shoulders at impact?

[pieman]

where should the shoulders be at impact? are they to be paralel to the target line? i've heard this somewhere, andthen immed. after they go left. can someone clarify this for me?

 

[pecky987]

where should the shoulders be at impact? are they to be paralel to the target line? i've heard this somewhere, andthen immed. after they go left. can someone clarify this for me?

they should be open at impact

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Less open with shorter clubs and more open with longer clubs, the more closed they are when they should be open will lead to hooks and the opposite would lead to slices

 

[Jared Willerson]

Shoulders can fly open too soon though...can't they?

I have trouble with this when I try to swing more left. My shoulders will stay level and open very quickly, that causes the right arm to get on top and then it is welcome to pull city.

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Shoulders can fly open too soon though...can't they?

I have trouble with this when I try to swing more left. My shoulders will stay level and open very quickly, that causes the right arm to get on top and then it is welcome to pull city.

True, but most times too open shoulders leads to a high right shoulder as you have said but also to an open clubface too, which usually leads to the right shot rather than a pull. However what you describe is possible

 

[Dariusz J.]

OK, Jim, so how in your opinion should we monitor the correct amount of openess of shoulders at impact ? IMHO, it is closely related to the CoG shift of the lower body.

Cheers

 

[pecky987]

OK, Jim, so how in your opinion should we monitor the correct amount of openess of shoulders at impact ? IMHO, it is closely related to the CoG shift of the lower body.

Cheers

search for brians trip to this years PGA merchandise show

he addresses this subject at length and shows a drill to show you how open you need to be

 

[pieman]

if i remember correctly, isn't it the same amount of angle as you have axis tilt?

 

[HowardK]

drill

hi pecky

do you think you could find that drill and post it

i cant seem to find it

h

 

[Jim Kobylinski]

Brian's rule is that he likes to see for every amount of axis tilt you create your shoulders need to be the same amount of degrees open this would be the "ideal" but can be changed for different shots

 

[pecky987]

http://www.brianmanzella.com/forum/...-live-2008-pga-merchandise-show-plus-tip.html