extension in the follow through
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I think you need to get onto your left foot firmly as you approach the top of your swing.
The CoG of the hips need to continue to move forward even after impact.You need to thrust your pelvis towards the target but keep your head back in the follow through.You want a slight reverse C look finish.A lot of times,how you intend to finish the swing will improve the parts before it.
Kevin Shields
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I wouldnt hesitate to at least try this. It is hard to see plane issues but I think some of these thoughts could help the downswing pivot and arm swinging.
Here is Zach Johnson showing how it's done.Great extension of the hips in the follow through.I don't think it's a coincidence that he also has great extension of the club either.
The hips continue to move forward after impact especially the right hip,giving the reverse C look about 80% into the follow through.The head moves forward at the last moment to take the stress off the back which is a good idea.
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The hips continue to move forward after impact especially the right hip,giving the reverse C look about 80% into the follow through.The head moves forward at the last moment to take the stress off the back which is a good idea.
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Another thing is that extension of the hips or pelvic thrust is not the same as rotation.The action combines both rotation and forward movement of the entire hip area CoG.If you just rotate without moving forward,the left hip just spins back behind you taking the left heel with it.
Thats what it feels like to me. Do I just need to slide/bump my left hip, or is it a my left knee?
Matt Bryda
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How bout a down the line view of your swing Jrose?
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Most people who slide their hips have too little rotation.I would say you need more knee drive to get greater forward lateral motion.You want to drive both knees,not just the left.Not many people can get the knee separation look of Snead and succeed so don't try.
Zack has a clubface that requires that type of move so he doesn't hook it off the planet. Jrose does not have the same b.s. clubface position, or d.s. clubface orientation.
Clubface rules, you can do all the various body positioning but it must relate to the clubface. Jrose is over rotating his club after impact because of a clubface issue, not a body position issue, the effect is a stalled d.s. pivot.
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Kevin Shields
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I take back everything i said. I need a mulligan. Fix the clubface first. I didnt realize it was that open
Zach is just one example.You will find most tour players have good hip extension regardless of their clubface.
Geoff Ogilvy has perhaps the most open face in golf and he has even more hip extension than Zach.
I am all for fixing the face but fixing the face doesn't automatically fix all faults.Golf aint that easy.
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Matt Bryda
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Yup!!
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Matt
Yeah, but that's what it looks like at the top, how about on the way down when it's approaching impact? where's it travelling to and what orientation is it in then?
What about the takeaway and b.s.? What effect will that have on the d.s? hanging back, stalled pivot, swinging to the right, over using arms and hand rotation to square it up? Just thinking out loud, about cause and effects.
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I agree he does open the face a bit on the takeaway but he gets it back to square at the top and coming down he doesn't look that open to be a serious problem.What I see is a plane issue.He transitions a little steep and then swings the club around his body and looks to be quite underplane coming into impact.He looks to be trying to emulate a baseball swing and he gets a baseball swing finish.
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