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Whipping
Action. (
Changed - 02/11/2011)
Back swing movement.
As the back swing is performed, the club face must remain square
to the ball position for as long as possible.
(The rotation of the forearms will happen automatically as the right
arm begins to fold, thus forcing the forearms to rotate in a clockwise
motion.)
As the back swing is performed the left wrist gradually becomes
fully cocked , but you must ensure that the back of the
left wrist remain parallel to the left forearm 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.
As the movement of the hips and the compact upper body unit
to rotate around the central core of the spine in complete unison,
the left wrist must hold the golf club in the fully lagged position
until the hands have gone past the body, but you must also keep
the right arm against the
body for as long as possible thus holding the right arm in the
folded position which in turn keeps the forearms in the slightly
rotated position for as long as possible.
As the hands begin to go past the body,
the weight of the club head forces the wrist to whip the club head
into the contact area - but to be succesful you must try and keep
the left wrist in the fully cocked position even as the hands go
past the body.
Therefore at the precise moment the
club head strikes the ball, the hips are practically facing the
target area, the shoulders are turning to face the target area and
the hands are slightly ahead of the body and the club head continues
to accelerate towards the target area
whilst the whole body quickly turns to fully face the target area.
However, simultaneously the right arm
is forced into the fully straightened position, thus adding impetus
to the shot.
But importantly, you must keep the left arm in a perfectly
straight position and ensure that the club head swings to the
bottom
of the swing arc and the head
must remain slightly behind the ball until well after the ball has
been struck.
( 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 delay the release for a longer
period as long as you keep the left eye behind the ball position.)
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 left wrist in the fully
cocked position for much longer than you think possible, whilst
the hips force the compact upper body unit to rotate around the
central core of the spine.
However in order to be successful, you must keep the head
in the original address position throughout the flailing action.
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 until well
after the ball has been struck.
2) The hands must not go beyond
the original address position until the precise moment the clubhead
makes contact with the ball. (As soon as the two actions coincide,
the whole body quickly turns to fully face the target area..)
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 joints must be held in the fully cocked position
for as long as possible.
8) The upper body angle must
be retained as the clubhead moves
through the contact area.
9) The hips must continue to exert a pulling effect upon the
shoulders.
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