Increasing axis tilt

[wulsy]

A question to the Manzellinos if I may:

What effect does increasing axis tilt in the downswing have on arm/forearm roatation, in particular during the impact phase?

 

[bax1865]

Wulsy.....after 136 views and no responses I will give it a shot. Too much "axis tilt" can be a result of too much "lateral hip slide", too wide of a stance, ball position too far forward in your stance. This can make forearm rotation difficult during the downstroke. The club can become too flat in its approach to the ball and cause a variety of problems, especially for iron shots. Thin shots, hosel rockets, quick flippy hooks by trying to save the shot last minute. Work on only moving the left hip laterally until it is posted on top of your left ankle. That will minimize the amount of axis tilt and will permit you to make a better approach to the ball. Hit some shots standing on only your left foot, using your right foot to help with balance. You will feel how posting on the left hip will let you hit some solid shots.

 

[lia41985]

I would say it could depend on when the left arm comes off the chest--seemingly the earlier it comes off, the more rotated the forearms are (based on the fact that the rotation would be starting sooner assuming a given rate of forearm rotation) for a given face/path combination:

When your right shoulder moves on the downstroke, it has an PLANE ANGLE and also a PLANE LINE--at least for a portion of the downstroke.

To "trace" a stright Shoulder PLane Line, you need the BOTTOM of the spine to move forward AND backward some. If you don';t belive this, go buy a "Artist's model" and try to get it to lokk like Hogan or Tiger.

In plain english, the shoulders HAVE TO OPEN about as much as the AXIS TILTs.

Of course unless you are losing your #4 Accumulator Angle (The Left Arm across the chest) rapidly.