WATCH: Make a better turn to hit bigger drives
Alistair Davies shares with you how to increase your distance and consistency by turning correctly in the backswing. He shares great drills to increase your turn.
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We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S
Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S
Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge
Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X
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GolfWRX’s Resident Club Junkie, Brian Knudson, was naturally excited to get his hands on Mitsubishi’s new Diamana WB shaft.
In this video, BK gives you a brief overview of the new WB, builds up a driver, and takes it to the course for some testing.
With the rebirth of the iconic Whiteboard profile, Mitsubishi didn’t just re-issue a classic, but rather infused all the company’s latest tech into a new shaft, paying homage to the original with its quintessentially Hawaiian-inspired stylings. A summary of that impressive roster of technology, below.
- 80-ton Dialead pitch fiber: Positioned in the handle, Dialead is designed to deliver greater ball speed via better energy transfer.
- Aerospace-grade MR70 carbon fiber adds additional strength, and 46-ton fiber in angle plies in the tip section reduce torque for tighter shot dispersion.
- Consistent Feel Design: Engineers target minimal variance across shafts (butt OD, weight, and balance point) to make the fitting process easier.
- Xlink Tech Resin System: Engineers continue to reduce resin content and increase carbon fiber volume for greater feel without sacrificing strength and durability.
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Back by popular demand, it’s BK’s WITB for his third week of league play. Check out the video for the details and WITB logic (such as it is from golf’s most impetuous equipment adjuster!).
Driver: Cobra Darkspeed X (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: L.A. Golf A-Series Mid X
3-wood: PXG 0311 Black Ops
Hybrid: Mizuno ST Max
Irons: Cobra King Tec Utility (4), Callaway Apex Pro (5, 6), Callaway Apex CB (7-9), Callaway Apex MB (10, 11)
Wedges: Adams Idea SW, LW
Putter: Ping PLD Anser 2D
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
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geohogan
Dec 16, 2018 at 9:52 pm
When the left shoulder works down in BS, the shoulders tilt and hips slide .. rather than turn.
ie left shoulder down= false turn.(very common instruction for single plane swing)
Better to elevate the left scapula and let hips and shoulders turn almost exactly the same degree.
Ref. The Hogan Manual of Human Performance: GOLF, 1992.
stevek
Dec 17, 2018 at 10:23 am
I have The Hogan Manual 1992 so please provide the exact reference pages for your assertions…. taken out of context.
stevek
Dec 17, 2018 at 10:25 am
I have The Hogan Manual 1992… so please provide the page references for your a as sertions… taken out of context.
Gun Violent
Dec 16, 2018 at 9:56 am
Awful.
Just lift the heel and let the knee turn inwards, you won’t have to feel any of those strains and you can get the club, the shaft, and the hands behind and farther away from the ball and the torso will go along with it enough to give you plenty of ball speed as you bring the club to hit the ball.
No need for this stupid, irresponsible drill for people who have no flexibility and they’ll just hurt themselves doing this.
geohogan
Dec 16, 2018 at 9:57 pm
@GV, in addition to freeing up the knees to allow a full hip turn, elevate the left scapula to allow the left shoulder to move laterally across the chest.
The exercise in the video is common single plane instruction, with left shoulder down, shoulders tilting rather than turning and hips sliding rather than turning in BS.
Hips have no means to turn other than by the knees. If knees havent moved then the hips have not turned. The Slide of the hips is a common error they only gives the illusion that the hips have turned.
Ref The Hogan Manual of Human Performance: GOLF. 1992
Gun Violent
Dec 17, 2018 at 9:04 pm
Yea, and I also think the illusion to people of how a swing “looks” to them, whether it looks properly rotated and a deeper back-swing is also due to people’s build, even here in this video, this coach is chunky and has a hard time turning that chunky body and makes his arms short looking and so his swing looks not as fully turned, as it were.
If you had long arms or are as flexible as John Daly and the club just gets in positions without having to turn so deep, there is no need for this exercise
stevek
Dec 16, 2018 at 11:31 pm
… ditto… and 95% of all golfers worldwide are rigid between the hips and shoulders so that both turn in unison in the BS and DS. This means there is no X-factor separation that creates torque from the hips up to the shoulder span.
geohogan
Dec 17, 2018 at 9:17 am
X factor is bogus.
Shoulders are made up of shoulder joint, that is mounted on our moveable, scapula.
Shoulder joints are not lumps fixed to our torso.
Scapula range of motion allows up to 40 -45 degrees of rotation without moving the sternum.
Knees can move hips about 45 degrees. Add scapula ROM to that to achieve 90 degrees of ‘turn’, without any stress on the spine.
stevek
Dec 17, 2018 at 10:20 am
X-factor is real and important for a more powerful swing. This is proven with 3D motion capture and other scientific data equipment.
If your lead shoulder slides too much in the BS you’ve got “soft” shoulders, typical of children, women and weak men. Strong men have solid shoulders held in place by muscular build of the shoulders and chest. This keeps the shoulder span stable for torque generation.
It’s likely your scapulae slide around and ruin your swing strength and power.
smz
Dec 18, 2018 at 6:28 pm
X-Factor is a reality for men with a strong flexible core and spine. Pot belly men are rigid between the hips and shoulders and are forced to rotate their hips and shoulders in unison… causing a very low power swing. This is a Golfswing Fact….