Why Hit Down on the Ball? The Secret to Better Shots

[@manti1784]

As someone who treats in physical therapy we reference center of gravity a lot for maintaining balance of the body. When that center of gravity gets out of alignment, the body’s power moves in that direction. I appreciate you using that as a reference to get power forward and into ball. Subscribed my friend

[@10MFAN]

I’ve been using this swing for a long time and there’s really nothing you could do better for yourself than to adapt to it. It’s effortless power because the club feels vertical at the top of the swing rather than horizontal. So when you make the transition, everything just whips together. When the hands feel vertical, it feels like there’s almost no weight in your hands, and you can whip it as hard as you want, once the downfall begins. The trick for me is to wait till I turn my shoulders and let the club start dropping, and THEN you can go full force on it.

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

The problem is this. We humans are not in the business of telling the truth. Golf swing is about FEEL. And every body has its own feel. Transferring feel is good teaching. Gravity golf is feel of gravity, Less you feel the mass of the club better your swing is. There are 100s of things to hit correct golf shot Ball should be inside the left foot. But for pitching it can be in right foot for spin. Againt different spot for different trajectory. Lots of people hit 7 iron same way. Elevated green you want much higher height so it lands soft. Then ball has to to inside of left foot. Too many thoughts and plan and also swing thoughts. Right palm has to open towards sky at beginning of downswing and it come that way and slap the ball. if you see john daly ..his elbows everywhere but he understand slapping. You cant slap the ball if your body is away. you have to be as close to ball for good slap. meaning center of gravity is moving towards the ball.

[@gregwolfe8005]

Not sure how you can play golf well without feeling the club. Moe Norman stood super far away from it. There's a million ways to do it. Very few fundamentals

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

@@gregwolfe8005 I am talking perfect golf swing do not need club I think once people get EUPHORIA they know how to move the body Watch carlos franco swing. he do not take a second over the ball. He just swings. Some swings are simpler. Once you understand best swing for your body you just swing I mean golf swings are joint successive motion but there is a master motion You have to find that. What start it? 1) hands falling? 2) hip turning? 3) right knee turning 4) weight shift 5) shoulder tilt Or something else? i say Loading. like baseball swing , you go back to go front. if mind is cluttered with too much thoughts you will never aim target , instead you try to hit he ball solidly and hoping it land close to hole. Moe norman way is ok but you lose half your power and even get into body issue. Why body issue ? as you try to hit longer you will force it. Its ok if you hit within yourself but then you wont hit 7 iron 140 yards. bryson has nearly moe norman swing. but as you can see you need to be real and real muscularly powerful

[@gregwolfe8005]

​@@nastybadger-tn4klif there is no need to feel the club head wouldn't you want to use the absolute lightest swing weight possible? Cant see someone playing great golf with no clubhead feel. The greats have always used their hands to some degree

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

@@gregwolfe8005 You should practice with heaviest club for your body But what i was saying is that to understand swing you must move everything without club. What you want is how to move things in downswing. What are the key moves. when you have club you forget all and just try to hit the ball. Once you groove your moves practice with heaviest club Reason is simple. we want to hit the ball with 50% effort. Body expect heavy club and you have 50% less weight means you hit every thing every comfortably without any strain in body or over swinging Here are the keys i look for . Everything start with wrist 1. You move your back swing in one piece take away 2. The first move of down swing is turn your palm towards sky. This loading move. 3. Then keep wrist locked and forget everything else. Whole body move in right direction. 4. As you load and make hands fall just enough to ensure club in slot by adjusting elbow on the fall. These two combined move is loading Then you hit through. Now your right wrist locked even during impact how do you bring club to the ball? shoulder tilt+ hip turn If you try to keep wrist locked and try to get to ball only way is by turning knee and hip and shoulder tilt Those are by products of keeping right wrist locked, Everything will follow, You only have one swing thought that is right wrist locked Elbow is dynamic in that it keep the club moving in slot. This is called body swing. Now once its grooved , you can many other wonders. All golf coaches are stupid. They all speak each move as separate entity. NOT All start with the movement of wrist at down swing. Path of wrist is falling first to get into slot. Nichalous have flying elbow. You dont need that macho style. if you let hands fall at some point its in slot Now idea is there is a movement towards the ball? if you keep the wrist come from inside shoulder tilt happen automatic. You have to force nothing. its auto swing Linn grant does this very well. When you swing hard you go out of balance. So you need strong leg or swing within your limit. Super strong legs you can hit way longer.

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Compression is TIGHT SLAP

[@gravitygolf]

@nastybadger-tn4kl that's a new one :) I dig it 😎

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

@@gravitygolf Lots of people listen to 100s of golf teaching videos and shift weight come over the top. That is easy fix. The main problem with most golfer is they dont understand weight shift and try to hit from right leg. slap gives them cool idea. you cant slap from distance. you have to get close that means they need to shift weight left leg Right elbow down move the shoulder left side which opens left knee and all you have to do is slap as hard .not hit. in 45 degree angle but depends on height and arm length so its plane hitting Arm become extension of club and no wrist break. Its all about what you feel in each spot. No one know what they feel once down swing starts so its basically come to how do you feel start of downswing and what thoughts in your mind. Amateur want to hit the ball as hard as he can So your Motto is Dont hit the ball Slap the ball. On copy right on your name and my name

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

rename channel name to slap golf

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

Body hitting ball not club. just like ping pong. I can make anyone hit rifle shot just like that.

[@pappaflammyboi5799]

I play semi-professionally in table tennis. I see little, if any, relationship to the golf swing. Other than hitting the ball with a bat, there's no other comparison.

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

@@pappaflammyboi5799 Because you are not playing right way to play golf. In table tennis you need ball come to you and mostly hitting with leg power and shoulder. Hand dont play. if anyone hit with hand the air friction in air make ball go anywhere So in golf its shoulder hits the ball. Hacker and amateur see the pros and see they are hitting with hands. its the illusion. Shoulder tilt is key. Golf everything chain reaction. We all talk one point but to arrive that point many things has to happen prior Good posture. Good weight shift Right arm fall and passive. To impress on one point , you really need to go from beginning. Too much info is bad also , Even pro struggles because body dont do what they want and they get puzzled. Hire as many golf teachers to help them because every tournament they dont play money lost

[@pappaflammyboi5799]

@@nastybadger-tn4kl I've played golf over 40 years, and table tennis over 20. There's little to any relationship that makes sense between the two, aside from hitting a ball.

[@nastybadger-tn4kl]

@@pappaflammyboi5799 that means you probably played both badly

[@pappaflammyboi5799]

@@nastybadger-tn4kl Actually, no. I've even been ranked TT nationally. I was about 2200 at the time. I no doubt could destroy you in a game of TT right now. I'd put money on that. What do you say? You gonna put your money where your mouth is?