2, etc but don't know what they are.
 
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PP#1 is where the left thumb touches the heel of the right hand in the grip. PP#2 is the last 3 fingers of the left hand. Pressure point #3 is the fatty part of the right "trigger finger" where you feel the clubhead lag load onto. PP#4 is where the left arm touches the chest.
 
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Remeber, too, that PP#1 is active. Hitters drive it and swingers get it driven. PP#3 is passive. You feel the lag load onto it, but you don't push with it. If you try to make PP#3 active, you will want to push on it and flatten the right wrist. Feel that the pressure is welded onto your right index finger and then sustain it through the entire downswing and as long as possible after impact.
 
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quote:Originally posted by mgjordan

Remeber, too, that PP#1 is active. Hitters drive it and swingers get it driven. PP#3 is passive. You feel the lag load onto it, but you don't push with it. If you try to make PP#3 active, you will want to push on it and flatten the right wrist. Feel that the pressure is welded onto your right index finger and then sustain it through the entire downswing and as long as possible after impact.
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How is PP#1 used by a swinger? I use it for extensor action, but on the downswing I shouldn't drive that to an aiming point?
 
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Thanks mgjordan, I plan on working on your suggestions at the range tonight. And thanks for the PP primer, I've actually been wondering about those for a while and had searched to try and find them. Guess I should just by the book so I can understand half of what you guys are talking about.
 
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Wanole,
PP#1 is driven with a swinger by centrifugal force instead of activly driven by muscular thrust. Since PP#3 is very light with a swinger, it is easier to monitor #1 and #4. A swinger needs #1 to keep some type of structure and connecton between himself and the club.

I don't have it in front of me right now, but I think Hogan, in "Five Lessons", talks about how important it is to keep a nice, tight connection there between the thumb and the left hand. At the Pine Needles workshop with Lynn and Chuck, Peggy Kirk Bell was telling us about Hogan stressing that to her and there was never to be air between that space.
 
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