Something I have been fooling with, and I thought it might make a good discussion topic.
Watching footage of great players (Hogan, Palmer, Nicklaus, Nelson, Vardon, Jones, etc) I noticed they all share a setup peculiarity.
They all "pump" the club in the setup, maintaining a slight elbow flex as they address the ball. Almost as though they are performing an "in-and-out" waggle of the club, gauging the distance to the ground for the brain. Some of this elbow flex is retained into the final setup.
I've been fooling around with this idea, and finding it really does 3 things for me:
1) Relieves tension in the forearms (makes chipping much smoother
)
2) Gives more consistent contact, almost as if my brain gets a finer gauge for the distance to the ball.
3) Makes for a smoother takeaway, and thus total swing
Anyone notice this before in the great players? I find it very interesting.
Watching footage of great players (Hogan, Palmer, Nicklaus, Nelson, Vardon, Jones, etc) I noticed they all share a setup peculiarity.
They all "pump" the club in the setup, maintaining a slight elbow flex as they address the ball. Almost as though they are performing an "in-and-out" waggle of the club, gauging the distance to the ground for the brain. Some of this elbow flex is retained into the final setup.
I've been fooling around with this idea, and finding it really does 3 things for me:
1) Relieves tension in the forearms (makes chipping much smoother
)2) Gives more consistent contact, almost as if my brain gets a finer gauge for the distance to the ball.
3) Makes for a smoother takeaway, and thus total swing
Anyone notice this before in the great players? I find it very interesting.
