Posted by: Teacherman () on Fri Aug 8 22:25:28 2003

I'm confused about a couple of things here.
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> 1. Coach C - you say "The swing I see is dominated by the
> left-side pull. This is what causes the back-side to drag... Do not
> pull with the front side!!!!!" In response to last month's post, you
> said "the lead side is clearing the way for the hands to come
> through, but unfortunately the hands can't catch up to the lower
> half at contact". But Jack said he saw "strictly a back-side swing
> with little or no help coming from the lead-side". Is that a
> contradiction? My left hand is pulling and dominating, but
> contributing little or no help? Could anyone explain that in
> different language?
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> 2. Teacherman, you say "there is some rotation going on but not
> connected rotation... [y]our doing everything with the pull of your
> arms... In your swing those muscles may move but are they
> doing the moving. I believe your arms are causing the torso to
> move rather than vice versa". Okay, granted just because I'm
> turning doesn't mean the cause-and-effect is going the correct
> way. How can I tell if my hip-turn is leading to arm speed, or if
> they just happen to be going on at the same time? How do I
> prove, or cause, or work on, the "connection"?
>
> And, thanks to everybody who's expressed an opinion.
>
> Matt

Have you stood with your hands on your hips and rotated yet? You have to pay attention to how this feels and then make your swing feel similar. With proper connection, you can achieve this feeling.

To do this, you'll have to experiment with hand position and body tilt. But there is a spot that will work, you just have to look for it.
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