[Richie3Jack]

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.




3JACK