Last week, I answered the first of two really good questions from Dan Swantko (Level Knees In Backswing). Today I will tackle his second one.
"Is there a place in the Surge Swing for a conscious pronation of the forearms in the follow through or is this one of those Golf Digest tidbits that clutter the landscape? I don't like this kind of micromanagement but every so often I wonder."
Dan, the answer is ..."Yes and No". It really depends on what you are trying to do with the shot. If you want to hit a straight ball, then I have to say there is no conscious pronation of the forearms. That's not to say that there is no pronation, or rotation, of the forearms in the Peak Performance Golf Swing. As we make our limited turn and swing the club toe-up into the Catcher's Mitt, we do rotate our forearms to accomplish this. The same is true after impact--we want the club to enter the forward Catcher's Mitt in the same toe-up position before we lift our arms to a perfect T-Finish. The key here is that this shouldn't be a consciouss swing thought but rather be a subconscious part of your "feel" for the Surge Swing.
This is not true if you want to work the ball to add shape to your shot. While I can't cover all of this topic in a daily video, the details you will need to learn how to do this are covered in the two instructional videos I released last month, "Working The Ball" and "Situational Shots: On The Course". What I can say here is that if you need to intentionally create a draw/hook or fade/slice to put your ball precisely where you want it, you will need to consciously over-rotate or under-rotate your forearms as part of the swing adjustments you make. Depending on how much shape you want to create, there are several setup adjustments that you will need to do as well.
Keep it vertical!
The Surge
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