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Re: Greg Norman's, "The Secret"
Okay ya'll, I've read this thread through and am still not clear. I am new to the game and have evolved from 140+ strokes down to a best of 105 mainly by playing a lot, and I do mean a lot, over the past 3 to 4 months (i.e. 45 holes in a day on a couple of occassions, playing 3 to 4 times a week and practicing swings in my yard in between as well as going to the range.)
I've recieved instruction from a highschool golf coach on a couple of occassions and from my "seller" in his tryout room. Also doing a lot of reading and am amazed at the contradictory and lacking info that is out there.
Once again if you don't mind. What is cupping ones wrist as opposed to cocking? And how does that change from right hand to left at address to backswing to impact? I have been told to rotate my wrists on the backswing and at the handshake position, 90 degree angle, to cock my wrists. This brings the clubhead behind my head and then I just swing. I am making contact more consistently on fairway shots and hitting straighter shots more often, but still tend to push and pull my shots, especially with my driver out of the tee box.
Also I have adopted (not developed a bad habit, yet, because I do this consciously) the routine of following the club head back with my eyes to about handshake position to ensure better upper body rotation (I am 59 yrs old.) It works and results in straighter shots, when I do it as practiced, though I know ya'll may find this idea appalling
. Those with whom I play seem to, however don't say too much about it since I seem to play pretty well for a newbie. I tend not to follow the clubhead as far back when playing with others, only about half that distance, because I am very self conscious about their reaction to it.
After all I have seen players who have been at it for years making some of the most incredibly ugly swings with some of the wierdest stances,yet getting pretty d**ned good results. I do not want to be one of those, however, and other than the head movement my swing has generally nice form.
Okay ya'll, I've read this thread through and am still not clear. I am new to the game and have evolved from 140+ strokes down to a best of 105 mainly by playing a lot, and I do mean a lot, over the past 3 to 4 months (i.e. 45 holes in a day on a couple of occassions, playing 3 to 4 times a week and practicing swings in my yard in between as well as going to the range.)
I've recieved instruction from a highschool golf coach on a couple of occassions and from my "seller" in his tryout room. Also doing a lot of reading and am amazed at the contradictory and lacking info that is out there.
Once again if you don't mind. What is cupping ones wrist as opposed to cocking? And how does that change from right hand to left at address to backswing to impact? I have been told to rotate my wrists on the backswing and at the handshake position, 90 degree angle, to cock my wrists. This brings the clubhead behind my head and then I just swing. I am making contact more consistently on fairway shots and hitting straighter shots more often, but still tend to push and pull my shots, especially with my driver out of the tee box.
Also I have adopted (not developed a bad habit, yet, because I do this consciously) the routine of following the club head back with my eyes to about handshake position to ensure better upper body rotation (I am 59 yrs old.) It works and results in straighter shots, when I do it as practiced, though I know ya'll may find this idea appalling
. Those with whom I play seem to, however don't say too much about it since I seem to play pretty well for a newbie. I tend not to follow the clubhead as far back when playing with others, only about half that distance, because I am very self conscious about their reaction to it.After all I have seen players who have been at it for years making some of the most incredibly ugly swings with some of the wierdest stances,yet getting pretty d**ned good results. I do not want to be one of those, however, and other than the head movement my swing has generally nice form.
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