Working to achieve a later release

[Larryrsf]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoqbxYE1eY

Here I am working with a teaching pro to achieve a later release, more distance and accuracy without more effort.

There is much to learn from this video. I keep my butt back which means I keep my spine angle. In fact I squat a little more during the backswing and then slightly more during the downswing. My head moves DOWN proving that. I also keep my head stationary laterally, sway will nearly always make us mishit, especially with 3w off the deck.

I backswing with an early wrist set, then turn to place the club on plane over my shoulder. My downswing begins with my weight shift to my front leg so that I can pivot my hips around. I have been working with a PT to separate my hips from my shoulders so I can get some "X Factor" as my hips lead my downswing, my shoulders coming around later with my arms and the club.

The late release is about leading with hips AND not casting. I basically do nothing with hands and wrists through impact so that I won't lose the lag prematurely. A "connected" turn pushes my hands toward the target over the ball as my torso turns. I just allow gravity to bring the clubhead down to the ball. "Doing nothing" is a difficult achievement for most amateurs who have been accustomed to throwing the clubhead at the ball, scooping. But it is worth working to achieve. Distance and accuracy--and low handicap golf!

Larry

[alangbaker]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSoqbxYE1eY

Here I am working with a teaching pro to achieve a later release, more distance and accuracy without more effort.

There is much to learn from this video. I keep my butt back which means I keep my spine angle. In fact I squat a little more during the backswing and then slightly more during the downswing. My head moves DOWN proving that. I also keep my head stationary laterally, sway will nearly always make us mishit, especially with 3w off the deck.

I backswing with an early wrist set, then turn to place the club on plane over my shoulder. My downswing begins with my weight shift to my front leg so that I can pivot my hips around. I have been working with a PT to separate my hips from my shoulders so I can get some "X Factor" as my hips lead my downswing, my shoulders coming around later with my arms and the club.

The late release is about leading with hips AND not casting. I basically do nothing with hands and wrists through impact so that I won't lose the lag prematurely. A "connected" turn pushes my hands toward the target over the ball as my torso turns. I just allow gravity to bring the clubhead down to the ball. "Doing nothing" is a difficult achievement for most amateurs who have been accustomed to throwing the clubhead at the ball, scooping. But it is worth working to achieve. Distance and accuracy--and low handicap golf!

So you keep claiming...

...but didn't you tell us you'd already achieved the goal of hitting "all the fairways"...

...like 5 YEARS ago?

[DGreen]

Your swing is definitely improving but that left elbow of yours coming down still needs work.

[Larryrsf]

Actually I work on that. I drill to simultaneously turn my hips toward the target and bring my arms down, that elbow tucking in tight against my stomach. My pro reminds me that Hogan and Nelson wore their pants out on the right side where their elbow rubbed. Good stuff.

Larry

[spanqdoggie]

Actually I work on that. I drill to simultaneously turn my hips toward the target and bring my arms down, that elbow tucking in tight against my stomach. My pro reminds me that Hogan and Nelson wore their pants out on the right side where their elbow rubbed. Good stuff.

Larry

[buddha33]

Dr. Drew suggests pinching the top right before release. Holding things in seems to reset the sensitivity down there. I'm kind of surprised this is an issue for Larry at his age.