Squad and jump

[ParHunter]

Hi

I've got a few question regarding the new release and the going normal (or jump).
I've been practising the toss out and that works great for me as

a) it gets me out of jail with my long backswing (try handle dragging with a long swing - impossible)
b) I manage to draw my driver now, before that I was fighting a slice with the driver
c) it simplified my swing as all I am thinking of is to toss it out

What I am missing is the jump. I am practising Michael's table top drill with the hands going below the table and I think I understand that part. But in a normal swing with the out-toss I am hitting the ball clean ( most of the time anyway)

Does that mean I have to squad down more (btw I am 6 ft 1 and I remember Brian saying in the video that taller players might not have to pull the stick out of the ground) to be able to make the jump? When would you squad down, at address, at the beginning of the backswing or in the transition to the downswing? I've tried the last option but the downswing is too short to squad down and jump up again.

I've tried squatting down right from the start but strangely enough I started topping the ball (overdoing the jump?).

I could just forget about the jump but I need all the distance I can get especially with my driver.

When I do the drill for going normal from the video I often shank the ball. Any idea what I am doing wrong there?

Thanks

ParHunter

 

[Tophdad]

I've found that the timing of the jump is very important. If you jump too soon, you tug the hell out of the club and have to flip at it to get to the ball (at least I do). Jumping early and hard would have the tendency to open that face a bunch. My amateur advice would be to:

Make sure you have an adequate turn.
Let those arms drops.
From there you jump and go normal.

I've been practicing taking an 8-iron, swinging to about 9 o'clock with my hands (with some hip turn/back to the target), letting the club drop, and then going normal. When you do it right you'll know - feels like butta

(I think Brian's alternative drill to the out-toss found on a vimeo video and the video in Kevin's "no tug/tumble drill" thread are a couple resources that address the issues you are having)