Tumble, no Tug drill
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Wulsy, I always enjoy your posts so now you have me alarmed. I have been trying to learn the new release by adding a bit of tumble to the rope and fiddle drills. Bill is pretty clear about not adding or applying any hit. This has helped me in eliminating tug. My results have been very good so far. Am I on the wrong track?
Kevin Shields
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Yes wulsy, that is not how I do it. I would probably think that swinging a rope golf style would certainly help some feels as Bill suggested but may not be good for hand path. That's why I do it on the ground. Also, it's not like I do it much. A few times every so often to foster the feel I'm looking for.
Kevin Shields
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Be careful with the fiddle drill to help with the new release. Maybe the start of it but not the aiming point part. Hope that helps.
Per Brian, "Take the 'grip' with thumb/forefinger/middle finger of both hands.
The backswing consist of placing
the shaft on the right side of the head on the shoulders
Straighten the right arm OUTWARD (Brian's emphasis, from 2003!)
Tilt while you "fiddle"
Kevin's point is well taken, you don't want to use the aiming point concept with this, but I think the tilt takes you to a point where you can pull the hula hoop out of the ground while applying right hand torque (throwing the drunk off, to use another older Manzella image). The main thing though it and the rope technique have helped me with is applying non tagential force from the top and not jack-knifing. I guard against that by applying a little tumble. Hey, I could be way off base but it's working so far.
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hp12c
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dschultz6072
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Your hair really does remind me of a skunk haha.
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hp12c
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Yup, thats why I have pepe le pu as my avatar and no my name is not pepe.
Billy McKinney
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Aww..thanks D. You can buy autographed headshots on ebay for 99 cents. That drill always makes me stripe it, btw.
And "pivoting like crazy is...crazy"..indeed.
Release: good.
No tug: good.
Shallow divot: good.
Hit hooks for a while: good. (Dariusz is right on about that).
Olof Karlson
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I followed Alex around the course on his last round at the Nordea Masters that he won this year. He's impressive to watch. He also seems to be a great guy.
I followed Alex around the course on his last round at the Nordea Masters that he won this year. He's impressive to watch. He also seems to be a great guy.
Matt Bryda
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Sounds like a good drill for any golfer especially a dragger
Anything to take the sensation of the "club head at the end" away
pull........SNAP
as Brian and Mike Jacobs has said in the past
hp12c
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Hey Wulsy thanks for the compliment, I gotta transfer that swing to my clubs.
hp12c
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Hey Kev On the rope drill, I noticed,sensed, felt a very lagging LCT and also I cant put any FATS on the rope is that what u noticed,sensed, felt and or anything else I may be missing? If Im correct on no FATS how is the rope straight at the bottom of swing? Thanks for your help.
It may, but I have been working with that closed face drill and am finding that the more I get the left shoulder up and back(it even feels like pulling up with the left arm) during the downswing(it feels like a going normal move to me), the more I can get the face open without manipulating the hands. If I don't get the left shoulder up the ball goes left and curves more left--especially if doing his "tumble" during the swing.
I really need to get on a TM to figure out what gets affected with the changes. So far I'm liking the ball flight, but still fighting the two way misses.
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