We have an awesome question from Numier who has some physical limitations. As you know the Peak Performance Golf Swing has parameters in which you can swing within. Our main goal is that we can make adjustments to help your body swing the best it can for the abilities or liabilities you have. So even though we teach everybody the same swing, everybody can't do it. The key is is to find out what your body can do at its best. So let's see if we can't give Numier a couple things that can possibly help him get what he needs.
He starts by saying, 'Dear Don, I have polio in my down part of the right leg. Because of this I can't transfer my weight to the left and naturally can't make a full left turn to target during the full swing. After using your three quarter swing system, I have dropped my handicap from 33 to 27 in three months, but I feel there would be a problem for dropping my handicap more. The distance of my draws is in the 140 to 160 meter range and for 7 iron shots 70 to 90 meters. So I have a problem at 4 par on long holes. Do you have any advice for me?'
Ok, let's look at two things. I think the first one is obviously you have some limitations in your swing due to some physical liabilities. So we have to help you figure out how you can get to your left side, if possible, to swing up and finish towards the target. I think the #1 point is, as you know, the Peak Performance Golf Swing is a three quarter, limited turn swing, and we believe that when you swing through, down into the ball at impact and swing up to the finish, the hole key is that our body moves less in the backswing so we can swing our arms faster, creating more centrifugal force of the arms and club (i.e., the concept of swinging a rock on the end of a string that is being held in your hand, as the rock goes faster and faster, you let more string out faster and faster, your hand slows down).
Well the symbolism is the rock is the club head, the shaft and your forward arm, which for a right hander would be the left arm, is the string. Your whole body would symbolize the hand. So we hold the hand (the body) with less movement so we can swing the arms faster. So my first point of reference would be, if you can't push off, try to concentrate on swinging your arms as you are transitioning and swinging to impact and through. Really focus on impact and swinging your arms fast up to the finish. If you can swing your arms up fast and up into the finish, I think you probably will be amazed at how your arms will help pull your right side up and through to the finish, where you finish at the target.
You have to make sure that you really pay attention to alignment, because you keep talking about draws and pulls. I know that hanging back is one of the biggest causes of draws and pulls, but hanging back is also caused by the fact that because a right hander would be aiming to the right, your body is in the way between your arms and club at the top of the backswing to swing down the line to the target. So the body is in the way. Once the arm hits the body, trying to swing through it, the back arm hits the body and starts pulling the body backwards and kind of causes it to stay there.
So, check your alignment and focus very much on swinging your arms up faster to impact and see if that can't help stop pulling your body. I think you might have a really good chance of getting to a decent finish.
Lastly, the only other thing I want to say is whether we are getting older or we have physical issues that hold back our strength or ability to move, maybe one of the things you have to consider is playing more up tees and playing the course a little bit shorter to fit the ability of the distance that you can hit golf shots. Many guys don't want to ever think about going up to the CU tees but it is all about playing within your means. We know that as we get older we can't do the things as fast or as long as we used to do them. So if you want to still at least enjoy the game and play to what your present abilities are, play the proper distance golf course. So, take a look at that too.
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