Unlock The Lead Arm For Power

Join The Force Plate Guy from the lab at Measured Golf in Ann Arbor, Michigan as he discusses one of the biggest misconceptions in golf.
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[@guyautore9334]

great stuff!! It works I promise. thanks for sharing

[@measuredgolf]

Great to hear! Keep it up!

[@winsyong]

This is interesting, back when I was quite a consistent driver of the ball, I set up lead hand higher with a weaker grip but still a strong trail hand. The swing just felt smoother and comes with less spin as well. Sometimes I wonder if I should go back to that. 😅

[@measuredgolf]

If past tense was better, I would buy a Time Machine and do what works best. All the best.

[@masterofnone1481]

Very interesting!

[@measuredgolf]

Thanks.

[@vicmanuelarmenta]

Is the right feeling at the top that both elbows are squeezing together but still soft enough to bend? Referring to around 6:44

[@measuredgolf]

That is a way to feel it, however, it may work better to be more specific and focus on loading the trail brachioradialis. Hope this helps and all the best.

[@vicmanuelarmenta]

@@measuredgolf interesting feeling. I was playing around with it today, is it correct there will be some level of trail shoulder external rotation to load the trail brachioradialis?

[@measuredgolf]

@@vicmanuelarmenta yes, that will happen. Does a lot of nice things to the club in transition.

[@monteboothe3339]

great video

[@measuredgolf]

Glad you enjoyed it, all the best!

[@janglederek]

How much bend is okay? It seems like your elbow was at almost a 90° angle. Is that how much you bend or was it just exaggerated for the example being shown?

[@measuredgolf]

@@janglederek great but difficult question to answer without knowing all of your particular variables. With that said, bend is your friend, and if we go back to the idea of cracking a whip, we need both arms to bend, otherwise, one of the arms won’t be able to bend as much as it should do to the arms moving around the body and needing to work in an opposite and equal manner to control the club face. If you find yourself having to bend the left arm like crazy as in my example, it is likely due to a lead wrist being in too much extension at the start of your swing. Hope this helps, and all the best.

[@benmosher6596]

This is shockingly bad advice

[@measuredgolf]

I would say the counter is worse, but all the best.