switter, swinger and hitter

[landongolf]

In brian newest video, the Soft draw pattern he talks about from top position, pulling down with the left arm and then and at release point applying pressure across the shaft....I was under the impression that you cannot swing and hit at the same time....being a rookie and can someone explain! I remember taking a lesson with Mark McHatton and he mentioned that I am a switter. I have also taken a golf school with Brian, both outstanding teacher....I would love some clarification on this point...Thanks so much Jack

 

[niblick1]

Read this thread, especially post 94:

http://www.brianmanzella.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9605&page=10&highlight=physics

For maximum distance, like Brian says in SD video: pull like crazy then apply right arm hit at the right moment to add to the power of the Soft Draw. You are right that plenty of TGM purists would say do one or the other, not both in the same swing.

 

[thefuture37]

does anyone who is good feel like they are pulling their left arm independent of their body or is it a pulling motion with the body

 

[self-mastery]

does anyone who is good feel like they are pulling their left arm independent of their body or is it a pulling motion with the body

John Daly has always said that his motion was all left arm... Probably his feel, but not his real.

I feel that the left arm responds to the pivot, and takes a free ride via the pivot express until I fire my right arm, or just a double pull of both hands. meh golf blows!

 

[dashfan87]

I have a close friend who said for years, he was all right arm, untill playing in a tournament, someone told him to just pull with the left, and he hasnt looked back since. He swears by it to me, and trys to get me to do it. However, I feel more comfortable with brians way of doing it in the soft draw pattern, which is pulling like crazy, then applying pressure with the right (left for me) at the right moment. Thats the way i have always done it.

 

[spktho]

I by no means am real good at golf. I grew up playing baseball and had a pretty good throwing (right) arm. In my golf swing, I tend to try to hit the ball with mostly my right arm as probably many people who are right hand dominant do. Just like throwing a ball underhanded. For years before I saw NSA I could not figure out how the left arm or hand should work in the golf swing due to always hitting the ball with my right arm and leaving the club head open.

From watching many other people's golf stroke, I don't think that there are many people who are swingers of the golf club. If you see someone, who like me, that has a seemingly effortless or even tempo'd swing, you may think they are a swinger. I even try to take the right arm hit out of my swing at times, but as long as there are both hands on the club, my right hand will eventually feel like it is used to hit the ball, which when I strike the ball best happens right before impact. Also, having two young kids and watching them try to hit golf balls for the first time, they definitely try to hit the ball using mostly their right arm as do the few friends who are beginners that I have started them playing. So, in reality I think the right arm hit for right handed golfers will always be in a golf swing(talking about people with two functioning arms of course) just to different degrees. These are just my thoughts.

 

[landongolf]

Thank you so much for your responses, Jack

 

[puttmad]

Jack,
Here's another viewpoint for you....
Pulling hard with the left arm involves a subtle use of your pivot ot keep up with this action, otherwise your arms will pass across your body too early..
I generally let the pivot transport the left arm, by maintaining a slight pressure where the left arm contacts the chest at the top....
The acceleration of the clubHEAD, well I leave that to the right arm...
The clubHEAD, ideally, moves in a circle....my objective is to get as much aceleration around that circle...
If you do a half backswing, hold the position and then stand upright, now you can determine which action will accelerate the clubHEAD, in a horizontal circle the most...is it pulling left with the left arm, or maybe it is something else?....
Try accelerating the clubhead, in a circle, without moving your arm position at all... then combine that with your pivot left...

 

[self-mastery]

The worst thing the Golf Rags ever did was try to take our right arms away!!!

Thank you Homer, thank you Brian, Thank you Tomasello, Thank you Austin, and Thank You Evershed.