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  • what is a block

    I have heard this term many times and I would like to know what it is to see if it is something that I do

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    Re: what is a block

    A block is when your hands do not rotate and naturally release the club through impact. There can be many causes but the hands never really turn over properly. A lot of times it manifests itself with lots of slices and pushes to the right.

    Chessbum...

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    • #3
      Re: what is a block

      Basically, a block is when the ball starts out to the right and stays out right. However, it doesnt really slice though, pretty much straight or a slight fade.

      As chessbum mentioned, its when your hand doesnt release through and its usually caused when your hips are too fast for your hands to catch up.

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      • #4
        Re: what is a block

        the left arm fails to fold up on the follow through. Put a headcover under your left arm pit and keep it there while swinging. You will get the feeling of the left arm staying connected to the body while it fold up in the follow through.

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        • #5
          Re: what is a block

          Originally posted by pinyo8
          Basically, a block is when the ball starts out to the right and stays out right. However, it doesnt really slice though, pretty much straight or a slight fade.

          As chessbum mentioned, its when your hand doesnt release through and its usually caused when your hips are too fast for your hands to catch up.
          So...a push is the result and an incomplete wrist turn is the cause? Does that mean that if the push is caused by something else, such as a wrong swing path, it's not a block?

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          • #6
            Re: what is a block

            From what I know, blocks and pushes are basically the same thing.

            Push is obviously the opposite word for pull, while block is the opposite for release. Just depends on how you want to describe your shot I guess. I would usually describe the result of my shot as a push, while I would describe what I did as a block. Mechanically, the cause is the same, inside out swing path with an open club face.

            Then ofcourse, there is the "push-slice"......
            Last edited by pinyo8; 09-14-2005, 01:57 AM.

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