removing slack
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Here's two things I've found while you're waiting for Brian to answer.
First, ANY FORWARD hand effort on the downswing will cause slack. This can sneakily creep into the swing of even those who know better, because it's seems to be an innate tendency of humans, AND, this incorrect tendency gets reinforced by most 'Top 50' type instructors, who teach "Shaking hands with the target", "Throwing clubs at the green", and "Throwing folding chairs across a basketball court". As Homer says, "If you don't know that you hit down, assume you didn't".
The 2nd guard against slack is, of course, Extensor Action.
First, ANY FORWARD hand effort on the downswing will cause slack. This can sneakily creep into the swing of even those who know better, because it's seems to be an innate tendency of humans, AND, this incorrect tendency gets reinforced by most 'Top 50' type instructors, who teach "Shaking hands with the target", "Throwing clubs at the green", and "Throwing folding chairs across a basketball court". As Homer says, "If you don't know that you hit down, assume you didn't".
The 2nd guard against slack is, of course, Extensor Action.
That depends on whether I'm hitting(right arm thrust), or using one of two types of swinging - Pivot Controlled Hands(hands drop and pivot delivers the hands) or Hands Controlled Pivot(hand thrust at aiming point).
Your description of leaving the hands to the right and letting the lower body deliver them is a Pivot Controlled Hands stroke.
Your description of leaving the hands to the right and letting the lower body deliver them is a Pivot Controlled Hands stroke.
Brian Manzella
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Right forearm pickup/takeaway.
EdStraker
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To eliminate slack on the downswing you want to feel as if the left shoulder is as far as possible from the hands.
Another way to think of it is, maintain the distance that exists between the hands and right shoulder at the top of the backswing, through the downswing as long as possible.
Another way to think of it is, maintain the distance that exists between the hands and right shoulder at the top of the backswing, through the downswing as long as possible.
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