Release Drills

[eric54]

Hi all

Hope someone can help me. Am having trouble releasing the club and tend to hold everything off. This results in a lot of high rights. Has anyone got any drills to help ingrain the proper release?

 

[btgolf]

Have you watched building blocks video?

 

[bray]

eric54,

Are you a student of The Golfing Machine, because how I answer your questions on release will depend on your understanding of Homer Kelly's book.

Sorting Through the Circuit Player's Handbook.

B-Ray

 

[eric54]

no and no. Am new to all of this and only instruction i have had is from a Pro about a year ago

 

[Toolish]

Eric,

First question, how do you know you are not releasing. High and right to me usually means a flip rather than a lack of release. Especially in a beginner.

Cheers

 

[birdie_man]

Root cause- clubface likely too open.

Toolish man....I don't think a Flip in itself CAUSES a high right.

 

[shootin4par]

try rotating the left forearm from the top and imagine hitting the ball with the club face so closed you hit it on the toe with the club face 90* closed

 

[bray]

Allright eric54 last question's and then I will attempt to help you here.....

What is your definition of release??
What is the clubface doing when you "release", what are your arms and hands doing when you "release"???

Sorting Through the Duffer's Bible.

B-Ray

 

[Toolish]

Bird man, you are right, but a flip causes me to hit it high right...

Flip generally causes high from what I can gather.

I can't see how a lack of release can cause high right. Right, yes...but high, don't think so??

 

[shootin4par]

has to do with hinging I believe. All three hinges, given the same basic swing, would produce three different heights. Now since I am green can someone confirm or correct me

 

[eric54]

Am not new to golf just the forum. Been playing a couple of years and have a UK handicap of 13.

I have been told i am not releasing by a couple of scatch golfers.

 

[hue]

quote:Originally posted by eric54

Am not new to golf just the forum. Been playing a couple of years and have a UK handicap of 13.

I have been told i am not releasing by a couple of scatch golfers.

My guess is you need to learn the full roll ON PLANE finish Brian teaches and fully understand horizontal hinging. I strongly suspect you are using a holding off action which is either angled hinging or maybe verticle hinging with the followthrough being ABOVE PLANE in a steering action.Never slice again and Do it Right and other DVDs Brian sells deals with your issues.

 

[Brian Manzella]

The Never Slice Again Pattern (in miniature):

From address, make you left palm work TOWARD you the whole swing.

From address, make you right palm work AWAY from you the whole swing.

On the backswing, feel as though your roght shoulder never gets any higher than it was at address as it turns.

Past impact rotate your left arm THE MAXIMUM, and keep your head back and your tailbone forward.

 

[birdie_man]

quote:Originally posted by Toolish

Bird man, you are right, but a flip causes me to hit it high right...

Flip generally causes high from what I can gather.

I can't see how a lack of release can cause high right. Right, yes...but high, don't think so??

True.

But when you flip it.....Bend the left wrist more.....that, in itself, has a closing effect.

Flip it with a too closed clubface.....it's goin left.

...

Not sure why you'd hit it more right when you flip it than when you delay the release, to tell you the truth.

 

[LiftOff]

"and keep your head back and your tailbone forward"

Forward of the ball? At impact aren't the Hips open about 45 degrees or so to the line?

Thanks

 

[diggerdog]

You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out,
You put your right hand in,
And you shake it all about,

You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around
That what it's all about.

2) left hand
3) right foot
4) left foot
5) head
6) butt
7) whole self

 

[Garth]

quote:Originally posted by diggerdog

You put your right hand in,
You put your right hand out,
You put your right hand in,
And you shake it all about,

You do the hokey pokey
and you turn yourself around
That what it's all about.

2) left hand
3) right foot
4) left foot
5) head
6) butt
7) whole self

Cant wait to take that swing thought to the range... [)]

 

[Brian Manzella]

At impact your HIPS are open about 60 degrees, your shoulders about 30 and your spine is leaning to the right about 30.

Tailbone HAS TO BE lefter and farther back than it was at address to do this.

 

[silvercreek]

digger,

one of your more cryptic thoughts for sure...