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**w4HPpbSW** · 09-26-2012, 09:01 AM

Thanks Amol, I appreciate it! You already hit the ball pretty far, and have a solid all around game, and a great Morgan Cup record (3-0)!

As to a drill to stay connected he has me hit 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock shots with a wedge up to 7-iron. I can really feel my arms stay welded to my body on my backswing and downswing. If it helps, you can take a towel, put a knot on each end and put it one knot on the outside of your left arm and the other knot on the outside of your right arm. The idea is not to let the towel fall as you do this drill. If the towel falls than you are becoming disconnected. This also prevents you taking the club back with your hands and retains the triangle in your takeaway. I hope this makes sense. :-)

I'll spend two hours or so on the range and spend the first 45 minutes just doing this until I take a full swing. Then I'll take full swings, and spend the last 15 or 20 minutes back to the 9 to 3. I'm trying to ingrain the feel of staying connected. It feels...different. haha

Sean, thanks for the input. My coach has also told me to work on the 9-to-3 drill, I just have a really hard time stopping the club at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock! I also don't hit the ball all that well when doing the drill, I hope that it gets better as the winter goes along.

09-26-2012, 09:01 AM	#10
w4HPpbSW Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 394 Senior Member	Thanks Amol, I appreciate it! You already hit the ball pretty far, and have a solid all around game, and a great Morgan Cup record (3-0)! As to a drill to stay connected he has me hit 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock shots with a wedge up to 7-iron. I can really feel my arms stay welded to my body on my backswing and downswing. If it helps, you can take a towel, put a knot on each end and put it one knot on the outside of your left arm and the other knot on the outside of your right arm. The idea is not to let the towel fall as you do this drill. If the towel falls than you are becoming disconnected. This also prevents you taking the club back with your hands and retains the triangle in your takeaway. I hope this makes sense. :-) I'll spend two hours or so on the range and spend the first 45 minutes just doing this until I take a full swing. Then I'll take full swings, and spend the last 15 or 20 minutes back to the 9 to 3. I'm trying to ingrain the feel of staying connected. It feels...different. haha Sean, thanks for the input. My coach has also told me to work on the 9-to-3 drill, I just have a really hard time stopping the club at 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock! I also don't hit the ball all that well when doing the drill, I hope that it gets better as the winter goes along.
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