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Old December 11th, 2006, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by LindenH
I've been working on something similar in my game for most of this season. I'm right handed and had lost some distance and tended to hit the ball high & right on my poor shots.

After much self-analysis (hips not clearing quickly enough, closed face, alignment issues, ball position, etc) I finally went to the local pro. He identified a poor release of the hands and suggested that I try to keep the dominant right hand much more passive (just there for the ride, he described it as).

I didn't play tennis to the extent that I could bring that experience to my golf game, but I did play an awful lot of table-tennis in my younger years, and later in life with my kids. The pro suggested I try to use a backhand top-spin stroke left-handed............ works an absolute treat for me. Not only did I regain my distance, I actually increased the length a little.. lovely ball-flight with a touch of draw.

I must point-out that this only works for me if I swing smoothly with a light-grip.... any tension (first tee in a comp, pressure shots over water, etc) and I am prone to force the left-wrist through a little too quickly, resulting in a folding of the wrist............. not good at times .
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Thank you for posting your experience. It was interesting to read that there is a golf pro that endorses the title of this thread as a swing key. It was of course even more interesting that actually it worked for you!
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