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jurongtiger Very Active Golfer

Posts: 622 Join date: 2009-07-27 Location: Abu Dhabi/Riyadh
 | Subject: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:25 pm | |
| A lot of us struggle with the dreaded slice, and that can be a result of many things working wrong, resulting in the face being open at impact.
I got this drill from the net and maybe it can help you.
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"Setup to a ball with a 6 or 7 iron, but before hitting it place a headcover (or something similar) under your left armpit (right armpit if you're a left hander).
Then once you have this setup then swing back and through with a 3 quarter swing.
Now doing this drill will give you great feedback as to whether or not you're releasing the club through the ball correctly.
How?
Because if the headcover falls down from your armpit at any stage of your follow through that means your left arm has separated from your body and this is preventing your hands from releasing through the ball properly - costing you both distance and accuracy.
So if the headcover falls down simply keep swinging until the headcover stays under your armpit the entire 3 quarter swing.
When it does you should feel your left arm folding in just after impact and your right arm rolling over. And this is exactly what should be happening, so just keep doing this drill over and over again to make this a habit." |
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quinike Senior Golfer
Posts: 268 Join date: 2009-06-22
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:42 pm | |
| great tip Personally, I use this quite a lot when im hitting balls to the right. For me, it allows me also rotate my forearms at impact and post-impact, allowing for better compression and hence more distance! |
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jurongtiger Very Active Golfer

Posts: 622 Join date: 2009-07-27 Location: Abu Dhabi/Riyadh
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:45 pm | |
| hey dude.
I agree. Must focus very consciously of the rolling over of the arms at impact. Slicers are usually way too open at impact, even when they try to square it. The reason why its so hard to do is its this action happens in a split second! |
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Elbry Senior Golfer

Posts: 270 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 29 Location: Singapore
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:06 pm | |
| Thanks for the tip! At driving range now, can try. Haha |
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quinike Senior Golfer
Posts: 268 Join date: 2009-06-22
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:12 pm | |
| haha if u are there elbry, put the towel under ur left arm-pit. then make sure that the inside of your left hand starts to face the sky immediately after impact, whilst keeping the towel firmly stuck under ur arm. if u do it right, u're gonna see some cool and powerful hooks. Remember the feeling after using this drill for maybe 5-10 shots. Then remove the towel, and try hitting shots with the SAME FEELING. your balls wont hook so much anymore. but u'll realize u're compressing your balls a whole shit more!  pardon the faeces language. |
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Christo72 Newbie Golfer
Posts: 32 Join date: 2009-08-20
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:49 pm | |
| My pro also told me and it works....trouble is that kept forgetting.... |
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Technospaz Advisor

Posts: 8051 Join date: 2009-06-18 Age: 34 Location: Typically OOB
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:04 pm | |
| Good tip! Thanks! _________________ "A ball will always come to rest halfway down a hill, unless there is sand or water at the bottom." Henry Beard
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Elbry Senior Golfer

Posts: 270 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 29 Location: Singapore
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:09 pm | |
| | quinike wrote: | haha if u are there elbry, put the towel under ur left arm-put.
then make sure that the inside of your left hand starts to face the sky immediately after impact, whilst keeping the towel firmly stuck under ur arm. if u do it right, u're gonna see some cool and powerful hooks.
Remember the feeling after using this drill for maybe 5-10 shots.
Then remove the towel, and try hitting shots with the SAME FEELING. your balls wont hook so much anymore. but u'll realize u're compressing your balls a whole shit more! pardon the faeces language. |
Yo, just got back from the driving range..today was a bad day, totally lost feeling of hitting the ball for the first 120 balls...only got it 80% right for last 40 balls and tried abit of the drill, didnt have enough balls to get the FEELING totally... sian.
It does feel wierd initally though, when I put the towel under my left armpit, feel so restricted... |
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weesern Very Active Golfer

Posts: 946 Join date: 2009-06-21
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:38 pm | |
| another good way to cure slice is swinging with both feet together.
When able to hit the ball, try hitting ball with right foot a step back.
I find this drill is good for guys that have faster lower body and hands cannot catch up. |
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quinike Senior Golfer
Posts: 268 Join date: 2009-06-22
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:41 pm | |
| lets plan a range session one of these days, then we just go and share tips shall we?  MARINA BAY!! |
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Elbry Senior Golfer

Posts: 270 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 29 Location: Singapore
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:22 pm | |
| ok! I try to make time.
btw, is our left thumb an integral part of the release? E.g. pushing with the thumb during release? |
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quinike Senior Golfer
Posts: 268 Join date: 2009-06-22
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:36 pm | |
| left thumb is partially impt, it has to be on the right side of the grip. but more importantly is the left wrist has to be arching forward at impact. |
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Elbry Senior Golfer

Posts: 270 Join date: 2009-06-19 Age: 29 Location: Singapore
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:01 am | |
| hmm, quite hard to visualize 'left wrist has to be arching forward at impact.'
able to explain further? |
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quinike Senior Golfer
Posts: 268 Join date: 2009-06-22
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:00 am | |
| ah i might have used the wrong word... the magic word is bowed! as tiger would put it. the left wrist should be bowed back at impact, which in another perspective, is the same as arching forward. show u at the range la |
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S70B Course Marshal

Posts: 3224 Join date: 2009-06-18 Age: 32 Location: SoCal
 | Subject: Re: Check your release with this drill... Thu Sep 17, 2009 1:30 am | |
| Quinike, you and I both know that its quite difficult for mere mortals like us to achieve that position right?
Still a good visual thought. |
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