Early on the left side.....
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Jbrunk.
I have a devil of a time with this also. I like think of it in the following terms: ALL the action within the superstructure of the swing - particularly from shoulder girdle to clubhead - has to happen on the right side of the golf ball (behind it, if you like.)
This is purely a feel/imagination concept that I use, and has no real reference to golf swing physics, but it seems to aid me in going normal and releasing.
Hope that idea helps a bit....
It does help.
But, deeper into my question: What is too early? Why does it happen?
I am not very flexible so there is only so far my shoulders can turn in the BS and my body can only stay stretched for so long at the top, so how does one determine when to 'let it come back' from the right side?
Jared Willerson
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Different feel, you are used to pivoting like hell and that requires a really early shift to the left side.
Toss before you shift left and that should help.
Toss before you shift left and that should help.
jbrunk.
Further, when warming up I like to stand rooted on my right side and not let ANY weight transfer across as I hit the ball. You'll be surprised at how your body/arms package figure out a way of hitting a presentable shot without everything being hauled to the left side. Sorry if this sounds a bit hackneyed, but maybe worth a shot.
There is a brilliant thread from a couple of weeks ago with Alexander Noren doing a great drill. Find it and give it a spin.
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Further, when warming up I like to stand rooted on my right side and not let ANY weight transfer across as I hit the ball. You'll be surprised at how your body/arms package figure out a way of hitting a presentable shot without everything being hauled to the left side. Sorry if this sounds a bit hackneyed, but maybe worth a shot.
There is a brilliant thread from a couple of weeks ago with Alexander Noren doing a great drill. Find it and give it a spin.
Regards
Matt 4-L
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I little nugget that I have discovered the last couple of weeks working on "going normal"; I always consciously bumped the hips left then rotated them. But working on pulling up on the club trying to go normal, I discovered it would make my hips rotate open and I am now under the believe that the movement of the hips is a reaction to the force of trying to go normal pulling up on the handle and not something that I should consciously do.
Jbrunk,
Keep it simple. Hit some 70-80 yd shots with your weight balanced on your right leg. Pretend you hurt your left ankle skiing. Tee the ball up slightly (not too far back...that's cheating) and just get used to clipping the ball off the tee. Add some toss and get as wide as you can on the way down. Once the ball is gone, then move to your left side and finish your swing. Its an exaggeration, but it gives you the feel you need.
Keep it simple. Hit some 70-80 yd shots with your weight balanced on your right leg. Pretend you hurt your left ankle skiing. Tee the ball up slightly (not too far back...that's cheating) and just get used to clipping the ball off the tee. Add some toss and get as wide as you can on the way down. Once the ball is gone, then move to your left side and finish your swing. Its an exaggeration, but it gives you the feel you need.
That's as cunning as a truckload of foxes. I really like that thought....
Matt 4-L
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Why not just pretend your Ben Roethlisberger
The last time I did that I ended up with a restraining order.
Matt 4-L
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ROTFLAO
"clipping the ball of the tee"...one of my favorite "Harveyisms" !
I have this problem too. I think for me it comes from baseball, the harder I want to swing, the more I dive left. I have found the last couple of days that doing just as ekennedy and OLIVER say has helped tremendously--swing with what feels like all your weight staying on the right. I feel like I have to really keep the hands moving forward and left though to keep from hitting sky balls. I have also tried adding some jump with the left leg with some good success. No way I could do this with getting too far left.
I have been working on some of these ideas from EKennedy and Oliver1 and have noticed my right hip is turning less but sliding more. Physiologically that is the only way I can do the drill without falling over.
Hips are now more closed in the transition.
Does that sound right? Should that be the result or have I band aided something?
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