JoshuaSouber
Hacker
Hi all,
I have been a long time self taught you tuber. I have had lessons in the past (sporadically), but the general trends are the same.
One piece takeaway, shoulders start, arms are passive etc.
Well recently I took the plunge to invest in a long term coaching programme with a pro down the road.
He has said stuff to me that is quite opposite to what I understand to be gospel.
The main one being, the hands and arms are the speed in the swing. I don't know if I just took things way to literally when I have received instruction, but I have definitely developed a swing where my arms are like jelly and the shoulders power the swing. I have been a gym goer all my life, so this felt like a powerful, controllable move. Use the big muscles (another one of these 'gospel' teachings)
However, after some work in the lessons and time on the range, I have now developed a swing where my arms are very much driving the show, to the point where I feel like in my downswing I am almost keeping my back facing the target. What I initially thought was going to happen was a lot of fat shots about 20 inches behind the ball as I look like I'm digging for gold. But with target in mind, quite miraculously, the shoulders are brought around by the arc my arms are moving on.
Has anyone else had what they perceived to be pearls of wisdom that had been proven to be false, even though it is what is regularly taught?
I would be interested to know peoples opinions on why this seems to happen so frequently in the teachings of the golf swing? My guess would be that no 2 swings are the same, so what is a beauty of a position for one, may not be the best for someone else, but then this information is distributed as universal for all swings.
I have been a long time self taught you tuber. I have had lessons in the past (sporadically), but the general trends are the same.
One piece takeaway, shoulders start, arms are passive etc.
Well recently I took the plunge to invest in a long term coaching programme with a pro down the road.
He has said stuff to me that is quite opposite to what I understand to be gospel.
The main one being, the hands and arms are the speed in the swing. I don't know if I just took things way to literally when I have received instruction, but I have definitely developed a swing where my arms are like jelly and the shoulders power the swing. I have been a gym goer all my life, so this felt like a powerful, controllable move. Use the big muscles (another one of these 'gospel' teachings)
However, after some work in the lessons and time on the range, I have now developed a swing where my arms are very much driving the show, to the point where I feel like in my downswing I am almost keeping my back facing the target. What I initially thought was going to happen was a lot of fat shots about 20 inches behind the ball as I look like I'm digging for gold. But with target in mind, quite miraculously, the shoulders are brought around by the arc my arms are moving on.
Has anyone else had what they perceived to be pearls of wisdom that had been proven to be false, even though it is what is regularly taught?
I would be interested to know peoples opinions on why this seems to happen so frequently in the teachings of the golf swing? My guess would be that no 2 swings are the same, so what is a beauty of a position for one, may not be the best for someone else, but then this information is distributed as universal for all swings.