Tall Golfers
 

Tall golfers can benefit from their longer levers, but tend to struggle with balance and consistency. What component variations would you recommend for a tall golfer's stroke pattern?

Rx For Tall Guys
 

I would never base a Stroke Pattern on the golfer's height. Tall, short or average, the mission-critical alignments -- Flat Left Wrist, Lag Pressure, and Plane Line and Angle -- remain the same.

That said, make sure you have good posture, especially your Knee Bend and Waist Bend (forward spine tilt). For this to happen, your clubs will have to be at least 1/2 inch long. Their lie angle may have to be bent a degree or two upright. Then, make sure your left wrist is Level (not Cocked) at Address. If your hands are bigger -- medium-large glove or larger -- then you probably should build your grips up a bit (an extra wrap or two of tape or select a 'mid-size' option).

All this will help.

:salut:

It sure helped me.

Yoda told me to add an inch, which I did after decades of standard length and Ill never go back. Two degrees up after a dynamic fitting. I can stand to the ball so much better now.......or in TGM terms my "arm set" is way better.

The level left wrist was key for me.

That A Tall Order
 

Lynn also helped me with this also, reference 7-2-4. I am 5'15" (actually 6'3") and play with clubs 1" long, but be careful about checking the swing weight, they can get into the "E" range.

Are you tall as well OB?

Lynn made a comment like that to me last year and it went right over my head. I am finding your post and Drews very interesting... Damn wheels shouldn't be spinning like this on the weekend. :toothy1:

Kevin

Almost 6' 3" if the middle age spread hasnt weighted me down any. In my first lesson with Lynn we started off with the arm set and it took all morning to get my right arm on plane. The trick in the end , for me anyways, was to get the left hand level. Id always set up with a slight bit of wrist cock in the left hand. Lynn was like "well that did take a while" when I finally got it right after lunch..... he was persistent , I gotta tell you. I was trying but it was a struggle, Id probably hit a couple of million balls with low hands ....so a few hours to break it wasnt so bad I guess.

And then Lynn said to me: "this alone (the level left wrist and on plane right forearm) could be all that separates you from your golfing goals". Pretty profound stuff I thought at the time, but I was all for it and he ending up being correct.

I had jokingly told him my goal was just to hit the ball like a couple of guys from back home......to which he said "Let me guess Moe Norman and George Knudson". I didnt get there of course, but I did get my cap down a few and won a couple of tourneys Id been aiming at. Nothing major just club tourneys , club c and a match play but not bad for a guy who just turned 50. Qualified for my Provincial Match Play too , made it home really early on day 1 though. But I was there and still have the umbrella , towel and sore rear end to prove it after taking on a guy from Michigan State who killed me. Hmm maybe my hands were too low there?

If someone were to take all that Lynn has helped me with away but I got to keep one thing......itd be the level left wrist. I know that doesnt make sense when most of the guys on tv dont have it but Im convinced of its transformative powers. Of course there have been a few guys over the years who have displayed the level left wrist at address......Hogan , Knudson, Moe, Elk for example, but they're very much in the minority statistically. Who'd want to align themselves in any way with that minority?

Its a lesson I keep revisiting , re learning ....old habits die a hard death. The positive results are always immediate, always. Its sort of like a natural homeostatic alignment or something that just makes my takeaway float nicely. Cant explain it really. I have to slightly hover the club to get the left wrist level like its hanging naturally or something although its not fully uncocked. It goes really nicely with a Lagging Takeaway from Adjusted for me.

Where on earth would I have learned this if not here?

LOL OB. Pretty solid minority to be part of!

Hah plus one inch on a mizuno mp 32 and D 8 for me, but I do like a heavy club. Is that a problem? What would that do theoretically to a swing or ones release? Hogan's clubs were long, heavy and counter balanced to D1.....same with Knudsons (of course).

I stuck a counter balance in the grip end of my 5 iron......not sure about it . I suppose I could get used to it. It brings the swing weight down a few.

Funny you should bring this up Drew, I was just searching the net trying to find out about the implications of a heavy swing weight.

Kev do you have any thoughts on this? If it causes me to release earlier Ill counter balance them I guess. Im a smooth swinger, no big quick loading if that makes a difference. Random sweep release. 88 mph 7 iron. S300, married with two kids, anglo saxon, briefs not boxers.

I like heavy, but it's just a number. When you lengthen the club 1", it doesn't make the head any heavier, just changes the balance point. The only thing you have to watch out for is that the extra length and extra weight make the shaft play a little softer.

Kevin

OB, I think those should be perfect.....I wear granny panties and std length (clubs at least) so your inch long/briefs combo should be right on the money :) :) ya y'all been served.....:laughing9