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Date Posted: 13:28:26 06/30/00 Fri
Author: TJ
Subject: Re: What is an arm swing...
In reply to: Peter 's message, "Re: What is an arm swing..." on 12:22:08 06/30/00 Fri

> Jim Flick likes to say that "the arms and hands swing
> the instrument and the body supports the swing". That
> is one kind of 'arm swing'. Many of the people in the
> NG infomercial look to be using their arms & shoulders
> as the power source in the swing which is a different
> type of 'arm swing' from what Flick was describing.
>
> I don't think Moe does an arm swing at all. To me his
> body seems to be clearly powering his swing. That
> power initiates the swing but unlike many CG swings
> today, the rotation of the body into follow through is
> caused by the arms pulling the body round. The body
> 'power stroke' stops with the golfer facing the ball.
> Moe attributed his power to the magnitude of his body
> shift (in 'Pipeline Moe').
>
> I think there are many who do not see or feel this
> body power with NG and that may be why they refer to
> it as an arm swing. It was not apparent to me until
> recently how the lateral shift could be a DIRECT
> SOURCE of power.
>
> Peter

This bump left (righthander) allows you to keep more square to the line during impact. However, it is a reaction of a proper downswing sequence.

Try this at the range next time. Take the club up to the top of your swing and start down with just the move of your left knee, no effort from the arms. Next try taking the club up to the top and start down with the arms/hands and no leg effort. You should see that the ball will be propelled much farther with the arms/hands effort. Also, you will notice that your weight will shift left automatically, if you don't interfere with it.

Another thing you can try right now is take your stance and swing to the top with your right hand (right hander). Now start the downswing with a downward motion of the right arm. You should see an automatic response of a bump left and weight shift left. The less the hips turn, the more you can get the right arm in front of the hip. Too much of a slide left is a blocking action and will rob you of distance and can cause a bad push, if the hands are stopped from turning over.

Just some thoughts.

TJ

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