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Whipping
action. -Master
-( Changed - 28/03/.2008)
Back swing movement.
As the back swing is performed, the forearms are held in a firm
condition and must not be consciously rotated. The rotation of the
forearms will happen automatically as the right arm begins to fold,
thus forcing the forearms to slightly rotate in a clockwise motion.
In addition, as the back swing is performed the left wrist gradually
becomes fully cocked so that at the end of the back swing movement,
the left wrist will achieve the fully cocked position.
Therefore as the back swing movement is performed you must ensure
that the left wrist and the left forearm remain in a straight position
so that the left wrist does not end up in a cupped position, but
importantly, the hands must
remain in a totally passive condition.
Down Swing Movement.
From the beginning of the down swing movement
the hips initially rotate/pivot/sway at a fast rate, but as the
hips gets very close to the impact position, the movement of the
hips begin to slow down fractionally.
Therefore although the hips begin to slow
down fractionally, the lower back muscles continue to force the
shoulder/arms-unit to rapidly rotate back to the original address
position and because of the inertia effect, the passive arms continue
to lag further behind.
However, just before the shoulder/arms-unit
return to the original address position, the shoulder/arms-unit
also begins to slow down, thus allowing the passive arms to move
independently of the shoulders and thus use the momentum that has
been created during the down swing movement to swing the the passive
arms into the contact area at a very high speed.
Therefore it is the skill of the golfer
to judge the rotational movement of the shoulder/arms-unit and the
swinging action of the passive arms during the down swing movement
so that the club head makes contact with the golf ball at the precise
moment the shoulders return to the original address position.
However as the down swing movement is performed,
you must try to hold the wrists in the fully cocked position and
also keep the right arm in the fully folded position, thus keeping
the forearms in the slightly rotated position for as long as possible.
In addition, when is comes to the point when you release
the golf club, but you must ensure that as the golf club is being
flailed into the contact area that the hands
are prevented from returning to the original address position until
the precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball --
you must concentrate on this last item.
However as soon as the shoulders return to the original address
position they must be held in this position, albeit for only a milli-second,
whilst the passive arms /golf club swing to the bottom of the swing
arc, thus ensuring that the hands
move towards the target area at the same speed that the club head
moves through the contact area.
But importantly, you must keep the left arm in a perfectly
straight position, and keep the head
slightly behind the ball until well after the ball has been struck.
The uncocking of the wrists and the rotation of the forearms
is performed very quickly whilst the hands are moving the final
12" back to the original address position but you must concentrate
on keeping the hands in a totally
passive condition and held
back from returning to the original address position until the
precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball.
The movement is continuous from the moment you begin to flail
the club head, right the way through until after the ball has been
struck, when the clubhead will be in a "closed to the target
line" position.
( As long as you set your hands on the golf club in the correct
manner, the clubhead will automatically return to the ball square
to the target line, therefore you can perform this action as aggressively
as possible.)
However the overriding factor is that the head
must remain firmly fixed so that the left eye remains slightly behind
the ball with "pin point accuracy" and the upper
body angles must be retained until well after the ball has been
struck.
Failure to keep the head
slightly behind the ball until well after the ball has been struck,
will undoubtedly result in a sliced shot.
You must experiment with holding the right arm in the fully
folded condition for as long as possible.
However in order to be successful, you must keep the head
in the original address position throughout the flailing action
and keep the hands in a totally
passive condition.
To practice this technique, use a short shafted club such as
a nine iron until you are familiar with the technique.
The important points that you have to remember
is that in order to successfully carry out this movement is as follows:-
1) You must ensure that the elbows
are held as close together as is physically possible so that
the arms remain totally passive
to the movement of the shoulders until well after the ball has been
struck.
2) The hands must
be held back from returning to the original address position until
the precise moment the clubhead makes contact with the ball.
3) One of the arms must always
be held in the straight condition.
4) The head must
remain firmly held in the original address position with a "Pin
point accuracy" and in the Fixed
Frontal condition.
5) The hands must remain
in a totally passive condition at all times.
6) The right arm must be held in the fully folded condition
for as long as possible.
7) The wrist joint must be held in the fully cocked position
until just before the club head makes contact with the ball.
8) The upper body angle must
be retained as the clubhead moves
through the contact area.
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