Left handed swings

[curtisj76]

First of all I'm right handed. Last night I practiced swinging the club (7 iron) with just my left hand. After a few swings I would use both and just nail it. What is this telling me? It just felt great. Is this a good drill? Anyone else do it?

 

[Perfect Impact]

John Daly uses that as a warmup and "how to". it happens to nail the mechanics for you by prioritizing certain exertions and forcing you to SWING the club rather than manipulate the shaft. Once felt and imitated with both hands on the club, the right hand then adds force to the left hand moving the handle, without changing the basic rhythm. More horse power: no difference in rhythm...or alignments or fit or structure. Actually it is a very commonly used and taught short cut, deceptively simple for its quality.

 

[bts]

First of all I'm right handed. Last night I practiced swinging the club (7 iron) with just my left hand. After a few swings I would use both and just nail it. What is this telling me? It just felt great. Is this a good drill? Anyone else do it?

It tells you how "on-plane(path)" club(head) movement and "on-time/pace" clubface closure is supposed to occur in pure swinging.

Perfect one, actually. Right hand works, too, besides both hands.

 

[curtisj76]

UPDATE

Well I played some of the best golf of my life yesterday. Hit every fairway around 260-280. Little shorter than when I was float loading but more accurate. I only messed one hole up due to me trying to kill my drive. Result was a pop fly that went a mile high but still landed in the middle of the fairway. My routine was take 2 -3 swings with just the left arm and then just hit it. It just felt great.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

I reccomend it as a drill to all swingers who start fighting their rythym. When i get "going" i can hit a one arm wedge about 85-90yards

 

[curtisj76]

Other than keeping a flat left wrist, I think this has been the best thing for me in the past few years.