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Originally Posted by Dominic
But he then mentions something that had me sit up and take notice. He says that players who have a problem coming over the top - like me - are struggling to drop their hands close to their side and into the pocket...and that's the wrong way to go about it.
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Dominic, lots of what you said I can relate to in my own game. I too have tried to find an inside path by trying to get my hands closer to the body in the downswing, and have not had much success. I simply had no room for my right elbow to get in and stay in the proper position.
The guy I really like on you tube is Chris Ryan. Here are two videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvvnl46vAGY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-j9fyhp-mQ
The second video was the eye opener for me. I have been trying to get my hands closer to my body in the downswing to help with an OOT move, but Chris Ryan advocates that they should be further away from you, not closer. (I think Biesterfield mentions this in one his posts too). The thing that clicked for me is that by getting my hands further away from me nearing impact, that I (1) have room to have my right elbow get in the position I need to retain lag and (2) I can have the club behind and inside me a bit (though not stuck) and don't have to worry about it being too inside or too far behind as to have giant pushes or pull-hooks..
The first video kind of sets up the 2nd video for me.
I actually came here just to post that the Chris Ryan youtube videos are really good, and then saw this related topic.
Dominic,, you also mentioned the tip of starting the downswing with just your arms. That is one way to find out if your shoulder turn is sufficient...lol. You just cant make that move with a fake shoulder turn (as I have discovered).