golf machine lesson 6

control the clubface with the right hand
one piece takeaway (triangle, use shoulders). finish by rotating
right shoulder back to create room
tendency to take club inside remains.

on downswing tendency to lunge with right shoulder remains.
tendency to spin out on downswing, especially before ball remains.

tendency to try and kill the ball remains.

with driver and woods, the backswing needs to be slower to give the
club time to get to the right position. right shoulder really needs
to rotate for longer clubs. rotating the club starts earlier. think
of the ball being back a foot. remember the golfmachine video where
they talk about visualizing the ball in different spots. the ball can
be at the right foot.

pre shot routine
from behind ball pick line
line up then practice shots
remember visualize line
right hand must extend down line, ball will follow line right hand travels, right hand controls club face. control the club face.

golf lesson 5

today i regressed a lot.
i learned the importance of a tension free swing.

so far the areas where i tend to regress to:
1)allow right elbow and wrist to collapse on backswing
2)too much wrist cock on downswing
3)don't swing in to out
4)allow left shoulder to spin out

drills for the week:
one piece takeaway-start club forward and then swing back. lift right arm. don't let right wrist collapse.

keep shoulders stable-swing in to out with very relaxed arms and shoulders. do not allow left shoulder to rotate.

weight shift back and forward-baseball swing drill

REMEMBER:
KEEP arms in front of body on backswing, downswing, and follow through.

golf machine lesson 4

Backswing is one piece then rotate right arm up. Remember swing path/plane. (don't overextend left arm)

Weight shift will be practiced with baseball drill. Slight movement forward (BELT OVER LEFT ANKLE) and hip turn. Just lift left foot and then weight goes down on toe, then to heel. right now tendency is for body to spin out too much

Swing inside to out along arc. Gentle movements.
Try to avoid right shoulder dip. This helps keep the body from spinning out as well on follow thru

Pass handle through ball. (If hands get there first and are hands/arms are relaxed, you will not go fat.)
REMEMBER TO START CLUBFACE ROTATION EARLY. RIGHT NOW IT FEELS LIKE ROTATION STARTING WHEN RIGHT ARM IS PARALLEL TO GROUND

Remember: upper body should be connected. Right now tendency is for arms to resist starting downswing too much. let the weight shift start from legs and the arms to follow.

golf machine #3

keep working on relaxing and letting hands turn over naturally.
left shoulder is much more stable during downswing.
keep clubshaft in narrow tunnel
work on throwing sidearm with right hand. keep right elbow close to body, helps left arm to turn over rather than sway downline
envision clubhead closing from time right arm reaches parallel on downswing.


keep right hand facing ball on backswing
back 2 feet and then up.

golf machine 2

still have too much thrusting of torso and left shoulder

on backswing, takeaway with right palm pointing at ball.
on downswing throw right hand at ball in first part and then just let momentum carry club the way there
hands and arms on both sides have to relax to allow the club to turnover.
remember the club has to follow the club path AND roll over naturally.
the roll over has to start a lot earlier than i am used to!
Rolls over a lot more completely than i am used to!

feeling of holding butt away from line and letting club turn over. think about the down the line view, and how much space there is. remember that you can see the club pointing backwards and the club handle with plenty of room between the body and the club.

right hand only to practice letting the club turn over
left hand only to practice letting the club turn over
swing while the left arm holds a club to the ground to steady shoulder

remember martin hall smart stick for club path
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5rYpfmAwo4