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  • #16
    Re: Early Release

    So you chose to interpret "hold" as in holding the angle as connotating "restrictive", is what is coming out.

    As to you not agreeing about casting, I stand with top instructors who would say otherwise.

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    • #17
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      Brian, I too have tried Greg's RHD and it did not work for me. I have found the impact bag has helped.

      For mine the casting is caused by trying to rip into the lil white pill. I don't have the problem when I focus on the arms bringing the club down from the top. If anything I get the feel of the angle between the wrist and the arm decreasing.

      An interesting point my coach has told me is that increasing swing speed is most important after impact. I think that he has told me this to stop that quick/sudden movement at the top.

      I don't know about presetting the wrists as earlier said - sorry I have forgotten who wrote that. I have been taught to purely focus on shoulder turn on the takeaway. The rest will look after itself.

      That's my 2c.

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      • #18
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        Oh by the way - let's have our opinion and respect it. If it differs, so be it. This is a forum. Let's not get personal or nasty.

        Thanks.

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        • #19
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          I agree, no need to get personal. The golf swing is difficult to understand in person let alone while trying to read about it in an online forum. What works for some may or may not work for others. Like someone said here what you do and what you THINK you do are two different things.
          Either way, I do enjoy reading about it here on this forum. Best of luck to all.

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          • #20
            Re: Early Release

            Originally posted by yukon View Post
            I was having trouble with distance, hitting only a 5 iron from 150yd out. A friend suggested I was releasing the club too early and suggested strengthening up my grip. I did and gained a few more yards and also hit the ball with a little more consistency. I still release it too early and also when I try to hit a low punch shot I am unable to keep it low. I imagine that also is a result of the early release.
            I just cant seem to get the idea if releasing the club. I cant seem to get the feel of it or to picture in my mind exactly what I need to do. I havent been to a pro to go over this yet but I figured I would post it here to see if I could get some help. Thanks
            i had the same problem, same distance issue with poor/inconsistent ball striking.i got the 3sk's book and have practised this for one year. my h/c has come down from 24 to 20 and i now hit 150 yards with a 7 or 8 iron.
            i no longer cast but instead keep the lag for as long as possible and my swing is a lot slower(to control release of club in hitting zone)i don't understand how casting is good? losing lag early on is wasting power.but as i said , it's taken a whole year to change my game , so don't expect a quick fix. the beauty is i no longer have a dozen swing thoughts and i don't spend hours trying to anyalize my swing or tinker with fixes.this may or may not work for you , but if you try it , give it a good try!!

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            • #21
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              What is the 3sk's book?

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              • #22
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                Originally posted by yukon View Post
                What is the 3sk's book?
                3 skills golf - a very popular following on this board. I personally haven't jumped in, but that's because my game has been coming along nicely.

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                • #23
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                  Originally posted by bruin View Post
                  i had the same problem, same distance issue with poor/inconsistent ball striking.i got the 3sk's book and have practised this for one year. my h/c has come down from 24 to 20 and i now hit 150 yards with a 7 or 8 iron.
                  i no longer cast but instead keep the lag for as long as possible and my swing is a lot slower(to control release of club in hitting zone)i don't understand how casting is good? losing lag early on is wasting power.but as i said , it's taken a whole year to change my game , so don't expect a quick fix. the beauty is i no longer have a dozen swing thoughts and i don't spend hours trying to anyalize my swing or tinker with fixes.this may or may not work for you , but if you try it , give it a good try!!
                  Hi Bruin,

                  As you know, I have a problem with casting being considered as a plus. I don't think you can convince Sergio, Couples, Hogan, Moe and other top pros in, past and present, that is the case. I also can't believe that a kid or slight woman golfer, or for that matter most women golfers, could get a benefit from casting. They need to take advantage of the levers and rotation.
                  As I said in an earlier post in this thread, I thought there were similarities in the 3 Skills, with Dante (whose link Brian brought up) and his followers (one of whom I am a proponent).

                  Good luck,

                  Ted

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                  • #24
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                    Originally posted by bruin View Post
                    the beauty is i no longer have a dozen swing thoughts and i don't spend hours trying to anyalize my swing or tinker with fixes.this may or may not work for you , but if you try it , give it a good try!!
                    AMEN BROTHER!

                    I spent (ok, wasted) the first portion of my golfing life concrened with the minituae of the physical movements of the golf swing, thinking that if I could learn how to move properly, the rest would follow.


                    HOGWASH.


                    At this point, my best ballstriking days come from aligning properly to my target (feet and shoulders - I have no idea how to misalign my hips), then simply focusing on hitting the ball from the inside and having my clubhead nip an invisible tee 2" in front of my ball. No swing thoughts, no mechanics.

                    If only there were a way to convince beginners that this was how it goes! Leave your elbow placements and what your 3rd toe on your left foot is doing at the practice range!

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                    • #25
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                      Hi golfingguy28,

                      It is easy to quickly read something and to form one's own instant interpretation of what was said. I have been guilty of it too.

                      Before I went to bed yesterday, I found this link to support the case about "hold the lag". I could not waste it.

                      http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...50/ai_54503551

                      Regards,

                      Ted

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                      • #26
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                        You know, I've been thinking about what led to our misunderstandings and debates.

                        The golf swing of today is different from the hickory shaft days. Byron Nelson is said to be the father of the modern swing, and that is being tweaked. A while back, there was a guy, who was featured in Golf Magazine, who had a reverse-claw, cross-handed grip. There were video clips on the Golf Channel also. I'll explain this in detail if anyone is interested. He hit it great. I thought that was going to be the swing of the future.

                        Now, I mean this in the sincerest form. You are a proponent of a "maverick" theory, so your terms of references and keys are different from those of the traditionalists. But history has shown that mavericks have changed the world, in many areas. Advances have been made and complete turnarounds in philosophies have been accomplished for the good. It's tough for mavericks, because they have to fight the flow.

                        You obviously have success with your views and so you are a true believer of it..

                        Regards,

                        Ted

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                        • #27
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                          Bruin,

                          Curious as to why your swing has slowed down and which part of it has slowed down.

                          Without going into 3 skills - how is it or what key do you use to keep the lag.

                          I find it very difficult to hold onto lag - why, at impact it feels quite awkward.

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                          • #28
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                            Originally posted by golfinguy28

                            this guy likes to call it left arm line, i like to call it plane, potato potato.

                            That just never translates into the written word... lol

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                            • #29
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                              while holding the wrist cock or lag and then the arms fall down, what squares the clubface at impact? IS it the rotating of the forearms or the turning of the hips? or both? ... or neither?

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                              • #30
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                                Originally posted by vp27519 View Post
                                Bruin,

                                Curious as to why your swing has slowed down and which part of it has slowed down.

                                Without going into 3 skills - how is it or what key do you use to keep the lag.

                                I find it very difficult to hold onto lag - why, at impact it feels quite awkward.
                                i would say it is my arms that have slowed slightly , but holding onto that lag for as long as possible , and then as the hands get into the hitting zone , rotating the hands so that the club squares at impact. by slowing the arm speed down i can control the squaring more accurately . i could swing faster and hit further but accuracy would go . it's a compromise but this effortless swing has still got another 15-20 yards distance with each club, and i am more than happy with this.

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