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In this week’s Impact Show, we have a special guest: co-founder of the Titleist Performance Institute, Dave Phillips. We explore ways in which you can use your body to create more club speed and hit longer drives! These include lifting your lead heel and more controversially, bending your lead arm!

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  1. geohogan

    Apr 9, 2019 at 8:10 pm

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0spwv_hJjU

    Corey Connors has a hint of bend in his left arm in the BS.

  2. Speedy

    Apr 6, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    Just plain wrong. End of lesson.

    Please start vetting these instructors.

  3. BobbyG

    Apr 5, 2019 at 7:27 pm

    The first swing was a reverse pivot bail out. The second swing was a turn and hit. Much better. Folks have been teaching roll the feet and roll the arms for years. What’s new? This is old news. Snooze.

  4. Sal

    Apr 5, 2019 at 7:17 pm

    You better use a stronger grip meaning more left hand knuckles showing.

  5. geohogan

    Apr 5, 2019 at 11:37 am

    IMO much better to teach how to use scapula more effectively(increase ROM) rather than to bend left arm intentionally. That cuts off ROM of scapula and creates slack in DS.

  6. geohogan

    Apr 4, 2019 at 5:18 pm

    Does a shorter crow bar create move leverage than a longer crow bar?

    Straight left arm with fulcrum at the shoulder joint, is a much longer lever than a bent arm with fulcrum at the elbow.

  7. Rick

    Apr 3, 2019 at 6:11 pm

    Not to mention this is such a better swing for your back. Why does every tour pro have back problems? Guess? Watch the swings of Nicklaus, Snead, Jones, etc.

  8. Scott

    Apr 3, 2019 at 5:21 pm

    Bending the elbow throws a big tempo and timing variable into the swing. When I am playing well and keeping the ball in play off the tee, I am NOT bending my left elbow, Or only few slightly. When I am hitting it all over the course my elbow is bending. For my game, bending the elbow for the potential for a few extra yards is not worth it.

    • Steve

      Apr 4, 2019 at 8:37 am

      I think bending the left elbow helps players with flexibility issues. If you’re able to keep the left arm straight and not come out of the swing, like they mention in the video, then left arm is preferred.

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Clement: Stop ripping off your swing with this drill!

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Not the dreaded headcover under the armpit drill! As if your body is defective and can’t function by itself! Have you seen how incredible the human machine is with all the incredible feats of agility all kinds of athletes are accomplishing? You think your body is so defective (the good Lord is laughing his head off at you) that it needs a headcover tucked under the armpit so you can swing like T-Rex?

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How a towel can fix your golf swing

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This is a classic drill that has been used for decades. However, the world of marketed training aids has grown so much during that time that this simple practice has been virtually forgotten. Because why teach people how to play golf using everyday items when you can create and sell a product that reinforces the same thing? Nevertheless, I am here to give you helpful advice without running to the nearest Edwin Watts or adding something to your Amazon cart.

For the “scoring clubs,” having a solid connection between the arms and body during the swing, especially through impact, is paramount to creating long-lasting consistency. And keeping that connection throughout the swing helps rotate the shoulders more to generate more power to help you hit it farther. So, how does this drill work, and what will your game benefit from it? Well, let’s get into it.

Setup

You can use this for basic chip shots up to complete swings. I use this with every club in my bag, up to a 9 or 8-iron. It’s natural to create incrementally more separation between the arms and body as you progress up the set. So doing this with a high iron or a wood is not recommended.

While you set up to hit a ball, simply tuck the towel underneath both armpits. The length of the towel will determine how tight it will be across your chest but don’t make it so loose that it gets in the way of your vision. After both sides are tucked, make some focused swings, keeping both arms firmly connected to the body during the backswing and follow through. (Note: It’s normal to lose connection on your lead arm during your finishing pose.) When you’re ready, put a ball in the way of those swings and get to work.

Get a Better Shoulder Turn

Many of us struggle to have proper shoulder rotation in our golf swing, especially during long layoffs. Making a swing that is all arms and no shoulders is a surefire way to have less control with wedges and less distance with full swings. Notice how I can get in a similar-looking position in both 60° wedge photos. However, one is weak and uncontrollable, while the other is strong and connected. One allows me to use my larger muscles to create my swing, and one doesn’t. The follow-through is another critical point where having a good connection, as well as solid shoulder rotation, is a must. This drill is great for those who tend to have a “chicken wing” form in their lead arm, which happens when it becomes separated from the body through impact.

In full swings, getting your shoulders to rotate in your golf swing is a great way to reinforce proper weight distribution. If your swing is all arms, it’s much harder to get your weight to naturally shift to the inside part of your trail foot in the backswing. Sure, you could make the mistake of “sliding” to get weight on your back foot, but that doesn’t fix the issue. You must turn into your trial leg to generate power. Additionally, look at the difference in separation between my hands and my head in the 8-iron examples. The green picture has more separation and has my hands lower. This will help me lessen my angle of attack and make it easier to hit the inside part of the golf ball, rather than the over-the-top move that the other picture produces.

Stay Better Connected in the Backswing

When you don’t keep everything in your upper body working as one, getting to a good spot at the top of your swing is very hard to do. It would take impeccable timing along with great hand-eye coordination to hit quality shots with any sort of regularity if the arms are working separately from the body.

Notice in the red pictures of both my 60-degree wedge and 8-iron how high my hands are and the fact you can clearly see my shoulder through the gap in my arms. That has happened because the right arm, just above my elbow, has become totally disconnected from my body. That separation causes me to lift my hands as well as lose some of the extension in my left arm. This has been corrected in the green pictures by using this drill to reinforce that connection. It will also make you focus on keeping the lead arm close to your body as well. Because the moment either one loses that relationship, the towel falls.

Conclusion

I have been diligent this year in finding a few drills that target some of the issues that plague my golf game; either by simply forgetting fundamental things or by coming to terms with the faults that have bitten me my whole career. I have found that having a few drills to fall back on to reinforce certain feelings helps me find my game a little easier, and the “towel drill” is most definitely one of them.

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You hear that one all the time; I wish I could put my practice swing on the ball! We explain the huge importance of what to focus on to allow the ball to be perfectly in the way of your practice swing. Enjoy!

 

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