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Old 01-18-2008, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by grapegoat View Post
the dowel drils have been helpful and when i transfer the feeling to the club my stupid body doesnt get it. Are there any other ideas of working on the left arm flying wedge. I have even tried using a dowel in the ground just behind me and placing it verticle so that if I loose that verticle relationship the dowel gets hit by the club and there is immediate feedback , nothing like making 20 swings and still hitting the dowel after perfect practice swings.
You need EA. Extensor Action. Is the added Clubhead weight (Swingweight) the difference between the dowel and Golfclub? Yes.

Extensor Action is the key that creates a bond between your arms, hands and club. It unifies them thus creating Levers. Most golfers just think it's the Grip. But it's not just the Grip.

Try this trick to learn Extensor Action.

Extensor Action Primer:

Get the Dowel. Grip the Dowel as usual but lightly. You need a light grip when learning this because you will be using a little muscular effort to align the Clubshaft and Left Arm. Very Lightly grip the the Dowel. Softly straighten your left arm. With your Right Hand, softly pull (Push) on the stick until the stick becomes in-line with your left arm. Your arms don't have to move at this point. Softly. Just use the fingers of your right hand if you have to until you learn to get the clubshaft and left arm in-line. Here’s the trick. Softly and simultaneously tug back with your left hand (don't bend your left arm). While pushing softly with your right hand and tugging ever so softly with your left hand, move the club backwards and forwards by slightly bending and straightening your right elbow. The Clubhead end moves just about a foot or two. Notice how the Dowel does exactly what you want and moves precisely in unison with your arms and hands. Softly, your left hand and right hand are playing tug-o-war on the grip end. Do it a few times with the dowel. Then do it a few times with the club. Now, (and this is very important) keep your left hand ever so slightly tugging and add a little more push/pull/tug to your right hand as you bend and straighten your right elbow. The Club becomes part of you. It's not just a push with the right arm to straighten the left arm. It's not about just straightening the Left Arm. It's about Unifying the Club and Left Arm. You need to feel the Left Hand resisting the Right Arm Push. In this regard, the Left arm is not as simple as a rope.

Let me know how it worked. As you get better at it, you'll begin to push harder. The Harder you swing, the harder you'll push and the tighter you'll grip the club. To a point.

PS. That's a Hitters procedure. Not a Swingers. The Swinger does it slightly different. But learn Hitting EA first because it's so simple. You learned to create the Primary Lever and the Left Arm Flying Wedge.
I think the more correct thought would be that the Extensor Action Primer above is more useful for Loading the Primary Lever. The Swinger will use Extensor Action in a way that allows the Secondary Lever to load.

Last edited by Daryl : 01-18-2008 at 11:35 PM.
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