Michael says he's having problems keeping his backswing short. Understandably, since in so many of today's swings players are encourage to go to parallel and/or make the big turn, it's hard to break old habits.
Well, Michael, it's probably one of two problems ' or both.
When you take the club back, you have to keep that outward pressure on your knees and keep them wide. Watch the left one. If it folds back, that motion will force you to overswing and get into the Sacred Burial Ground. Keep the pressure on the knees.
The other possibility is that you're cocking your wrists. Remember this Surgism: "The best wrist action is no wrist action". If you're cocking your wrists, it's almost impossible to keep your club from going back too far. Your grip will also come lose and you'll grab the handle even harder coming back down.
So keep those knees wide with outward pressure and make sure your wrists stay firm. That's when your ¾ backswing will fall into place.
The Surge!
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Golfers Elbows
Hi Surge,
Any insight on golfers elbows? I have developed golfers elbows, right elbow much worse than left elbow. Can the limited turn forces the arms to move more and swing harder and caused golfers elbow? In any case, have you experienced golfers elbow and what to look for in the swing to prevent that?
Regards,
CY
Golfers elbow
Golfers elbow happen when, in a down swing, the golf club impacts an a hard surface such as worn out, sun beaten range mats (as versus a softer surface such as grass/earth). The shock of the iron head on the surface travels up the shaft into the fingers, wrist and then the elbows. It may effect your wrist tendons or the elbow tendons. I had the golfers elbow in my old rotary swing where I was thought to "hit down, hit down" to compress the ball.
PPGS does not hit down, the divots are grass clippings. If you are taking large chunks of divots, you are not executing the PPGS swing right - not your fault but remants of your old swing where you are hitting down. As compared to swinging up in PPGS.
Possible Cures:
1. Think of swinging up more. No more hit down.
2. Rest your elbows by working more on your short game/putting and then use ICE in the inflames areas. Anti-inflam drugs also help. A sports masseur who can work on the tendons would be best for a quicker cure & then ice to reduce the inflamation.
3. If you can access to a grass range, use that instead of the mats
4. Equipment wise cures - use a shock absorbing inserts inside your iron shafts such as ProSoft (Valugolf.com), or True Temper Sensicore. If that does not work, switch to graphite shafts.
With my PPGS, I hit off mats all the time and I can still compress the ball with my iron shafts - but I have to execute to swing up. Never, anymore, "down".
And no loss in distance but gain consistency.
Hope this helps :)
Tommy Fleetwood
Hi Surge, if you have time, I would really be interested in your views on Tommy Fleetwood’s golf swing. Often it resembles a punch- like shot. Thanks