Timing of tumble part of DNA or easily adjustable?

[tongzilla]

If you take 100 novice golfers and taught them the basic set up and let them swing, what percentage would do a late tumble (Nicklaus, Watson, Couples) vs early tumble (Sergio, Fowler, less so Hogan)? Would you say there is a natural inclination for a golfer to time the tumble in a certain way that’s part of his 'swing DNA' so to speak, and trying to significantly alter that timing will prevent the golfer from achieving his full potential? Conceptually, it seems simpler and more consistent ball striking wise to prepare for the tumble before the downswing starts, or immediately at transition (rather than late in the downswing and then trying to back out and fit the club in), but why does that seem so difficult for some golfers? Is it worth the effort to turn them into early tumblers or should you just make sure they tumble enough to hit it where they’re looking?

 

[Kevin Shields]

I think they instinctively move their hands toward he what they're trying to hit which kills any chances. God forbid the first ball they hit goes right.......

 

[ej20]

A straight down hand path is just as counter-intuitive as shallowing in transition.

Sergio describes the feeling is like pulling a chain straight down with both hands.

 

[mgranato]

Since I've been purging my swing these past couple months, I've found very few things worth keeping to be intuitive.

 

[spktho]

I struggled with hitting it fat for the first 5 or so years I started golfing and have despised it as much as the big slice. I tried to compensate as Kevin said, by trying to get the hands toward the ball more and that didn't help. As mgranato said, in the transition moving the hands back away from the ball and lay the club down, are so counter intuitive it seems silly to even try it if you don't want to hit it fat. But, those exact things have helped the most.