Why this position?

[SJO]

It is very bad on the back in a reverse c position the discs in the lumbar region are greatly compressed because the back is overly arched.

Yeah but that's not the reason his swing isn't being 'sold' is it? Stack and Tilt is being 'sold' and they teach that reverse c finish.

 

[aaron_lohan]

Yeah but that's not the reason his swing isn't being 'sold' is it? Stack and Tilt is being 'sold' and they teach that reverse c finish.

No like i said the problems with being too upright is that it can lead to a rock and block type action which means the club will come to much from the inside leading to problems hitting crisp short irons.

 

[Richie3Jack]

I've always wondered this. The greatest of all time; one of the greatest drivers of the ball of all time; ended up being the greatest without the benefit of a great short game, so you know his ballstriking was on point. So why not more about his swing? And to be honest, his swing wasn't really all that unusual. Maybe the average golfer doesn't have the strength to make his swing work? If that's the case, why not teach it to strong amateurs? You hear about all kinds of players and their swings; with Jack, all you hear about is 1) Length, 2) Fade, 3) Majors.

How about some insight from the knowledgeable?

Upright swings have some benefits. I think they generate more leverage so you're likely to hit it longer and you don't need to swing left as much. OTOH, you're a bit more likely to come OTT, something that the general public struggles with. In my golfing life I've always played better when I stay away from an upright swing. Sometimes it gets too flat, but I can still knock it around pretty well. But upright = death for me.

Nicklaus' wide takeaway is very much emulated in today's game though. That's another thing that I find difficult for me to do and I think most golfer cannot quite time that.

So it becomes a question of length vs. consistency, IMO.





3JACK