Comments on: The Problem with Parallel http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/11/03/the-problem-with-parallel/ My Quest to Become a Golf Pro Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/11/03/the-problem-with-parallel/comment-page-1/#comment-3581 Double Eagle Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:35:18 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=975#comment-3581 That's pretty impressive. I'm kind of in that boat with my swing. My pro didn't explicitly have me shorten my swing, but by focusing on my wrist hinge a little, it made me stop over swinging. By making sure I'm in the right spot at the top, I feel like I can really take a rip at the ball if I need to. Of course, the biggest thing we worked on was keeping it at 70% so I don't do that much, but I feel like I can. That’s pretty impressive.

I’m kind of in that boat with my swing. My pro didn’t explicitly have me shorten my swing, but by focusing on my wrist hinge a little, it made me stop over swinging. By making sure I’m in the right spot at the top, I feel like I can really take a rip at the ball if I need to. Of course, the biggest thing we worked on was keeping it at 70% so I don’t do that much, but I feel like I can.

]]> By: TP Golf Online http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/11/03/the-problem-with-parallel/comment-page-1/#comment-3580 TP Golf Online Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:04:49 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=975#comment-3580 Have a friend that played on his University Golf Team. Now he can hit the ball 300+. One year his coach got him to shorten his back swing. They worked on getting the feeling that a 3/4 swing length was a full swing. He said that not only did his control improve but his distance improved slightly. How is that for a win-win. Have a friend that played on his University Golf Team. Now he can hit the ball 300+. One year his coach got him to shorten his back swing. They worked on getting the feeling that a 3/4 swing length was a full swing. He said that not only did his control improve but his distance improved slightly. How is that for a win-win.

]]> By: Double Eagle http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/11/03/the-problem-with-parallel/comment-page-1/#comment-3573 Double Eagle Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:14:18 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=975#comment-3573 That's a good point, TP. That's usually the argument for convincing players to swing at 70% power, as well. Many players see distance increases in doing so, simply because they begin to strike the ball better. It would be an interesting experiment to get a group of golfers out to a driving range to measure how they do when they take a shorter back swing and use less effort. That’s a good point, TP. That’s usually the argument for convincing players to swing at 70% power, as well. Many players see distance increases in doing so, simply because they begin to strike the ball better.

It would be an interesting experiment to get a group of golfers out to a driving range to measure how they do when they take a shorter back swing and use less effort.

]]> By: TP Golf Online http://www.lifeintherough.com/2008/11/03/the-problem-with-parallel/comment-page-1/#comment-3572 TP Golf Online Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:10:42 +0000 http://www.lifeintherough.com/?p=975#comment-3572 Good post DE. My parents would now qualify as seniors. Now my mother for years has "forced" her swing to paralell. And of course when she asks my advice and will listen and not force herself getting to paralell. Did she lose distance? My answer is no she may have gained a few yards because she hit the ball closer to the sweet spot. Good post DE. My parents would now qualify as seniors. Now my mother for years has “forced” her swing to paralell. And of course when she asks my advice and will listen and not force herself getting to paralell. Did she lose distance? My answer is no she may have gained a few yards because she hit the ball closer to the sweet spot.

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