Let’s start this one with a video Justin Rose shot for Golf Digest.
Interesting stuff!
If you’re a Golfing Machine fan, you’ll understand this description as the 4th Power accumulator. The hands moving progressively away from the right shoulder during the downswing.
I’ve described this as also the key to good timing..
..and the idea is to not spin out or over rotate your body at the start of the downswing. There’s some patience involved in keeping the club head behind the hands down to P6 (shaft parallel with ground on downswing).
By over rotating too much to start down, your hands will release the club head too early as the handle isn’t forward enough by the time you get down to impact.
Here’s how I explain it..
This is such a good drill if you struggle with timing your downswing. Like Justin mentions the key is getting back down to P6 with a feeling of keeping your body closed..
..then turning hard through impact.
It’s also a great drill if you want to build a Draw into your pattern.
Another couple of side notes:
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- I’d also work on the feeling of pushing down under the lead foot..
- Work on keeping the club head behind the hands all the way down to P6
It looks like you never get your weight on your right foot in the backswing. And , if so, then the hip rotation must be the result of
internal rotation of the LEFT leg Does the right leg do anything to power the downswing or is it just going along for the ride? The right glute?
Here you go William https://www.jamesparkergolf.com/load-the-club-during-the-backswing/
PLease expand on the spine extending and bending. I thought extending would be loss of spine angle. This is very radical
and interesting.
https://www.jamesparkergolf.com/golf-swing-side-tilting-and-extending-weight-pressure-data/
Very helpful one of the best lessons I have seen and listen too hope he does some more
Agreed Eric. I use this drill with a lot with guys that fade the ball..
Well done James from West Midlands,like me .Your videos on down swing (Transition)are amazing .So easy to understand and very informative.
Keep up the good work and thank you for improving my golf.
Best wishes ,
Kish Tura.
James I received a lesson from a pro years ago Fred Reeder on the 2005 senior us open He taught this same move that Justin Rose is talking about . Sincerely rich . cawley @ Comcast.net Loved your video as well . This really works well for me
Thanks Rich