for an upright swing plane you want the "feel" of taking the club "straight back". Yes in reality it will come inside the line since golf is a side saddle game but "feel" is not reality in golf.
I don’t know where this guys coming from 99% of the golfers on tour take the club straight back for the first 2 feet or so , look at all the Dtl slow mos , it then has to go inside , you can’t avoid it ,
Hi scifi0815, this drill is perfect for practice swings only. Although you could hit balls with the rods in place you run the risk of hitting one of them. I would not be too worried about damaging one of the rods, but I would be concerned about you damaging a club or wrist. The best way to use this drill is to do several practice swings in the drill first and then step out and hit a ball trying to repeat the feelings of the drill. I hope that helps Derek
fradaja Thanks for sharing your thoughts, but I don't think the ball cares what the player feels only what the club is actually doing. I do agree that what the player feels is very important in developing improved swing motion. All the best with your golf game.
In reality the club head is going slighty inside of straight, but for the first 12" its almost imperseptible, I had a problem of taking the club outside the line on the takeaway, thinking of taking it back straight, really helped, its horses for courses i think
Back in the dark ages when I began to hack around a golf course it seemed to be gospel that the golf club went straight back as far as you could take it. Now I am trying to learn the "circular" takeaway. One of the problems I have is that the clubhead is often open at impact. Do you have any advice for this? Thanks for the videos.
+ar harris Thanks for the question. There could be several reasons for an open club face at impact. I would suggest you check the club face aim at address and grip first. Then look into how you are returning the club to impact, you want the back of the lead hand towards target. I hope that helps. This is a tough question to answer accurately without seeing you.
+DerekHooperGOLF Thanks for the advice. I'm working on squaring the club right at impact. One of the reasons they gave for the straight back takeaway was that it gave you more margin for error, so that the club would be square for a foot or so before impact (as with, for instance, Lee Trevino, my favorite.) What I ended up doing, however, was hitting the ground about two inches behind the ball. The videos are very helpful.
Mickey Wright, touted as having the best swing ever by none other than Ben Hogan himself, espoused taking the club straight back for the first 12 inches at least. I think too many of us amateurs pull the club too far to the inside and then come over the top on the downswing. That hoop used in this video was way too small to approximate the path of the clubhead in a normal swing. As long as you don't sway and keep your head in the same position as it was at address, the club will eventually come inside. Think of the earth. We know it's round, yet we can place a perfectly straight board on the ground and think the ground is perfectly flat. Yes, it is for that tiny segment. Same thing with taking the club straight back for 12 inches. It may seem perfectly straight but it is ever so slightly moving in an arc. th-cam.com/video/uErEJR-JVHo/w-d-xo.html
Many times I have heard players saying they want to take the club straight back when they start their back swing. Such a move compromises the way the arms and body work together and can result in the arms and body working independently rather than together. In this video I explain the correct way to take the club away and how you can use this knowledge to help with your own golf game.
Greg Norman promoted this, he is a big believer in Jack Nicholas's philopsy the first 12" in golf are the most important, if you think of taking it back in a straight line it isnt going to hurt your swing, no way.
for an upright swing plane you want the "feel" of taking the club "straight back". Yes in reality it will come inside the line since golf is a side saddle game but "feel" is not reality in golf.
I don’t know where this guys coming from 99% of the golfers on tour take the club straight back for the first 2 feet or so , look at all the Dtl slow mos , it then has to go inside , you can’t avoid it ,
Hi scifi0815, this drill is perfect for practice swings only. Although you could hit balls with the rods in place you run the risk of hitting one of them. I would not be too worried about damaging one of the rods, but I would be concerned about you damaging a club or wrist.
The best way to use this drill is to do several practice swings in the drill first and then step out and hit a ball trying to repeat the feelings of the drill.
I hope that helps
Derek
Great drill.. I have a question for you. Can u hit balls with this drill
Should the golf club travel straight back at the start of the takeaway? Learn the truth on this video #golf buff.ly/1ihdE8X
taking straiight back is very good advice, what it si ACTUALLY doing is irrelevant,what it FEELS like is the only important thing
fradaja Thanks for sharing your thoughts, but I don't think the ball cares what the player feels only what the club is actually doing. I do agree that what the player feels is very important in developing improved swing motion.
All the best with your golf game.
Couldn't disagree more...When I try to take it straight back I get disconnected and the club actually goes too far inside
In reality the club head is going slighty inside of straight, but for the first 12" its almost imperseptible, I had a problem of taking the club outside the line on the takeaway, thinking of taking it back straight, really helped, its horses for courses i think
@@ronturitto2738 that’s why you’ll never play good golf Ron
@@fradaja I"m a +1...any good?
Back in the dark ages when I began to hack around a golf course it seemed to be gospel that the golf club went straight back as far as you could take it. Now I am trying to learn the "circular" takeaway. One of the problems I have is that the clubhead is often open at impact. Do you have any advice for this? Thanks for the videos.
+ar harris Thanks for the question. There could be several reasons for an open club face at impact. I would suggest you check the club face aim at address and grip first. Then look into how you are returning the club to impact, you want the back of the lead hand towards target. I hope that helps. This is a tough question to answer accurately without seeing you.
+DerekHooperGOLF
Thanks for the advice. I'm working on squaring the club right at impact. One of the reasons they gave for the straight back takeaway was that it gave you more margin for error, so that the club would be square for a foot or so before impact (as with, for instance, Lee Trevino, my favorite.) What I ended up doing, however, was hitting the ground about two inches behind the ball.
The videos are very helpful.
Mickey Wright, touted as having the best swing ever by none other than Ben Hogan himself, espoused taking the club straight back for the first 12 inches at least. I think too many of us amateurs pull the club too far to the inside and then come over the top on the downswing. That hoop used in this video was way too small to approximate the path of the clubhead in a normal swing. As long as you don't sway and keep your head in the same position as it was at address, the club will eventually come inside. Think of the earth. We know it's round, yet we can place a perfectly straight board on the ground and think the ground is perfectly flat. Yes, it is for that tiny segment. Same thing with taking the club straight back for 12 inches. It may seem perfectly straight but it is ever so slightly moving in an arc. th-cam.com/video/uErEJR-JVHo/w-d-xo.html
I think when people say take it straight back, it should mean relative to your feet. Shift your weight straight back (right)
Taking the club straight back when you swing the club won't help you hit better golf shots. Learn correct move here buff.ly/1znOyim
Great drill
His trousers could do with a good ironing!!
Many times I have heard players saying they want to take the club straight back when they start their back swing. Such a move compromises the way the arms and body work together and can result in the arms and body working independently rather than together. In this video I explain the correct way to take the club away and how you can use this knowledge to help with your own golf game.
I’ve always taken the club straight back, doesn’t do me any harm, anyone else?
Greg Norman promoted this, he is a big believer in Jack Nicholas's philopsy the first 12" in golf are the most important, if you think of taking it back in a straight line it isnt going to hurt your swing, no way.
worst lesson ever