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#11
08-17-2007, 04:08 PM
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Re: question about weight transfer
follow up
Went to the range and golfing this week and with the new swing and I could barely hit the ball. My once glorious swing was in ruins. I even stopped keeping score after the 3rd hole. Today I went back for a second lesson and after a few small tweaks my swing is the best its ever been. One huge change adjustment he made was to rotate the club so it was even closed more. After this lesson I really like the idea of almost equal weight on the feat, and the ass counterbalancing the arms. My swing is HAWT. 
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#12
08-17-2007, 06:13 PM
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Re: question about weight transfer
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1st method is a big LOL. 2nd is much better in simple terms. [ QUOTE ] On another note, it is really annoying that everytime I go back for a lesson I have to get a different instructor who entirely contradicts the last guy and sets my swing back rather than helping. [/ QUOTE ] That sounds very frustrating. Sounds like you haven't yet found a teacher who feels truly confident about his/her abilities. [/ QUOTE ] Years ago a friend of mine had a couple lessons from a Michigan PGA pro. Scott was a 15 handicap who hit the ball a long way. They discussed grip pressure and the position of his wrist bones through the shot, etc. etc. Scott wound up hitting these mammoth hooks and was really frustrated with his game. A few weeks later the pro played in the Michigan PGA Championship and shot 98 in the first round! LOLOL. [img]/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]. We still laugh about this today.
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#15
08-17-2007, 09:55 PM
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Re: question about weight transfer
Don't get too caught up in transferring your weight to your left side on the down swing. Worst case scenario you will start shifting your hips to the left in an effort to transfer your weight to the left side before you're arms/upper body is ready.
Obviously you need to transfer your weight, but focusing too much on that and getting the timing between your arms and legs is no good. There is a drill where you start with your legs together, take the club back, and stride forward while on your down swing in order to get the feeling of shifting your weight while you start your downswing with your arms.
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#16
08-18-2007, 09:10 AM
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Re: question about weight transfer
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There is a drill where you start with your legs together, take the club back, and stride forward while on your down swing in order to get the feeling of shifting your weight while you start your downswing with your arms. [/ QUOTE ] If this drill is done properly, the stride comes before the downswing, not during. The action of weightshift/hipturn begins the reaction of the shoulder/arms movement. One thing starts another. It's a chain of events that creates good swingspeed/power- like a hail Mary pass, a centerfielder throwing home, a bowler, javelin thrower, shot putter, fastball pitcher, long drive champion. Beginning the downswing without first transferring weight will do two things: First, you'll hit like Mary Poppins. Second, you'll try for more distance, come over the top, and develop a pull slice.
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#17
08-18-2007, 11:17 PM
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Re: question about weight transfer
Well I'm glad somebody's around to clean up the mess. [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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#18
08-19-2007, 10:05 PM
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Re: question about weight transfer
OP,
How old are you and how long have you been playing? What type of shot (fade, hook, pull, push, etc...) do you normally hit? If you're going to misshit a shot would it be either: a. fat or thin? b. off the heel or toe? Answer these and I'll get back to you about your weight shift.
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