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Originally Posted by swingezy
Well yes, all the parts must work together, but any 'conscious' attempt to power the ball with the hands or arms creates all sorts of complications in the swing as the tiniest amount of difference in timing between arms and centre will alter the path of the club and create problems. The left arm is the primary lever and the right had will unleash perfectly if relaxed. The power comes from the rotation and the degree of distance the club travels through at the bottom of the downswing. This is one effect of the right elbow being tucked in as the wrists remain cocked late in the downswing.
Do you see it this way?
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I think we're getting away from the original post, but this just shows how interconnected grip is to swing mechanics, in particular the roles of left and right arms. Looks like a good place to run further down this tangent ...
I agree with your statement that in a right-handed stance the left arm is the primary lever. From a physics standpoint, if the left arm is functioning as the primary lever then it will have the
potential to generate more power than the right arm (I say 'potential' because many golfers in a right-handed stance will always prefer to use their right arm to generate power, perhaps b/c it feels more natural). Hence, if you allow the left arm to generate most of the power, then the left
hand should carry the majority of the heft rather than the right, which therefore supports my logic that the left hand should have as much contact with the grip as possible e.g. some form of overlap grip.
Regarding your statement about the mechanics of the right elbow, if you share the belief that the left arm is responsible for generating power I would then have to wager that the role of the right arm becomes better suited at fine-tuning the club-head path i.e. tucking elbow in to straighten out the drive.
*ducks to avoid tomatoes*
Okay, after having said this I expect to get flamed by pros who know swing mechanics, or by those who have anectdotal experience that run counter to my statements. Yeehaw, bring it! But putting these concepts into action, I've improved my average driver distance from 240 up to 270 and still increasing, and that my longest drive has improved nearly 50 yards from 275 up to 320 after having spent the last two years working on my left arm mechanics, amongst other things.
At the risk of prolonging this tangent, I'd love to hear from others regarding the way the left and right arms work ...
August 4th, 2004, 05:55 PM
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