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Old 12-08-2010, 09:00 PM
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Hands At Address -- Impact Height Or Lower?
Originally Posted by dlam View Post

The right forearm wedge being along the plane with the clubshaft doesn't work on a consistent basis with me.
It does work for a lot other golfers.but not me
Dlam,

You say the On Plane Right Forearm Wedge "doesn't work" for you. Are you absolutely sure you are doing it correctly? Have you worked with a competent professional who understands the necessary integrated alignments of Body, Arms and Hands? Or, is this as I suspect, merely a "do it yourself" project? My point is, don't blame the alignments when the fault may well be your own misapplication. On the other hand, you may be using the Turning Shoulder Plane ("straight back / straight through"). In which case, the Arms will 'hang' and point well inside the Baseline; then, swing back-and-through parallel to it. Or, you may be using the Squared Shoulder Plane you mentioned above. In which case, an On Plane Right Forearm at address -- while possible -- feels and appears 'ungolflike'.


Originally Posted by BerntR View Post
Very few good players have their right forearm on the inclined plane at address. IMO you can achieve more lag, more lag pressure and a longer distance from impact to both arms straight if you address the ball with lower hands.
BerntR,

If "lower hands" at address works for you, then by all means, go for it!



But, a question . . .

Will your hands also be "lower" at impact? Or, will they be higher (than at address)? If so, then how much higher will they be? And, if they are higher -- and they almost certainly are -- then how does going from "lower" hands at address to higher hands at impact translate into "more lag, more lag pressure and a longer distance from impact to both arms straight".

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