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Is Rolling the Forearms the Key to Quiet Hands in the Golf Swing?
from The Weekend Golfer Blog,
by Rick HendershotI'm
sticking my neck way out here — not that too many people care — because I feel
compelled to comment on a suggestion I heard from Rick Smith in a brief "swing
tip". This came during a short break in that gawd-awful series on the Golf
Channel called "The Big Break II". (I promise I was only watching it for a few
minutes to see if I could figure out what the h--- was going on. I
couldn't.)
What was the tip? Well, I only heard it in the briefest of
ways, and I didn't have a chance to check it out or confirm that I understood
what he was saying... but here's what I heard him say (my
interpretation)...
The move into the ball at the bottom of the swing
(point of impact) involves rotating the forearms. If you don't do this, you will
probably come across...
That's it. That's what I heard... Whether I
got it right or not, I had been struggling with a related problem brought on by
my theorizing in a previous
article, and this sounded like an interesting way of understanding my
problem.
Here's the problem...
In the "rubber bands" article
referred to above, I had concluded that one must keep the arms/hands tight to
the body on the way down so the hands don't get too far out — resulting in the
club head getting outside the line (coming across...loss of
power...slice!).
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In practical terms — at least as I had theorized — this
meant "holding the angle" through the downswing. This is another way of looking
at the "hold that wrist cock" idea — and therefore is related to the "power
move" at the bottom.
But this is not quite what I meant by "holding the
angle". I meant keeping the hands in close to the body, and the club head out on
the appropriate axis line. This means you have to "hold the angle" to keep it
out there (but not too far out, because then it gets outside).
The
problem is, this results in relatively active hands at the point of impact.
You've got to get the club down from the "hold the angle position" into the back
of the ball. And the first inclination is to do it with a slapping motion of the
hands.
Guess what? Major HOOK action!!!
I couldn't believe the
hooks I was hitting when I tried doing this. Is this maybe why Hogan always
fought the hook? Keeping the hands "in" contributes to hooking?? I don't know.
Could be.
Anyway, applying the Rick Smith tip about "rolling the
forearms" worked like magic. I tried it once last Saturday at Glen Abbey and my
hooking was immediately cured. I really found it hard to believe. I used it
during our round on Sunday at Rattlesnake and it continued to work like magic.
Most of my drives stayed straight — even into a very stiff
wind.
Interestingly though, I started slicing my irons. In order to
overcome the effects of that 30mph wind I had to shut the face right down, and
really force myself to stay inside. I really hadn't had this problem until I
started using the "roll the forearms" technique. I suspect my timing was just a
bit off.
I hope to give this technique a thorough workout tomorrow and
Sunday (if it doesn't snow). I also hope to do a bit of research, because I have
a feeling I've heard this explained before, but not really "heard" it, if you
know what I mean.
-- Rick aka, The WeekEnd
Golfer
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Rick Hendershot is an avid golfer
and student of the game, as well as a writer and internet publisher who lives in
Conestogo, Ontario, Canada. He publishes several golf related websites and
blogs, including InternetGolf
Review, Special Golf
Travel, and Rick
Hendershot's Blog. He also manages an advertising and link placement
service called LinkNet Network.
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