There was a time that I simply could not figure out how to hit the ball with a straight left arm.
Then one day I could and never understood why.
Not until I took a flexibility exam with a personal trainer.
Gosh.
My left ahoulder was A LOT more flexible than the right. Tried to hit a southpaw swing and there was no way I could keep my right arm straight.
So if you can't figure out how to keep the left arm straight it is simply because you are not flexible enough.
No problem. Just stretch it. Day in. Day out. On the subway. In the office. In the bathroom.
You'll get there.
And do both while you are at it.
Look at Tiger or Ernie or Vijay. One of the main reasons they can really whallop the ball is flexibility.
Get flexibility and you'll have a chance.
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When James Durham recorded 94 at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1767, he set a course record that lasted 86 years. Golf: A curious sport whose object is to put a very small ball in a very small hole with implements ill desiged for the purpose - Sir Winston Churchill
Have done stretching regulary. I am now at a point where my right shoulder is almost as flexible as my left shoulder. After just days of stretching at the office, in the subway etc. Increadible.
BTW. I do not have the time to read my previous post again. Did I mention that flexibility matters?
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When James Durham recorded 94 at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1767, he set a course record that lasted 86 years. Golf: A curious sport whose object is to put a very small ball in a very small hole with implements ill desiged for the purpose - Sir Winston Churchill
What amaze me is that guys like Ernie can put his left arm tightly across his chest. I cant do that! It´s abt 20 degrees off.
I´d like to ask/know what do I lose with my poor flexibility and what will I win if I can get my left arm tighter?
I can think of a couple of things. Maybee a full shoulderturn will not be so critical as it is today for me. Maybee I will get more time for the downmovement in the downswing.
I´d like to ask/know what do I lose with my poor flexibility and what will I win if I can get my left arm tighter?
Well, one of the more interesting side effects is Immortality. My right shoulder is now more or less as flexible as my left & I am still alive.
I don't know what stretching would do for you, but I am sure it would do a bunch of positive things.
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When James Durham recorded 94 at the Old Course at St Andrews in 1767, he set a course record that lasted 86 years. Golf: A curious sport whose object is to put a very small ball in a very small hole with implements ill desiged for the purpose - Sir Winston Churchill
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