Certainy a late release and still plenty of lag pressure through the ball. What have you been working on?
I would say you're close to a snap release but perhaps not quite there. A late random sweep perhaps. The club starts to release before the hands are past the line of sight to the ball. If I remember correct, Yoda has stated that the right elbow should be past the line of sight to the ball before the snap release happens....
Stop the belly view at .07 secs with just a little space showing between the hands and right leg. The shaft is well up and in - VERY snappy. One benchmark is when the hands are at that point, the shaft should be no lower than horizontal, and you beat that easily. It's especially impressive because your right elbow is not in extreme pitch position, which makes it harder to get the shaft that much "up" at that point in the DS.
Stop the belly view at .07 secs with just a little space showing between the hands and right leg. The shaft is well up and in - VERY snappy. One benchmark is when the hands are at that point, the shaft should be no lower than horizontal, and you beat that easily. It's especially impressive because your right elbow is not in extreme pitch position, which makes it harder to get the shaft that much "up" at that point in the DS.
Thanks guys for chiming in....I will try this week to program an extreme pitch position for the right elbow.
I have been working on a flatter backswing and then getting the shaft back on the elbow plane during the downswing.
I have been told that the thing that most enables me to get to this late release is my right elbow abduction at startdown.
Of course you could take a look at Dustin J. He has an incredible late snap. One significant thing that he does different than you is that he drives his shoulder and hips further through before Accumulator #4 starts to move.
Nevertheless, your move is quite impressive even in slomo
You have plenty of Rope Handle and Delayed Release to my eye. Why, if you dont mind me asking, do you want more?
Ah heck we all want more something in our swings, I guess, but you seem very blessed in terms of Rope Handle, Longitudinal. Wish I could that, Im more like Steve Stricker myself.
My non expert eye is looking at that freeze frame from the DTL view......looks like your pushing your butt in and your left shoulder is going back there, maybe. Just a titch. If so , Id say forget snap release and work on your pivot or weight distribution. Zone 1 is job 1.
You have plenty of Rope Handle and Delayed Release to my eye. Why, if you dont mind me asking, do you want more?
Ah heck we all want more something in our swings, I guess, but you seem very blessed in terms of Rope Handle, Longitudinal. Wish I could that, Im more like Steve Stricker myself.
My non expert eye is looking at that freeze frame from the DTL view......looks like your pushing your butt in and your left shoulder is going back there, maybe. Just a titch. If so , Id say forget snap release and work on your pivot or weight distribution. Zone 1 is job 1.
O.B, you hit the nail on the head. I feel like I need to keep my tush line more, ideally would like to see my hands go right field more after impact.
As to more rope handle...I still think that I can use more Zone 1 in maintaining more lag to release point.
Seriously, Strickers swing may not be ideal to maximize power, but his swing looks to me to be molded for precision with his moderate accumulator #2 lag and very solid impact alignments. So perhaps he looses a little distance off the tee and gains precision everywhere else. How about doing the Rory thing off the tee and the Stricker thing from fairway to green?
Thanks guys for chiming in....I will try this week to program an extreme pitch position for the right elbow.
I have been working on a flatter backswing and then getting the shaft back on the elbow plane during the downswing.
I have been told that the thing that most enables me to get to this late release is my right elbow abduction at startdown.
comdpa,
For what it's worth, I find it much easier to get an extreme pitch elbow with a more upright BS. You can drive it directly down from the top with the pivot and get it in front of the right hip as near the belly button as possible(be careful not to hurt yourself). Whatever you do though, please post more video to show the results, and let us know about distance/trajectory changes. Very interesting topic.
Stop the belly view at .07 secs with just a little space showing between the hands and right leg. The shaft is well up and in - VERY snappy. One benchmark is when the hands are at that point, the shaft should be no lower than horizontal, and you beat that easily. It's especially impressive because your right elbow is not in extreme pitch position, which makes it harder to get the shaft that much "up" at that point in the DS.
Originally Posted by MizunoJoe
comdpa,
For what it's worth, I find it much easier to get an extreme pitch elbow with a more upright BS. You can drive it directly down from the top with the pivot and get it in front of the right hip as near the belly button as possible(be careful not to hurt yourself). Whatever you do though, please post more video to show the results, and let us know about distance/trajectory changes. Very interesting topic.
MJ,
Its interesting that you make this point - Sergio does this very well. Let's just say that I am trying to make BS as upright as
the angle of my right forearm at address while still making a full turn with no arm lift.
My analysis of PGA Tour players is that from start-up to backstroke, the clubshaft NEVER goes below the right forearm. The only one player I know who does this and made a good living at golf is Raymond Floyd.
One of my aims this week and the next is to make sure that from a down the line perspective, my shaft post-impact,"exits" at my right shoulder or a hair above. I still think I am wiping my shots a little and this should prevent the shaft from moving left too soon past impact.
Thank you for the interest and I will keep all updated.
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