Letting gravity start the downswing in golf makes as much sense as letting gravity start the final downstroke of an underhanded softball fast pitch.
The reason I was thinking about this is that I'm trying to get away from trying to kill it from the top which I believe can put a lot of force on the clubface opening it up correct? So I've been experimenting with getting to the top and letting it just fall a bit and then get after it. Am I thinking this wrong?
OK, I sure hope this makes sense:
Brian talks a lot about "stressing the shaft". My question is, don't you lose this "stress" if you use gravity to let the club drop during the transition? Many thanks,
Curtis
The shaft goes through 3 main "stressing episodes" - take away, transition, release. The shaft "recovers" from those episodes very quickly. So any stress you apply at the start will be gone well before the transition, and any stress at the transition will be gone well before the release.
Am I being a smart-ass when saying that you forgot impactThe shaft goes through 3 main "stressing episodes" - take away, transition, release. The shaft "recovers" from those episodes very quickly.
Just curious. So when considering a shaft's flex profile, as suitable for your swing, should you only be concerned about how the shaft stresses and recovers at release?
It sure feels like it is possible to let gravity take over for a bit in the "transition".
The shaft goes through 3 main "stressing episodes" - take away, transition, release. The shaft "recovers" from those episodes very quickly. So any stress you apply at the start will be gone well before the transition, and any stress at the transition will be gone well before the release.
So why does BManz talk about stressing the shaft during the takeaway if you are saying it "disappears" shortly after? thx
So why does BManz talk about stressing the shaft during the takeaway if you are saying it "disappears" shortly after? thx