Ok guys and gals,
I have been trying to swing and have been struggling lately
. My problem(s) seem to be uneducated hands, throwaway, using the right arms...way to much, flipping.
I have been working on basic, acquired, and total motions. I do really good on the basics, not quite as good on the acquired, and erratic on the total. I have been working on getting into better alignments going back to the top, at the top and back down.
Here is what I'm leading to...that is...when I go slow in the house, I feel that my alignments are pretty good, but as I add speed, I'm sure its way too much speed & trying to resist the tendency to hack at the ball....but, now have my above mentioned problems. Its been a couple of weeks since I hit the ball real good & as yall know its frusterating!
So, the more I've been reading TGM and this great site, it is apparent that I'm not really using CF in my swing. I really don't have conscious feeling of the PP either and obviously no lag, only throwing the club at the ball!! I know...bad news....very depressing.
So, as it snows & ices outside, I deciding to work on creating CF. I try to do this in my mind at the driving range, but can't be mentally strong enough to stay on task and before I know it, I'm home wondering why I didn't stay with my task! Also, this is upsetting!
So, I got out my impact bag & a dowell. I setup, trace the plane line back and up. Pivot & slide my hip back to the target...drag loading. I can't hit balls, so I'm forced to do this. I have a different look in the mirror than before. I monitor my wrist conditions, the sounds of the dowell, my hips, knee flex (I use right anchor).
The results are very loud slap! My bag is only half filled, and it flips over (I thought I read somewhere that this isn't suppose to happen). I go at it hard, I'm not feeling that I'm hitting hard, but I now have CF and its throwout is creating some speed. It rolls the bag over, but in the both arm straight alignment, my left wrist is flat & my right wrist is bent, & it also points to the base of the plane. Is this ok to spin the bag over? Does it matter since my wrist are in their proper alignment? Or are they tricking me and I really have throwaway, but they quickly get re-aligned in the follow thru?
I feel that my left arm can swing now, I don't feel the right like I did before. I'm starting to feel the PP's. I must say that I'm think about the bump or slide while keeping the head still, and the club staying back, but then DOWN. I have read Yoda and others post that this "bump" is a reaction of the hands going down, but if I don't "bump" on purpose, I feel no CF.....so, am I mixed up or what?
Thanks
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