Need help with getting forward shaft lean
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Brian Manzella
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Do you own Never Slice Again?
Mike Thomas (sunmart)
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You must play the ball up. Can you really be a 3 handicapper with no forward shaft lean at all?
Chip Putterman
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There is NO WAY you are a +3.6 handicap and not have shaft lean.
Kevin Shields
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I know a guy who was ranked #1 senior amateur in the country and shot 59 on a good course with zero shaft lean.
Jim Kobylinski
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honestly ive played better golf with less shaft lean and hitting the irons a little shorter than i used too. makes for more consistent ballflight and enough spin to hold any green.
jeffgladchun
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Is it easier to be "zeroed" with less shaft lean?
Seems to me that you would have to make more adjustments to be zeroed with more shaft lean.
Just wondering because I don't have much.
Seems to me that you would have to make more adjustments to be zeroed with more shaft lean.
Just wondering because I don't have much.
trickyric67
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I would really like to see a video of this swing. Jim Colbert was a +4 when he was dominating the senior tour. At +3 or better why would you try to change your swing?
rogerdodger
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Everything I know about creating forward shaft lean comes from COFF. If that did'nt answer the question I doubt I could. Use the towel drill in the video, from top of swing, try to keep head steady while you try to get your hands over your left foot before impact. Hard not to lean that shaft forward that way. If that does not work, really close the clubface at address and try to hit the ball straight. This is a good way to get the Lee Trevino look, if you don't lean the shaft forward the ball goes dead left. I am guessing Brian asked about Never Slice Again, because if your clubface is open, forward lean will not help you at all. One thing that really helped me with forward shaft lean was a Hogan quote to Ben Crenshaw about hitting it low. He told him he tries to hit it on the second groove. This is what it feels like to use the tour striker to me. Thinking of the clubface at impact may set that shaft lean forward without worrying about it.
aaron_lohan
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Im certain this was Hogan trying to wind Crenshaw up, he had a sense of humour did Hogan.
JThompson
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YES!
Also. . . assuming a manzella neutral grip (for a right handed golfer) the more bent the right wrist is at impact the more shaft lean at impact. Use your pivot to carry the club through the hitting area while trying to maintain a bent right wrist.
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Chip Putterman
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If you are a legitimate +3 handicap, who gives a flip about shaft lean? Although I seriously doubt one of those statements, or perhaps both. I believe we all here on the forum need to see a video of your swing. Please post.
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