Leed Arm only

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Arms are good drills to practice if the ball is going right with little or a bunch of slice. If you are hitting the ball thin or too low on the clubface. Also, if you want some effortless power then have a go at lag.

Left arm only (201)

Later this drill was transformational when I used this drill with left arm only. Wow! So that’s what contact is supposed to feel like! I suppose to this point I struggled with a few things that this drill imposes on the swing. Anyway, it is magical.

This drill taught me what the “the moment of truth” feels like. Particularly when I let go of my right hand just before contact and allow my left arm to follow through alone. This is a feeling that was previously foreign to me. Since I don’t typically use my left side for any sport, this has helped me get familiar with my left side.

Like a blind squirrel finding a nut - we can make the numerous adjustments to surprisingly overcome bad swing mechanics and have a good hit. We all can happen upon a square club face at impact.

If you start straight, keep left arm straight through out, you will increase percentage of impact with a square club face. That said, left arm strength is required for this drill. Not all have this ability so it is classified as a 200 level drill.

To compress the ball properly, the club face needs to be square or 90 degrees to the target at contact. It follows that the club face should be square in the take away and the follow through.

The advantage of left arm staying straight through backswing will ensure a restricted backswing. For example, one can utilize every joint in the body to bring the club head behind the left ear without even turning the body. But this just complicates matters. The longest possible arc in the swing can increase power but it can also increase complexity in the timing and squaring of the club face. What ever happens in the back swing must be uncoiled in the down swing.

A straight left arm is just the right amount of restriction on the backswing. It answers the question. How far to go back? It is a trigger for me that I have completed the backswing. It also prevents the “chicken wing” or arms from getting loosey-goosey and unpredictable. For me loosey-goosey usually results in hitting the ball “thin”.

We want the wrists to be loose but loose elbows messes up “the moment of truth” - at ball contact. It is a challenge to tell the body to loosen just one set of joints but not all joints.

Left shoulder is the hinge point of the swing. Reduce variability in the distance from the left shoulder and the club face at impact by keeping the elbow straight. This increases predictable results.

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