Takeaway Swing thought

I have been told that on the take awa to push back with the front shoulder.
Others have said both shoulders should direct the club back.

Is there a preferred or correct way of doing this?

newellsatwsu...

One thing that has helped get me away from my tendency to take the club
away on an outside plane (an opposite problem fromwhat most struggle
with...taking it away too flat) is to feel as though my left arm is
extending while my right arm is pulling in (I'm right handed).

You can feel it in your grip as if the hands are trying to stay more on
top of one another. This has helped with the width of my arc and in
eliminating a reverse pivot as well as getting the clubface in a
rotated "toe up" position when the shaft is parallel with the ground in
the first 1/4 of the swing.

Watch out for the hooks you might encounter with this method though.
:-) Good luck.

curtjester1...

Probably good ways, but nothing etched in stone.

Birdie Bill...

Hey, Ken,

Larry Bud...

Your shoulders have a limited amount of separate movement to them. I
can easily move my right shoulder back without moving my left.

But the OP is talking about a swing "thought". There are many swing
thoughts that can accomplish the same thing. Some work better for one
person than another. I have 3 different swing thoughts to help me make
a complete turn. Sometimes one works better than the other. Must
depend on what I ate for breakfast that morning.... at least, it seems
that random.

Frankie McMurtry...

Got the Greg Norman video where he strongly advises that you should
push the club away with the left arm.
I suppose every golfer has a method,I try to remember this one and it
seems right for me.

Roger Thaat...

I caught the pro teacher who wears a cardigan and a shirt and tie on TGC
a few years ago and he said something like, "The golfer begins the
takeaway with the left upper arm..." On the odd occasion when I'm doing
this, and have that sensation on every swing, I hit my irons well. I've
been unable to replicate the feeling/results with driver or long woods
however.

curtjester1...

I push instead of pull with my left hand, hence the arms, and move my
shoulder too independently, but don't think how I am manuevering my
shoulder except by the plane direction it goes.

I posted a response to this thread, but it didn't show up.
I'm wondering if I made a mistake and sent it directly
to you as an email. If so, would you mind posting it?
I don't feel like typing it in again.

- Bill

Indiana_John...

Now that's lazy! Of course I say that because I can relate.

If I had done the same thing, I would have asked him to post my reply
because I had forgotten what I'd typed.

Draco...

There really is no "correct way" of taking back
the club and preparing to swing. What is right
for you is the correct swing take away. Look at
a lot of Pro golfers and see how each has his/her
own take away style.

In my take away thought is, "let the club do the work
and hit the big ball last." At other times it is, "Hit the
dang thing, this time".

Draco

Getting even isn't good enough.