{"id":6049,"date":"2021-12-05T19:51:59","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T03:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therecreationalgolfer.com\/blog\/?p=6049"},"modified":"2022-01-11T06:18:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:18:22","slug":"the-role-of-the-forearms-in-the-golf-swing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therecreationalgolfer.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/the-role-of-the-forearms-in-the-golf-swing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Role of the Forearms In the Golf Swing"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: A Basic Golf Swing<\/a> is now available that develops the comments below in full, and more, in both words and video.<\/p>\n

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For about a year and a half I have been working on an idea that has changed my swing for much the better. I have not mentioned it to you because I wanted to develop the idea so I understood its essence, then put it to the test to make sure it worked.<\/p>\n

I now feel that I can let you know what this very simple idea is. <\/p>\n

It has to do with the hands–how to keep them from turning and getting the clubface out of alignment.<\/p>\n

Everything changed when I realized that it is anatomically impossible for the hands to turn. The hands turn because the forearms turn, and that is not a trivial difference. <\/p>\n

I changed my grip to one that is based on the way my forearms are built. When my forearms hang down in a neutral position, not turned one way or the other, the result is a strong left-hand grip and a neutral right-hand grip. <\/p>\n

Because my forearms are in their neutral position with that grip, there is no cause for them to turn, which means the hands won’t turn. <\/p>\n

Then I developed a swing based on the feeling of the forearms staying neutral throughout the swing, i.e., not turning at all, and with those two things the clubhead stays square and the ball goes very straight.<\/p>\n

That is the essence of the idea. It deserves a deeper explanation, and I will give that to you in a few weeks. <\/p>\n

But read those four key paragraphs carefully for now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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