Worlds BEST golf coach TRANSFORMS my game… THIS IS INSANE!
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- This UPGRADE is way better than NEW GOLF CLUBS! Worlds BEST golf coach TRANSFORMED my game... (FIRST ROUND!) Worlds BEST golf coach UPGRADED MY GAME! Pete Cowen LESSON UPDATE! Recently I got a lesson from the world's best golf teacher Peter Cowen, and the video has gone down a storm! in todays video I recap on what I was taught, what i'm doing to ty and improve my golf.. and how I plan on getting better. Worlds BEST golf coach TRANSFORMS my game in 25 MINUTES!! I get a lesson with PETER COWEN... The BEST GOLF COACH in the world! Pete Cowen has CHANGED MY GOLF GAME FOREVER! (FULL LESSON!)I get a lesson with PETER COWEN... The BEST GOLF COACH in the world! Pete Cowen as been widely recognised as the best golf coach in the world for a number of years now, from coaching Rory Mcilroy, Brooks Koepka, Lee Westwood, Henrick Stenson, Matt Fitzpatrick to many many more he has been teaching the best golfers in the world for a long time... so what can he do with my game?! will he turn me into one of the best golfers in the world? will he get me hitting the longest drives i've ever hit? the straightest iron shots ever? the best golf shots ever? let's find out... and let's do it now!
James, I have a question with the squeeze the towel feeling with your grip. I understand how this helps stabilize the face, but do you find that it makes you grip the club too hard? Do you see any problems with the gripping the club hard with the hands, or no?
Not James but I’ve used the same technique since reading and actually doing Hogan’s Five Lessons which illustrates the same thing with a drawing of hands wringing a towel. What you need to do to make it work automatically is to establish the grip on the club in the air. Hogan did it holding out the club horizontally but the PGA Manual of Instruction which I’ve also read suggests holding it vertical. 1) ground and align club in left hand; 2) raise it so shaft is vertical with elbows bend and resting on sides of chest and place right hand on it so pad of right thumb rests high over the shaft of the left thumb, allowing the index finger of the right to separate and curl around the grip (i.e. like trigger on a gun); 3) lower the club by hinging body at the hips and letting weight of club pull arms down and straight-letting club head hover just off the ground.
What you will observe when you do step 3, is as the arms straighten the ulna and radius bones in the forearms rotate inward automatically creating that ‘towel wringing’ feel and if you let the club hang freely in the air just off the ground it your hands will swing in towards the body and the arm and club will hang in perfect balance. As the forearms and hands rotate against each other if you have the pad of the right thumb placed correctly you will feel it press tighter and tighter against the left thumb, not due to any contraction of the muscles in the forearm but from them being stretched and twisted. That should also cause a reflexive tightening between your thumbs and index fingers like a lobster claw.
Apply light downward pressure with the right hand against the left to push all the slack out of the left arm the same way the club force will pull it out and you will find your arm triangle and grip get firm but you should still be able to freely waggle the club in a thumb-up / down action (radial-to-unlar deviation) which is the action which allows the club to whip down around the hands and accelerate through impact. Hogan waggled as a rehearsal of that action at impact.
The reflexive pressure between the thumbs and index fingers gripping the club will allow you to relax your grip with the other fingers in the way Sam Snead suggested, as if holding a baby bird. The thing in pt 2 about allowing the index finger of the right (trail) hand to extend down to grip (instead of gripping like a baseball bat) is what creates the pivot pressure point between right thumb and index finger. That index “trigger” finger of the trail hand will then provide valuable feedback regarding when the club is lagging and releasing.
I used this method for a while. Do not wring it to hard or it can deviate the shot. It does give you stability.
@@aggadan Try closing the the club about 45° (toe forward not vertical) when gripping it in the air, then lowering it. I find that when club is moved behind the ball that creates the ideal counter-torque in arms and hands. The face will come back square at impact because at impact hips are not parallel with target line are open to target line that same 45°.
Since discovering that cause and effect relationship at address I set up with heels parallel to swing/target line (back foot squared - front foot flared) but twist my hips 45° open and a bit forward laterally (straightening front leg) when first aligning the face of the club to target, holding the head inside the ball with lead edge near front of ball not behind it because the goal of the exercise is having face come back square as ball RELEASES off face, not where face first contacts the ball. After lining up that way in the impact position, face squared near release point on ground, if you move the club head behind the ball where it needs to be and move feet in so it is behind you will find the face slightly open aiming to the right and where that squared-to-the-right face is pointing, inside the center line relative to target, is where you want to use hand eye coordination to aim the club. Not at the back of the ball, slightly inside. The club keeps moving in an arc as it compresses and releases the ball a few degrees and by trial and error evaluation of results you adjust the face angle / inside aim point until ball releases and flies straight to target.
Stenson works with Cowen, Faldo always comments on Henrik’s grip pressure, some inside knowledge I presume, but then usually compliments on the solid strike. I’ve been using his grip this season and the improvement has been great. Always been pretty handsy but squaring the face with body rotation, instead of chasing down the line has been really fun to incorporate. I wish I’d have learned it at 24 instead of 64!!
Peter Cowens explanation of the adjustment of the shoulders taught me how to shape shots. I’ve never been able to do it. It’s reduced my slice too. Went to the range and was mind blown
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Since that great Pete lesson I’ve watched his pyramid of learning videos , absolutely mind blowing, also there is another one about driver that adds another dimension.
Brilliant couple of videos. Can you explain exactly how the shoulders are “loaded” for the fade and draw. Thanks, Mick
Second this, couldn't quite grasp what he meant by loading the shoulders for each. I interpreted it as where your backswing finishes which determines the angle the club comes back towards the ball
He also talked about his grip!
I don't understand why you would want one swing for a draw and one for a fade. I think I'll stick with ZEN Golf.
You just send the message to your brain. Let it know what you want and let it find the spot automatically.
@@maxwired2235 Of course you have different swings for different shapes. It's required to produce the spin to add curve.
Great James, it will be great to follow you through this journey, so many of us could really learn
Thanks Robert! I hope so!
Thanks for the follow-up! I would love more in-depth discussions of the concepts Pete raised with your former coach and you. E.g. the hands wringing the towel opposing each other and the proper loading.
Your lesson with Pete was fantastic. The detail he provided about “loading the left shoulder” has helped my game so much! Thank you and Pete
Watched that lesson 5x or more. Gone to range working on the wrung towel concept. This is a game changer for me. Thsnk you!
Would 100% like to follow the journey James. Watched the video with Pete a few times and think there is loads that could be learned to see how you develop
Tried the changes at a simulator and scored way better. So much more consistent and gave me a ton of confidence. Am watching every Pete Cowan video I can find
I’m always happy, I’m never going to stop trying to improve. To me, the game of golf is the study and learning and improving.
Yes, I’ve been watching and watching that video over and over! Amazing simplistic logic that works!
Loved it, one of your best. Would love to see more like this.
seems like it working very well. what is the difference in shoulder feel between draw and fade? it wasnt clear to me. thanks
Yes please continue the journey, I'm in.
I saw your lesson with Pete and several of his videos, he never really demonstrates the "set the shoulder this way for a draw and that way for a fade". Can you explain that concept in more detail please? Thanks.
It's a feel you need to practice like hitting a football that curves left or right you just do hit it, practice until you get it
Morning from Aruba! Ive watched your lesson with Pete Cowen at least 7x and practiced many little things myself. Massive thanks for the follow up!
Definitely want to see more videos like this
Your swing journey is fascinating, please keep it up.
I had a few lessons in the 70s when I was a juniour golfer and that got me to a place of a servicable swing. Work and a young family precluded any serious golf time, but the swing worked for me on corporate golf days and the rare social rounds I got to squeeze in. A group lesson I had in '89 was transformative, restoring my draw and helping my team win a tournament. A couple of lessons in the mid 90s were actually detrimental and along with buying some second-hand clubs that were ill-suited to me, locked me into a slow degradation of my game.
I practiced more than I play, locking-in snap hooks and push fades.
I have finally have the time to take up regular golf again. I have had three lessons with Chris Hollingsworth at Deception Bay Driving Range, and during the third one, my jaw dropped as I saw iron shots I had not hit in 30 years - gentle left-to-right and on-target (I am a lefty).
The ill-suited clubs are going to be replaced with graphite-shafted Srixon ZX4 irons and a stiff-shafted ZX5 driver, fitted at the Driving Range.
James, outstanding video with Pete and this is a great follow up. I was at the range yesterday with a buddy. James, I was afraid I was going to shank, top and hit fat shots. To my and his surprise the swing change worked on the first day. For me wringing the towel kept the club shaft and face remained stable through my swing. Felling the left shoulder on the takeaway and downswing was a feeling I have never felt. At the top of the backswing it felt like a 3 quarter swing, not an over swing. Next week I’m going to follow your lead and take it to the course. Thank you and thank Pete. ‘’So far so good”
Marcus
Peter is the GOAT of golf instructors! His tutorials by far are more beneficial than all other videos. Please do more collaboration videos with Peter.
Hi James...in Oregon US...I get discouraged when I hire teaching pro, and they are not sure of the geometry of an arc. I watched your Pete Cowan video, and I think it is refreshing that you are still learning. Love your enthusiasm!!
came back to golf last year after 15 yrs out. after swinging around my body all my life, i went to get lessons and am probably working on the exact same things as you but maybe worded a little differently. I have gone to the range 3-4 times a week for the last 6 months and am starting to reap the benefits in all areas of the game. Loving the process of it. The game has changed immensely since in 15 years and if you know what to work on and how to practice, then the game has got easier due to equipment, technology, access to good coaching, you tube etc. PS. was once at a lesson with Pete Cowan for a challenge tour player friend i was caddying for. Great experience.
Love to continue to watch the journey James. Great to see how difficult it is to make a swing change.
That video with Pete changed my golf swing. It was the grip squeeze that did it. It was the final piece I needed to feel like I was in control of my swing. Like you I’m not perfect yet but it’s the best piece of advice I’ve ever heard.
Please keep this up I have found everything I could on Pet's method after seeing your lesson and I have been trying to learn it myself. So I would love to see your progression as most of my practice time comes out in the garage hitting foam balls.
Ty for sharing your golf lesson with Pete I've been practicing those swings I played today and was hitting draws with my driver loading my body and firing my hips got me hitting the ball pure and better contact ty again
I took some factors from your lesson and it has made me a lot more consistent. I'm like you and am not a golf range learner. I prefer to practice on course.
Definitely want to see more. SOOO glad when you stop your swing and stepped back. Though you didn't end up drawing the ball, you knew the swing was wrong. I have to remember to do that. Your lesson with Peter really hit home with me. He just has a way of explaining the swing. Keep it up!
I took a lesson with a PGA Pro here in the states and had VERY good results after only one lesson. Things that I 'knew' but for one reason or another couldn't make happen just sort of clicked when explained properly and made sense. Now I am a HIGH handy-capper so I think I'm going to see more improvement going from 90s-80s then a low/scratch handy-capper like yourself going from high 70's to low 70's. Good luck on your journey and have FUN, I know I am!
My wife and I started playing golf 1 month ago this coming up Saturday. We have been taking lessons every week and playing our local course Sundays. Really proud of how far we've come in just a few weeks!
Big Pete Cowen fan, got both of his videos & saved most of his TH-cam videos. Never understood why he doesn’t use social media more often.
I have been having lessons for about 6 months, when I got back to the game I was all over the place so I needed them and practice a lot. Playing while changing your swing is difficult & some days a nightmare.
I had about 18 months of lessons after a 20 year hiatus from playing. It payed dividends! And now I have enough knowledge to tweak my skills by myself. Getting coaching and a good coach you get along with is paramount to improving.
WHAT A VIDEO!!!!!! I'm off to cornwall for the week and im deffo bringing my clubs with me to work on his teachings!!! UNREAL
So when you are wringing the towel, is the feeling in the hands or the forearms? I would like to see more please.
Hi James and thank you for posting these videos on Peter's lesson. Several months ago, I stumbled through practice the feeling of squeezing the fingers creating this opposite force. I liked the stability but since I didn't hear any other pro say anything about it, I figured it was incorrect. At some point, we've all heard that the trail hand only goes "on for the ride". In hindsight, I now laugh as I absolutely had tapped into something very important for a good strike, and now your video confirms it. There's a balance of feel between the "new" grip, focus on the shoulder load and movement and maintaining all other fundamentals. Peter's lesson definitely will take a few practice rounds to get used to. But yesterday I ran to my practice course to play what was probably 36 holes with all the practice balls (LOL! Mondays late afternoons are best for this), and when I swung it correctly, the strike feels amazingly clean and effortless. I have recently struggled with injuring my lead middle finger joint, and after Pete's lesson, today I feel no finger pain and am ready to go practice again after work. For starters, I think the stability definitely prevents injury and hope Pete is right about it also preventing back injury. Where I think it may change things a little is in the set up and swing plane - or at least it feels that way at least. I would be very interest if you would do a video using Pete's lesson and film your swing (perhaps using Live View app to highlight the movements) showing any changes or adjustments to feels with your setup and swings planes for fades and draws. Anyway, please keep up the talk and video on this topic and it is a work in progress.
Btw, I first played golf as a kid, played a lot off and on, and picked it up again last year but with a whole other level of dedication revamping my game from A-Z. I only wish we had TH-cam growing up. Cheers!
HI James, in this video and the one with Pete you talk about the draw and fade in the sense of "load up for the DRAW/FADE".
Can you go into this in more detail. It doesn't look like you're setting up for a traditional fade/draw with you body/club alignment.
Yes Please James love this, the hardest thing for us amateur golfers is take the process forward after a lesson.
This is very helpful. I find it valuable to see you talk/think through shots and how they relate to what you were taught out on a course, where you have to adapt to combat/cope with the conditions. More please.
Love this style of video! Can’t wait to see you progress more and more! Keep up the cracking content👌🏽⛳️
My first session with the squeeze grip, it felt odd. I stayed with it and got the tempo going and found that I was keeping the club face square, less chance of the wrists flipping.
Took some time and patience to get the right feeling of the strike but seemed powerful enough through the bag entire bag.
I was able to produce a fade and draw with setups and slight grip change, the low punch shot was hard to create but it may come in time.
Will see how a game goes once I get enough confidence and memory to use it fully.
Picking it up well with the shorter clubs. Not bad 1st time out after your lesson. Well done.
Brilliant. Just had my lesson yesterday and got signposted by my pro to you, James. Please can you continue taking your session with Pete to the course. Really insightful. Cheers. Steve
i looked at that video several times. It was great and did some other cowens videos as well.
Hi James really enjoy your video's,I don't quite understand the opposing hands and wring the towel part,perhaps you could explain more, thank you.
Great videos James, I've watched the lession with Pete at least 5 times... as per some of the other comments, would be good to get a further breakdown on "loading the shoulders" - To your question, after a lesson I'm often guilty of playing golf swing and not playing golf...
It would be worth seeing a comparison of your old and new swing in a month or two. The subtle differences between a good or poor shot are difficult to notice. Great set of videos, James 👍🏻
Great to watch you have taken on board your lesson - I found the video with Peter really useful and easy to follow
I loved the gold lesson video. I have watched it a few times. Hopefully I can put it to use .
Yes keep these vids coming please want to see your progress
Just picked up my clubs again after 5 year break, no lessons previously. I like to practice on the range. Now two lessons deep and seeing big improvements.
Glad you did a follow-up video.
Would love to hear more about the differences between what you did before and what you’re working on post-lesson-with-Pete...
Also, would like to know what the benefits are - 1. how is your ball striking going as a result?
2. how is your consistency when you’re able to execute the changes properly - and what is the effect on your ball flight & distance
Hi james
I watched your coaching video with Pete Cowen. Your views on practise were defiantly helpful for a 28 handicapper. I was kidding myself thinking a fix can be ingrained into a swing far to quickly. If I change something and it seems to work then the next day I am back hacking the ball all over the place, I feel like giving up. Its important to understand that these things take a long time and patience is a virtue. You have a massive advantage in that you play at a much higher level than most. Someone with a handicap of 28 may be more than satisfied to reach your level and stick with it . I applaud your desire to want to get even better. The way Pete Cowen picked holes in your swing was so interesting That someone with your ability can reach a high level . Maybe if you adopted Pete's swing earlier ......
Hi James great follow-up video on the lesson with Pete.. Was wondering if would be possible to do a video elaborating on the lesson like when he tells you to release the shoulder muscle on the down swing if you could explain the feeling it's supposed to feel like.. Thx keep up the awesome content
i agree i got a bit confused with that bit
Yes I am having lessons, have been doing so for about 18 months to almost completely rebuild my swing. I have a lesson every 6-10 weeks, I just need that time to practise enough on whatever the latest lesson was trying to achieve. It is hard but oddly a lot of fun. What I find is that my best, my most productive, practise is off grass rather than mats
the part i didn't understand from the last video was when Peter said to "set your shoulders for a draw" and then a fade. like how do you take the club back and also does a draw mean just more flatter and around your body and for a fade just make your arms go more out from your body? and also should we keep that left shoulder as still as possible? 😵💫
More content like this especially around Pete’s ethos and swing mechanics in general.
I personally am looking for a good set of videos explaining the mechanics of fade and draw.
That's an impressive word-salad in the video description. haha. In all seriousness, thanks for sharing your lesson with Pete. Love you channel. Thanks for all you do for the golf community.
I can’t believe how good that lesson actually was absolutely gobsmacked !!! And let me assure you buddy I am practising like you , feels so so good when you get it right 🤯 Monday play Tuesday practice Wednesday play Thursday practice that’s it … 😂😂😂 yes definitely ring the towels .
watched the session and changed my hold and take away, playing better, just back last year after 6 year break, playing twice a week on the course, where I find its the best place to practice
I would like to see more of your progress/process.
Really like the towel drill and am using it but didnt really understand the rest
I have watched so many videos my head goes in circles. But, no in person lessons. I like to try what I watch on the range and hone it in then move on to the course.
Your swing is looking awesome James and I definitely want to see more of these videos with you working on your swing and also when you see Pete
Hi James, awesome video's and I went straight to the range as I have always struggled to draw the ball, but it worked (some of the time) straight away and is getting better by the session. One thing is how tight is the opposing grip supposed to be. I find it hard not to fell like I am ringing the neck of someone I don't like :). thanks and keep up the great content.
it was a great video with Mr Cowen... I took away and practiced the twisting hands and has straightened my drives and squared the face more...
Would be intersting to see how far you can take this journey and where it takes you... given you now have ur handicap
As a high handicapper, I would very much appreciate more on this James as I do hit considerably more bad shots, especially with the driver off the tee, slices, than good ones. Not sure if it makes a difference but I'm naturally right-handed but I play golf left-handed. Many thanks.
Well done James 👏
I really enjoyed the vid of your lesson with Pete Cowan and it looks as though your takeaway is in a much better position, "less round your arse" as Pete would say. So I am hoping that you carry on with the lesson journey and share the lessons on your channel.
I have a similar tendency in my own swing (taking the club too far on the inside, fanning the clubface open, getting stuck and I end up coming over the top). The fault is so engrained with me that I need a lesson with my coach once a month just to check that I haven't reverted back to the fault. It's just a quick 10mins to double-check my takeaway and I'm good to go👍👍
I had six lessons originally in the mid 1980's before the days of trackman and hack motion. I have had 2 lessons and two fittings since I came back to the game a couple of years back. I talk to my three club pros the whole time. They have really helped my game. I am trying to go from 28 to 20 handicap this year. My Bushnell Phantom 2 makes all the difference. I am terrible at judging distances inside 100 yards without it. Which is how I lose a lot of my strokes.
Had a few lessons over the last few years, all little bits on info that helped slightly. However, went to the Scottish golf show a few weeks ago and got a free 15 min lesson. It has changed my game massively. I had given up on driver and was hitting 3 wood off the tee constantly. Not anymore, the difference with my driver is night and day. And it’s all from one little change from a 15 min lesson
I practise on the range and the practise area, work way more on my short game than irons and tee shots. Not taken a lesson in a long time though. I am taking one next week :)
We moved house in October the new house has a 50 meter long garden so now the weather is improving I've started work on me very own practice area I can't wait till its finished 😀
Yes, would love to see your progress! Great video James.
The grip tip and shoulder tip were a game changer for me!!!
I struggled with the fore left (like yourself) and after watching the first video with Peter Cowan went out and shot 75 gross (off 11) when employing new grip and swing thought, my flabber has never been so ghasted, hopefully more of this to come 👍
Flabber has never been so gasted 😭😭🤣🤣
I've been waiting for this! Thank you James
Nice video James, like a lot of players putting a lesson into reality, your practice backswing finishes higher than the actual swing, reflecting the old habit resisting the need to change.
One of the best tips I’ve had for improvement was walking away between each shot on the range and resetting did wonders for my play
I've watched the lesson at least a half dozen times and implemented much of what he said on my first round this year, Sunday. I would love it if you could show us the feeling with the shoulders he talked about. I play this afternoon and will keep practicing.
I think a big thing you should notice about the way he teaches is you have to feel it and understand it yourself, your body is different than anyone else. Watch the video another dozen times and think about logically what you should do.
James, thanks for the followup and continuation of your lesson. Keep up documenting the Journey and don't stop believing 🙂. Some of my golf journeys tend to go off the rails but still working on it with your help. Thanks!
I like these series of videos.
Your swing looks awesome! Keep going and go on tour!
I was swinging over the top and took me half a season to figure it out, and the very last round of the season (I'm from Canada), it all came together. I'm 7 HCP and after a +10 very bad first 9, managed to birdie the last three to go -1 on the back! Can't wait to swing again!!
A good learning experience for us hackers James. I think most golfers are aware how difficult a swing change can be. Could you explain what you are trying to achieve with your practice swings please.
Yes more please keep it up
Enjoyed the Video James
Enjoyed the video and I used to have a consistent one way miss. Now I have an I don't know where it's going miss so constantly working on my swing consistency.
James i watched the first video with pete and you and i like the grip idea .But i didnt get what he was on about setting up for a fade or draw .Where abouts on the first video does he say anything about how to set up fade /draw Thanks Des
Hi I’ve been watching the videos Back. I’m still not fit enough but am trying to swing my clubs into better positions..⛳️. Cheers James
Hope you get to be able to soon Steven ⛳️
@@JamesRobinsonGolf after knee replacement and infection it’s taking a bit of time to get bath to ‘normal’. I’m hoping to play some rounds soon. But money is tight now I’ve been off work for 11 months. 4-6 weeks and I might be able to find or start a job. Lol
Def follow the journey!
3:45 You still aren’t getting your hands as high as Peter wanted you to. But it’s a process to change. Still winter here so relying on lessons and range to ready for the season.
This is great to see a pro going through what most club players are going through, keep the progress videos as its interesting to see if you go backwards first which we all know will happen first 👍👍👍
Great follow up.
Tips and hints on the swing are okay but there is no substitute for high quality education. The Pete Cowan video also showed how well he can communicate with the student and your viewers. I like many viewers went out to the range to try and incorporate the lesson into our own games. I also realized that there are a couple of things i do okay but its clear what i dont do well therefore it is also clear what i need to focus on. Your follow up leaves us waiting for more.
I love a lesson with him I look at my set up more and start loading my shoulders more than I am
I think the blind folded part is an area you may want to revisit… still quite focused on outcome and vision based golf
I was a professional javelin thrower in track and field for a lot of years. My 2cents on the 10k hr rule. Similar to golf, if you only counted the time you hit the ball or threw the javelin it would be impossible to reach 10k hrs. But, I don't agree that's all that should be counted. 10k hrs is a reflection of physical and cognitive change in a sport or activity. Like you said in the video - you've been practicing the new technical concepts in your kitchen. Those are hours. Thinking, understanding, absorbing.. This is how progression is made in a highly technical sport and "effective" training time shouldn't be calculated solely when you hit balls. (or throw javelins) haha
Great update video! Good luck!
James please explain the suttle movement between the fade and the draw
Tried the “towel twist” and love it but I’m struggling to find the balance between that and not gripping too hard. Any thoughts on that?
I think it is for locking in the arms.
The control thought is to stretch away from the ball, make your swing as wide as you can, bring your clubhead as far away from the ball as you can. 'it takes forever'. This slows you down and also initiates the correct sequence in the downswing and it allows you to come from the inside and from behind against the ball. (Percy Boomer).
It is best to read On Learning Golf (1942) - you won't regret it.
Don't misunderstand the concept of the towel twist; Pete Cohen says, if you 'grip' the club at the top, you loose the ability to swing freely, because you block the free motion of the wrists. Better go with ' there is no right hand in the down swing'. You feel the 'grip' in your right hand because of the pivot of your body, not because of hand or forearm muscle activity: 'The forward pull of the pivot throws the club unto your trigger finger'. ( Percy Boomer)
@@wordclouds2906 got to check out..On learning golf 1942 ! We were always told that the right arm, just goes along for the ride. Now I am seeing that it is also à key engine, like throwing à baseball sidearm . I KNOW I am missing mph on the swing and ball speed. What say you, wordclouds ?
@@jmack619 Hi jmack619. I can say what Percy Boomer says about it, I am not an authority on golf: he says that "you feel the force of the swing in your right hand because the club is thrown back unto the trigger finger while you pivot. You feel it in the hand, but the force is not generated there but by the friction between the feet and the ground. That's why you have nails in your shoes. The good player does not try to swing fast with the arms, but tries to generate force from the ground up" That makes sense to me.
The book is really good, obviously I am not the author.
There is also a video online where Bob Jones says that he leaves the right hand out of the swing until impact.
Also, the right arm is bent at impact. Which arm muscles would generate the force and in which direction? Biceps would bend, triceps would stretch. Neither of the two happens. It must rather be the spring loaded trunk, not so?
I would guess that the same is true for a baseball throw - the force of the throw is generated by the feet/ground interaction, travels up though the hips, over a flail shoulder to a relaxed arm and to a flail wrist, even flail fingers.
Pivot with the club held horizontally in front of you. You get all the speed you need and there is no muscular effort in the right arm.
Alternatively, throw a shadow boxing punch with a pivot. You will feel that everything comes from the ground up, gathered in the hips and transformed and conducted up by the trunk. The shoulder is flail for maximum speed and without tension, as is the arm and the wirst.
Or, you might argue, that the lever in a catapult is not contracting. Hence the arm used as a lever does not have to contract either.
Another, related, suggestion: 'Overhand golf' on TH-cam has some really good and insightful videos. He says that to catapult the club, you have to throw it down in a direction right in front of you, not towards the target. It will then whip around. (better to watch the videos)
In general, as far as I understand, lack of speed has a lot to do with tightness in the muscles that are supposed to be free of tension.
All this is not meant to be disrespectful to James on this channel, whom I find quite sympathetic.
@@wordclouds2906 your info is greatly appreciated, Wordclouds. We haven't opened our courses yet in east Canada, SOON ! Lots of food for thought during our 6 month offseason. I hope to hook up to a trackman to see what I am doing right and wrong. Being left handed, and golfing right translates into "throwing like a girl" with my right hand, but it's something that needs work, because it is an engine. Golf yogi agrees with loose arms as well. My newest foundation is Face sends it, path bends it. It seems to work on a golf simulator, but Ithink trackman , which shows the low point plus or minus would be good info to verify and or correct. I am missing some miles per hour. The grooving, and owning a centerface contact , without manipulation is PRICELESS!! Overhand golf is on target. Good talkin with you. Maybe later on the trail?