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Here's our friend Shawn Clements exploring this concept.
BTW: Gregg McHatton throws clubs
Here's Gregg with his take:
The Mchatton Video is available from OHP Direct, it's called 4 keys.
Hit em Straight
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I liked his last statement "Good players always finish, poor players never finish a bad shot." Good one to remember!
ReplyDeleteAll golfers go up in their backswing - usually their hands/clubshaft goes from the shallow plane of the hand plane (or near the hand plane) to the TSP (or near the TSP). That means that the hands are going upwards - mainly due to abduction of the right humerus in the right shoulder socket while the right shoulder socket gets higher. The hands also go higher because the right elbow bends while the right humerus is externally rotating.
ReplyDeleteGolfers only vary in the amount of hand elevation during their backswing action.
Jeff.
Jeff.
My long time inner game coach Fred Shoemaker has used the throwing the club drill for a long time as well and has it in his book, "Extraordinary Golf."
ReplyDeleteI feel this drill and those that teach it demonstrate quite clearly that there are Hitting, Swinging and Throwing actions. Even so, if you look at the technique employed by most Hammer Throwers (if you have ever seen the event) they usually use a more rotary action with swinging type release as compared to a throwers action. I always thought it was ironic because so-called hammer-throwers were more swingers than throwers and many golf strokes were called swings when they actually employed more of a throwing action.
I also agree with Huggybear, that is a great statement. I always encourage my students to finish every action and it is a true sign of commitment if you can finish the action even if it is misdirected. Quitting on the action because you instinctually know a miss is coming shows lack of fortitude and commitment.
I like how some students say the ground stopped the poor swing. I tell them their lack of commitment did it.
EA Tischler
Where is Gregg McHatton teaching now? What golf course? Rates? How can one get in touch with him? Thanks.
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