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Old 02-28-2009, 07:51 PM
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Right Forearm Alignment: Address vs. Impact
Originally Posted by Scottgas2 View Post

Right forearm not on plane as Lynn's is with the driver.
At Address, I do not demand a precise 'On Plane' Right Forearm. When I'm standing behind my player, for any given Plane Line, I'm happy when I see about half the Left Forearm above the Right Forearm. I know that the correct Downstroke Pivot will produce more Right Elbow bend at Impact, and that will produce the exact On Plane alignment.

A good example is Paul Casey, who today just won his semi-final match in the WGC-Accenture Match Play. The Right Forearm and Clubshaft are not quite 'In Line' at Address; nevertheless, the Right Forearm is clearly beneath the Left. If I were teaching him -- or you -- and wanted to emphasize the correctness of this alignment, I would hold a club by the head-end and place the shaft in the 'crook' of the Right Elbow and touch the mid-point of the Left Forearm with the grip-end.

The Downstroke Hip Action will lower the Right Shoulder and increase the Address Position bend in the Right Elbow. This, in turn, will enable the On Plane Right Forearm and #3 Pressure Point (Right Forefinger) Tracing of the Plane Line through Impact.

All this said, when the student clearly favors Hitting, I want the Right Forearm dead-on-the-money at Address. Visualize Arnold Palmer, arguably the most famous Hitter of all time, and you've got the picture.

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