Florida
"If you swing the club from the top to the finish of your
swing (in the direction of the target) with your arms, keeping it
constant with no change at impact, you will get all the whip-like
feel you want. If you try to get the whip-like action you will
produce hand action and you don't want that as it will make you
cast. The arms are what give you your speed, so let them do the
work."
- Patricia
Kimball, Teaching Professional |
Georgia
"Mike: Thank you for asking how to improve your
shot-making. The whip-like action starts with a good hand position
on the club. Your hands are the heartbeat of the swing that will
produce the correct release of the wrists at the right time if you
let them react rather than initiate during the swing. that is
the whip I think you are referring to. Yes, that is what lets the
club do the work! It also needs to be met with a good posture that
is maintained during the swing. Let me know if I can be of future
assistance.
Thanks again." - Julie
Brown, Teaching Professional
|
Minnesota
"You must create torque between the upper and lower
halves of your body by resisting you shoulder turn with your legs
and hips. The whip come from the resulting "rebound."
- Jim
Manthis, Teaching Professional
|
Pennsylvania
"Mike:
Try holding the club by the shaft up by the head, with the grip
end extended away from you. Take your normal swing and try to make
the club make a swishing noise. try to swing it faster and then
faster and make louder swishing noises. Notice that you never
loose your balance with this drill. When you reverse the club and
grip it normally, try to make the same swishing noise without
balance loss. You will be on your way to increasing your club head
speed. Keep swinging!"
-
Bob
Sheppard, Teaching Professional
|
South Carolina
"THIS is called the
release ! In a lesson ask how
to release the club . #1 Grip
it strong to learn the feel .Strong
is a position not tight pressure.
Strong is more in the fingers
of the left hand .... Seeing 3
knuckles and almost all the logo on
the glove ... Be careful .. This
is where a lesson is important ..
You will be able to do this
and still be doing wrong ..... A
PGA Professionals hands on will place
it on there perfectly and reinforce
it all the lesson . # 2
Relax the hands and keep them
passive /relaxed all thru the swing
...... # 3 Lift the club
to waist height toe to
the sky or 9:00 position. and
let it fall . The club falling
at 40 mph wil rotate your
supple hands and forearms to the
square position at impact and over
to toe to the sky at 3:00
position .." I can give you
the FEEL in 10 seconds during
a lesson . In written words it
may take a book ....and you still don't
get it . THE FEEL IS a
SNAP of power that YOU did
NOT cause ......... Most amateurs try
to force the release .... SAY
THIS after me " GOLF is a
game of opposites "
______________________ .. The harder I
try the worse I do ..
When I Force something to happen
it does not happen ,, When I
let it happen it HAPPENS
................. Let one of us Help
you to understand how to let
the club do the work!" - Doug
Weaver, Teaching Professional
|
Tennessee
"Try getting in an address position take a club and fold
your arms with the club in them and keeping the club parallel with
your shoulders twist from side to side slowly. Pick a target on
both sides and do this every day and you will gain range on your
swing. After a while you will need to move your targets and go
further . I know this is not what you ask for but people have
gained a lot more turn and that means distance. Good luck!" -
Doyal
Chadwick, Teaching Professional
|
Texas
"COIL YOUR SHOULDERS FULLY, COIL YOUR HIPS 1/2 OF THAT
AMOUNT, KEEP YOUR BALANCE, DON'T START THE CLUB DOWN WITH YOUR
HANDS, BUT JUST LET THE HANDS "DROP OFF THE TABLE", AND
FOCUS MOSTLY ON A FULL FINISH."
- Mr.
Kim Brown, Teaching Professional
|
