As a relative newbee to hitting, I started out with a bang, but now I find myself stuck. My golf today was indicitive of what has been happening.
My drives right now are far superior to my fairway shots. It feels like I am hitting only about 30% of my fairway irons with a good flying wedge intact. I will hit an iron perfectly flush and straight with a bend right wrist and then tell myself that I can do that on the next shot. But it rarely happens two shots in a row. Very frustrating. However the successes that I have had are so rewarding that I can't wait to hit the ball the same way again.
I have the video "Preshot routine for hitters" but need to know the best way to learn to be more consistant at impact position (bent rightwrist) through the ball. I am not sure if I am running out of right arm or experiencing clubhead throwaway. Are there drills somewhere on this site that can help build consistancy?
I read on this site about basic motion and aquired motion. Is there a definition on those terms here?
Basic motion is a chip shot length stroke. 2 feet back, 2 feet through. Acquired motion is taking the club back to when the right forearm is parallel to the ground and then swinging through until the right forearm is again parallel to the ground, now on the follow through.
Start off with basic motion. Get down what you are trying to accomplish. If it's maintaining a flying wedge, use basic motion until you get down maintaining the flying wedge. Then move onto the acquired motion. If you struggle with the transition, 'feel your way around.' What's the difference in feels between basic and acquired? Close your eyes if you have to. Or go in super slow motion if needed. Or both.
I actually ran into this problem last week. Crushing drives and just taking much better swings with the woods, particularly the driver, than the irons where I would usually come over the top. Tried some 'swinging out to right field' drills, even ones that were pretty extreme and 'felt the differences' and made adjustments to help with my swing.
Then I had a hard time maintaing the flying wedge so I worked on some other TGM drills and 'felt the differences' and made the adjustments. Hitting the ball much better, just added 10 yards to my irons with much better accuracy and trajectory despite it being cooler in Atlanta this week with the air being a bit heavier.
I will say this, for me it had to do a lot with the #1 pressure point.
For me the introduction of Extensor Action was the open door to consistency. Touch wood, jinx, where's my rabbits paw?
It isnt easy to adopt, might take some time. Its going to feel weird and necessitate the turning off of a lot of old ways, but if you're like me, once you get it .................... you'll never, ever give it up. Stick with it, this is a place where many have approached only to back away.
Oh, the consistency comes via the simplification, almost automation, it promotes in your swing. Extensor Action will make a lot of things talked about around here come to life. Your Left Hand will cock on its own as the Right Arm shortens going back, the inert Left Arm, the check rein, Hands to Pivot as the shoulder turn takeaway gives way to the Right Forearm's fanning and bending, you'll feel like you hit all your shots with your on plane Right Shoulder, flatter left wrist etc etc etc.................
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Start in Basic or Acquired and learn to love it there. Its unlikely you could just turn it on in a longer shot and like it. This is why a lot of people fail to adopt it I think. It is awkward at first. Start small and gradually introduce it to longer and longer shots.
Thank you OB
You've just validated the key to my recent "AHA!!!" moment about the golf swing.
I've slowly practiced and begun to understood pressure points, power accumulators, Magic of the Right Forearm etc....but until I started using Extensor Action, I was still inconsistent with my stroke. It has been the 'glue' to my whole swing!
Thank you OB
You've just validated the key to my recent "AHA!!!" moment about the golf swing.
I've slowly practiced and begun to understood pressure points, power accumulators, Magic of the Right Forearm etc....but until I started using Extensor Action, I was still inconsistent with my stroke. It has been the 'glue' to my whole swing!
Pan
This is how unfair life can be....
Ya see this....1093 Posts.
I began understanding the Magic of the Right Forearm 3 weeks ago, and had it locked down about 1 week ago which includes Extensor Action and the Flying Wedges.
You have 4 posts. I bet your about 20 years old too.
I began understanding the Magic of the Right Forearm 3 weeks ago, and had it locked down about 1 week ago which includes Extensor Action and the Flying Wedges.
You have 4 posts. I bet your about 20 years old too.
Daryl - I wish I was 20 again! Then maybe I could've enjoyed 20 more years of golf than I have - I've only been playing(hacking, actually) about 5 years....until I stumbled onto this great site. Now I feel like I can actually control the golf ball....some of the time! Thanks to all (like you) who post here giving freely of their knowledge. I'm sure there's still more for me to learn......though hopefully before I get to 1000 posts!
I have to re learn Extensor Action every week or two. I find that it is almost always the thing missing thing when Im going through a golf trough or cycling down. You're not so far behind, never more than one cycle. You can always just catch the next wave.
Hey, Drew will like this, no doubt. He's a wave rider no?
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