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27th March 2024 12:19 PM
#1
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Japanese Tour)
wrist/forearm release for power ?
watched this video of pete cowan with some u-chubez english golf coach , going on about spinning the forearm down to drive balls ballisitc with minimal effort ........................
made little sense.
saw another video of an Aussie coach witha HUMONGOUS plastic golf club extolling the virues of
" rotating the right forearm over the left and letting the ams finish with a left wrist hinge angle above the head of 36*.
everyone from Hogan to Hovland does it "
same thing ?
so, i tried it on sat , that was the only swing thought i concentrated on and picked up " significant distance " on my driver at my first game of the year, well ahead of my end of last year distance .
not a little bit..... a lot!
swing felt A BIT MORE like a golf swing instead of a cover drive i must SAY
have i been missing the obvious that everyone knows for the last 30 yrs ?
srixon zr-30 9.5* - diamana X 70s
kasco fd 12.8 *- diamana stinger 70s
royal collection 304p 15* - diamana X 70s
royal collection sfd 3 19* - crazy black ut xs
yamaha 2009 forged 5/pw - NS prototype 2g18s
yonex shinagawa 50/56*- ns super peening orange
fourteen mt-28 60* - ns 950s
odyssey 2 -ball exo
badly missing, links.
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27th March 2024 12:40 PM
#2
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
I am predicting W.O.O.D.
If the aussie coach you refer to is Craig Hanson, he does know his stuff.
But if you are talking about "spinning the forearm down" before impact, this suits someone with an on top ( weak) trail hand. If your trail hand is under (strong) you need to go the other way MAROOCH! ( look up @speedgolfrob in IG )
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Criticism doesn't bother me, as it means I am doing something and people are watching.
Handy-Cap
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27th March 2024 04:32 PM
#3
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Japanese Tour)
[QUOTE=markTHEblake;1483441]I am predicting W.O.O.D.
If the aussie coach you refer to is Craig Hanson, he does know his stuff.
thats the one.
like his instruction.
srixon zr-30 9.5* - diamana X 70s
kasco fd 12.8 *- diamana stinger 70s
royal collection 304p 15* - diamana X 70s
royal collection sfd 3 19* - crazy black ut xs
yamaha 2009 forged 5/pw - NS prototype 2g18s
yonex shinagawa 50/56*- ns super peening orange
fourteen mt-28 60* - ns 950s
odyssey 2 -ball exo
badly missing, links.
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27th March 2024 06:20 PM
#4
Member
Touring Pro (Aust PGA)
I was taught that when I had a series of lessons, mainly to cure the cover drive type movement I was making (I played cricket growing up). Apart from squaring the club face better at impact and straightening up my shots it probably did help with distance as well.
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27th March 2024 09:00 PM
#5
Do you have the link to the video?
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27th March 2024 11:16 PM
#6
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
![Quote](images/styles/GamerGreen/misc/quote_icon.png)
Originally Posted by
supo67
watched this video of pete cowan with some u-chubez english golf coach , going on about spinning the forearm down to drive balls ballisitc with minimal effort ........................
I just accidentally watched a video which is a commentary/follow up on the video you must have seen. Some sage advice here by Zach Allen on this key point of spinning right arm down.
https://youtu.be/Ib5zfmwVuow?si=6sBczu8pz07bAveW
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28th March 2024 09:29 AM
#7
Senior Member
Major Winner
Your body has to be in the right position for this to work.
You cant do it with driving legs or the left arm too far inside.
I have a video of me doing this from a while back.. let me find it.
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28th March 2024 09:50 AM
#8
Senior Member
Major Winner
OK - here we go.
Hitting an 921 Mizuno Forged 8 iron with Project X LZ Shaft in 6.0 if anyone cares.
First one, the dud - notice the lack of depth on the backswing and this changes the path. 104mph ball speed.
2nd one. Got some depth with the hips, but also the downswing had width and a much better path into the ball. 113mph ball speed.
The arm drop at 29 seconds is the key to width and speed. Notice how much time i give the arms to drop .. there is no drive with the legs...
https://photos.app.goo.gl/SZe5ZvkotZBzKdEF7[/video]
The change of direction of the club is what gives you club head speed.. not the speed of the body.
Watch your mates this weekend.. they move/spin/drive the body fast and the hands are slow to catch up.
Now watch TV, they keep the body solid and their arms go so damn quick against the solid base.
For a more deep dive into to - the Athletic motion boys did a video here - they do talk dead set unusable nonsense for 70% of the video... but i think you will get something out of it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKrY7PlKZgc
and my coach did a video here which is way better.
https://www.garyedwin.com/news/the-first-move-down/
Last edited by virge666; 28th March 2024 at 09:59 AM.
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28th March 2024 11:23 AM
#9
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Japanese Tour)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsVcgf-is8k
viola.
just this , no other thought made a homongous difference to my swing.
I focused on nothing else except getting that right forearm to cross the left and go out. not accross after impact.
Unless it was the new 2016 srixon/diamana kaili tour driver iwas using...........
this was the ete cowan one tha started it all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rl0HxN5YBwE
but at 45 inch and 317g..
im not exxagerating the differecne was eye opening.
iwas flying bunkers i was rolling into in sept/dec last year.
fresh bod from rest . sure that cud be apart of it but no... not that much diff
imgonna say up to 25-30 yards longer on MOST drives , nt just one.
irons were a cub +
the one i noticed the most difff on was the 19* utliity that now ends up where my 5 wood used to go.
but miles higher and lands on a dime.
or its the manscrack assantler drops my ex BALCO mate gave me behind a nightclub on thrus night..............
Last edited by supo67; 28th March 2024 at 11:30 AM.
srixon zr-30 9.5* - diamana X 70s
kasco fd 12.8 *- diamana stinger 70s
royal collection 304p 15* - diamana X 70s
royal collection sfd 3 19* - crazy black ut xs
yamaha 2009 forged 5/pw - NS prototype 2g18s
yonex shinagawa 50/56*- ns super peening orange
fourteen mt-28 60* - ns 950s
odyssey 2 -ball exo
badly missing, links.
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28th March 2024 01:03 PM
#10
Senior Member
Golf Hall of Fame Inductee
everytime Supo posts enthusiastically, it reminds me of this scene from Coming to America
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Criticism doesn't bother me, as it means I am doing something and people are watching.
Handy-Cap
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28th March 2024 05:49 PM
#11
Senior Member
Touring Pro (Japanese Tour)
yes , true i do get into it at times...
after my last 3 seasons of shite... , its good to have a feel good moment.
srixon zr-30 9.5* - diamana X 70s
kasco fd 12.8 *- diamana stinger 70s
royal collection 304p 15* - diamana X 70s
royal collection sfd 3 19* - crazy black ut xs
yamaha 2009 forged 5/pw - NS prototype 2g18s
yonex shinagawa 50/56*- ns super peening orange
fourteen mt-28 60* - ns 950s
odyssey 2 -ball exo
badly missing, links.
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