How far do you take your arms back?

[Captain_Black]

If you look at the slow motion videos of the pro's on U Tube, they take the club back to about the 11 o'clock position in their backswing, before they commence their downswing.

I can't get anywhere near this position in the backswing, if I try it all goes horribly wrong.

How far do you take your club back on a normal shot & feel comfortable?

 

[DAVEYBOY]

At a guess 10 but I haven't seen my swing on camera since I began lessons.

 

[duncan mackie]

10...

 

[Hobbit]

Just looked at vid of my swing and its a smidge past 9 o'clock. I'll take it for an old coffin dodger...

 

[Captain_Black]

That is interesting.
Yesterday I went for a practice session & tried a shortened backswing, I reckon my arms were at or just past the 9 o'clock position, this felt to be the ultimate position for me that produced good powerful accurate shots.
If I tried to swing back any further, I became less accurate.
Tonight, I was looking at the pro's slow motion swings on U Tube, most of them took their arms back to the 11 o'clock position, but there were a few Zach Johnson being one of them who only took his arms back to the 9 o'clock position.

 

[Val]

Does it matter, as long as you get a full shoulder turn? People are more flexible than others? John Daly has a massive over swing and Sandy Lyle just over a half swing.

 

[Captain_Black]

No it doesn't matter as such.
I was just trying to get a picture of the norm, I just checked a video of Sandy Lyle & yes it is quite a short & compact swing.
I think a lot of my past problems have come from me trying to overswing for extra power.

 

[Val]

No it doesn't matter as such.
I was just trying to get a picture of the norm, I just checked a video of Sandy Lyle & yes it is quite a short & compact swing.
I think a lot of my past problems have come from me trying to overswing for extra power.

Get a full shoulder turn and a good tempo, that will help for starters. Still lots to go wrong after that though

 

[leaney]

My pro told me to try and swing to 9 o clock and momentum with naturally take me to 10ish.

Lot's of pro's only go to 10.

 

[Qwerty]

About 10:00 and I don't get the club even close to parallel at the top, probably a 3/4 swing most of the time.

 

[chrisd]

If you look at the slow motion videos of the pro's on U Tube, they take the club back to about the 11 o'clock position in their backswing, before they commence their downswing.

I can't get anywhere near this position in the backswing, if I try it all goes horribly wrong.

How far do you take your club back on a normal shot & feel comfortable?

Just looked at my swing with the driver posted in "ask the experts" and I'd say 11 o clock - ok for a coffin dodger?

 

[SocketRocket]

Finish when you make your full shoulder turn. Mind, Stack and Tilters can make more by spine extension.

 

[Fader]

Looking at videos of mine I'd say for full shots I'm an 11 o clock. Though I tend to consciously play anything from a 7/8 iron down with a 10 o clock 3/4 swing but can get that up to 11 if I'm trying to force one.

Don't think if really matters though how far you swing long as its a complete turn. I play with an ex hockey player and never seen his arms past 9 sometimes shorter if he gets a bit quick but by god he belts it out there.

 

[JPH]

mine is 11 as well