The danger of the Right Forearm Takeaway, while it eliminates the tendency to Cock the Right Wrist, is that it is done independent of the Pivot, and thus tends to also eliminate the Pivot (and its mission-critical function).
The correct conception blends the Right Forearm Takeaway with the Pivot. The Body Turn is responsible for the circular motion of the Stroke and its Centrifugal Force. The Right Forearm is responsible for the width of the Stroke (Extensor Action) and maintaining the On Plane Sweetspot. In Golf, as in life, it 'takes two to tango', and nowhere in the Stroke is that more evident than in Start-Up.
Man, I wish Id known that when I first started with the RFT! Took me about three trips to the Swamp to get it right, to get the Pivot going. Without it, Id often get a stuck right hip which caused some roundhouseing to the outside on the backswing.
Great post Lynn.
PS Lynn, wasnt it 28 years ago this week that you flew to Seattle to take your GSEM course with Homer? Without that journey all of us here would be less informed, to say the least. What you learned that week was right from Homers mouth. Pure and unfettered. No too many people can say that anymore. Only a gifted few could keep up with him, follow him, I imagine. Thanks for everything Lynn. "Treemendous."
I have fought everything you discuss, use the Right Forearm and I don't pivot but am closer to the plane....use pivot and I start the club under the plane.
The ball striking is better with the Shoulder Turn takeaway but I think the blending will be the key to better all around play.
Hybrid Mode
