If I am holding a bucket of water level at adress position and start my backswing, my natural motion dumps water out of the front of the bucket, specifically the side wheremy left hand is. I recall Yoda telling me that i fan my right forearm in my downswing instead of my backswing. Should i work on keeping the water level in the bucket in my backswing?
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Brian Manzella
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Your shoulder turn is WAY too steep, Bob.
Brian Manzella
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yup 
Digger,
The 'natural' move you are describing is, at best, loading for Vertical Hinging and at worst, out-and-out Steering (the First Snare 3-F-7-A). Instead, as a Hitter, use Single Left Wrist Action (10-18-C-2), and you soon will be drenching your Turned Right Shoulder at the Top. [Remember that the photos in 10-18-C and 10-18-D are incorrect and should be reversed.]
As you proceed with your gradual Left Wrist Turn -- indeed, the Turn of the entire Left Arm Flying Wedge -- to its On Plane Top, remember that the Right Forearm -- indeed, the entire Right Forearm Flying Wedge -- Turns with it. You should practice this correct Backstroke Motion with each arm separately and then together.
And remember to use a mirror and look, look LOOK! Monitor your Motion using both frontal and down-the-line views. Soon, your 'natural' action will have been replaced by the correct action, and your Shots will immediately reflect that improvement.
Yoda made the astute diagnosis that my "shut faced" takeaway required a fanning motion in the downswing to have anything close to a square face, which was the affliction that caused me to seek his help in the first place. He urged me to fan, or rotate the arm in the backswing, and my lack of understanding has finally been eclipsed by the incubation process. He did't tell to fan my forearm in the downswing. He told me I was fanning during the downswing. A powerless and unreliable move.
Brian Manzella
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Lynn,
Have you ever seen a forearm 'fanner' who has a severe 'reverse pivot'?
Have you ever seen a forearm 'fanner' who has a severe 'reverse pivot'?
I find that if you stop thinking about the left shoulder turning 90 degrees when using the right forearm take away and just take the club up - fanning and lifting and let the bending of the right elbow c0ck the left wrist, the shoulder does what is natural- turns behind the ball. Now swing back down.
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