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Originally Posted by O.B.Left Does the towel drill preclude blast off? Sure looks like it. Hmmm..... that'd be like preferring a 3 speed bike to a four speed wouldnt it? A loss of a lever. The hands only going as fast as the pivot can carry them? And what about the left shoulder as the center of the arm swing? Would the swing motion stay centered on the pivot center? That'd shorten the radius wouldn't it?Thanks OB. I left that Dave Ledbetter/Faldo towel long ago and now that I can drive to Both Arms Straight through impact, why would I give up such power and control, power and precision?
Originally Posted by Yoda Personally, I prefer the MacDonald Drills #8 and #9:I'll never forget the section on the towel drill in ALIGNMENT GOLF. You said VJ was the only person you had seen do it correctly. The towel fell out at about low point. LOVED it!!! So many great concepts explained in that "tape."
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These drills keep the upper arms close to the body while still encouraging a free Arm Swing. They can also be done while encouraging the upper arm structure of Extensor Action.
In my opinion, the 'under-arms towel drill' encourages incorrect, compressing (as opposed to stretching), upper arm pressures. In turn, this almost always produces a 'Body-controlled Hands' Stroke that:
(1) Inhibits the Arm Swing;
(2) Prevents a free 'overtaking' of the Body (by the Arms and Club) during Release; and
(3) Causes both the Hands and Club to be under plane in the Start Up, above Plane at the Top and through Impact, and again under Plane in the Follow-Through.
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