This is SO accurate . .

[mariner]

I`m having real trouble ingraining Greg`s right-hand drill with the full swing (I can`t do it) but used in conjunction with the Greg Norman "secret" (the wrist brace/strap that keeps your right wrist cupped through impact) I`ve developed an uncannily accurate wedge shot that is really going to make a difference to an 85 - 90 shooter like me.
You just lock everything and rock the shoulders with no wrist action at all and maintain this angle with the right wrist - I can hit my wedge 90 yards with a "full" swing with this method, but the difference for me is that I can hit a car tyre with it whereas before I would just be happy to get on the green.
I seem to get the odd sh**k though, and i`m really working on this shot to eliminate mishits and also to dial in how far it goes for a given amount of backswing.
I just wish I could incorporate some of this into my normal full swing!
I notice that when I try this method with a longer club, say a 7 iron, I start getting a bit of cut spin on the ball and it`s not quite so accurate.

[shootin4par]

Re: This is SO accurate . .

then rotate left forearm to square it up

[Simon Woo]

Re: This is SO accurate . .

As a beginner I started out using a lot of my hands. Hit very straight shots but lacking in distance. When I moved on to learn how to use the hips to generate more power plus strengthen the right wrist cup, this combination caused me to start slicing and pushing the ball. Reason : hands could not keep up with the body, and I was previously using a weak left wrist to hit my shots straight which I can't now (Greg's right hand drill). Then I discovered this "secret" which was not revealed to me previously - and that's as shootin4par wrote - rotate the forearms to square it up. I see this as another power move because it gives a much strong hit on the ball.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, sometimes as beginner, a minus and a minus can add up to become a plus So when you fix one of the minus, it now draws to your attention another minus that you need to fix as well (for me it was evident when fixing the right wrist, I had to learn the forearm rotation to get back my straight shots).

[shootin4par]

Re: This is SO accurate . .

rotation of the forearms is one source of power, can someone name the other three?

[vp27519]

Re: This is SO accurate . .

4par,

I'll have a go, ie, legs, hips and shoulders. Did I do any good?

[mariner]

Re: This is SO accurate . .

then rotate left forearm to square it up

. . . but won`t this have the clubface closing through impact?
OK if you get it right, but if not you`ll lose the consistent accuracy that was the whole point of this shot

[mariner]

Re: This is SO accurate . .

Sorry, you were talking about the 7 iron with a little cut spin on it - would it be a slight out-to-in swing path that makes it cut?
I`d rather try and straighten that out than mess about with rolling the face shut through impact because then we get into timing issues.