Drills for coming down on ....

[vp27519]

Hey there,

Just working on training the arms/hands to come down on the inside - first motion of the downswing.

I'm currently working on the 'D' drill.

Any drills?

Cheers

[Scragger63]

Re: Drills for coming down on ....

Hey there,

Just working on training the arms/hands to come down on the inside - first motion of the downswing.

I'm currently working on the 'D' drill.

Any drills?

Cheers

I suppose it might be considered "flippant" if I suggested the "I" Drill for coming from the inside...???

[Jeff Mann]

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What's the D drill?

Jeff.

[Matt10]

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I have no idea.

I've been working (as much as I can in this terrible winter weather) on my downswing to mimic a side-arm throwing motion, feels very interesting and I really like my ball flight, finally getting my driver working - is this the right kind of thinking for the downsing? A side-arm throw as if I'm skipping rocks in across a lake?

[BrianW]

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I have no idea.

I've been working (as much as I can in this terrible winter weather) on my downswing to mimic a side-arm throwing motion, feels very interesting and I really like my ball flight, finally getting my driver working - is this the right kind of thinking for the downsing? A side-arm throw as if I'm skipping rocks in across a lake?

It is a very good analogy, Ben Hogan used it in his book. It encourages the trailing shoulder to pull under and the wrists to unhinge and the arms to extend through the release.

[Jeff Mann]

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I agree with Brian.

I recommend that side-throw technique in the dowswing section of my review at http://perfectgolfswingreview.net/downswing.htm

I have photos of Ben Hogan performing that side-throw action.

Jeff.

[Matt10]

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Awesome! So for once, I'm practicing the right thing. Am I in hell, cause Kansas/Hell has just frozen over

Jeff, this review looks good, I'm going to find a quiet spot and read it thoroughly. Thanks guys.

[Robert O' Keeffe]

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Nicole,
What about the 4x2 drill? If you can guess what I am referring to, your good. If not, let me know and I will divulge!!

Robert

[slater170]

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Nicole,
What about the 4x2 drill? If you can guess what I am referring to, your good. If not, let me know and I will divulge!!

Robert

my tip would be to consistently practise the pump drill.
ian h tipped me off about michelle dube's pump drill video which you can find on the net.
not only has it cured my OTT swing but it has also improved my tempo and my finish position.

[Started2k3]

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my tip would be to consistently practise the pump drill.
ian h tipped me off about michelle dube's pump drill video which you can find on the net.
not only has it cured my OTT swing but it has also improved my tempo and my finish position.

http://www.network54.com/Forum/72052...secret+to+golf
4th post.

[Robert O' Keeffe]

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This is a tremendous drill and is so simply explained. Well worth viewing

[vp27519]

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Thanks for the replies. I've just got back from a few days off.

The 'D' drill - hard to explain. It is to train my shoulders to rotate the correct way, rather than out to in.

Here goes, now, Grip the club and lift it up and have it directly in front of your head. Arms fully extendid. This is the base of the 'D'

Only use your arms and shoulders. Keep your hips in position. Imagine the curve of the capital 'D', rotate the arms and shoulders along the curve.

Just before you reach impact (bottom of the D) rotate the arms so the club face squares up at impact.

Have I confused you??? I'm sorry.

Rob, a bit of 4 by 2, I can imagine it being a piece of wood on the ground. Am I close. It's quite handy for dark alleys as well .

[vp27519]

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Slats, I've tried the pump drill. Hasn't worked for me.

[mattney]

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Hey there,

Just working on training the arms/hands to come down on the inside - first motion of the downswing.

I'm currently working on the 'D' drill.

Any drills?

Cheers

i would say a good drill is to stand square to ure target or even at the range stand as if to hit the ball straight down the range but then try and hit the ball as far to the right as u can, dont change ure allignment to do this u must aim straight .to do this ull have to drop the club on the inside, another thing to help is to maybe put a shaft in the ground in front of u and aiming straight at it try and see how many balls u can start right of the shaft again u have to drop inside to hit right of it

[rotator]

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Hi vp,

I see this is an old thread, but now it's been re-opened, I have a comment.

I gather your D drill is basically the loop downswing of Jim Furyk from the top. Also, Trevino does this drop and loop move.

I notice in your original post you say this would be your "first motion of the downswing". This is not a good concept, if you want to have a swing from the inside. The first motion has to be the lower body, which allows the arms to drop into the slot to facilitate the inside swing. In the case of both of the golfers mentioned above, they have tremendous lower body motion, more so than most golfers. With Trevino, it's his legs, with Furyk it's his hip rotation. Take a look at their swings on You Tube, and you will see this. You don't have to have as massive a lower body drive as them, a subtle shift to move the weight and facilitate the drop of the arms will do.

If this is something you're already aware of, I apologize for wasting the time.

Ted