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[moreira85]

wanted to ask a question and get opinions on the downswing. Been working real hard on the swing. been hitting the ball unbeleivable, On the downswing should it feel like there is no attempt to hit ball, like your arms get to the top and just fall down on their own giving it to gravity and it is the pivot that gets the club through the ball??? i watched a video of brians and when i get to the top i try to feel like the arms are just falling down and pivot whips the club through the ball like a whip. is this correct, sorry i dont have a video.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

That is an excellent feeling and is one way to get it done, even though it is my preference.

Brian goes through what you're describing in the "Never Hook Again" video in his "The Movie 1-4." Never Hook Again is part 3.

 

[multi]

Is there something about this method particularly good for hookers rather than slicers? What are the disadvantages/advantages to method of hitting the ball? Just wondering, always looking for power and consistency.

 

[moreira85]

I am not a pro but i can say my misses were hooks and slices with woods, not that every ball was like that just when i missed it. i would swing before by turning and using my arms to hit the ball. since i took my arms out of it and let gravity and the pivot do everything the consistency is incredible, great ball striking. maybe someone can better describe this feeling. when people used to say let the arms fall i mis-interpreted it. i would let my arms fall from the top of the swing for a brief second then tried to hit it which resulted in a jerk motion to ball off plane. it wasnt until i wathced brians episode 3 on you tube and watched just about all the pros on tv and saw their arms falling from the top all the way through the ball. the best way to describe it is get to the top of the swing and let the arms fall right down with gravity and use your pivot to make it happen at the ball. i used to watch these pros and say "how the heck do they get the club in that position in the downswing ??????" it was a mystery to me for years and now i finally found out that its because they are not PUTTING IT in that positon in the downswing, it is falling into that position!!!! this is only one way to do it. brian says there are others, pulling or pushing it down. i have hit thousands, and thousands and thousands of balls and tried pulling, pushing, hitting down, from the inside, and the best feeling i have ever had is letting that club FALL to the inside.
please comment
brians episode 3 : http://youtube.com/watch?v=ndTQy1Ek2q8

example of adam and tiger letting the club fall. http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZecViQxUwss

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

moreira85 doesn't have a lot of posts but these sure are insightful

 

[jbrunk]

That is the exact thought (take it to the top and forget it) that led me to severe underplane issues. I now have to consciously lift my arms up and feel that i stay "on top of" the club all the way through the downswing.

I guess if it works go for it.

 

[drulf]

30 yd hook with falling arms moved forward by the pivot

Seemed such a well-expressed excellent thought I couldn`t resist hitting 25 balls with it and hit nothing but high hooks, starting slightly on the pull side and then drawing 30 yds with an 8-iron...? Moved the ball back, no change...?
I guess we hackers can bastardize even the most beautiful swing poetry...