October 6th, 2011 | 
Author: If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em, right? So John Richrdson has already done what I am aiming to do (see breakingparblueprint.com) and as it would seem he has done it better. Oh well. I might as well learn from him what he has done. So, I checked out a tip he sent when I joined his mailing list and as it turns it – there is some great info there. He recommended hitting pitch shots with just the left arm – it’s something John Daly does and so I tried it tonight…it was tough.
But, here’s the epiphany – everytime I tried to force the shot, or rather muscle the club I shanked it and it was very difficult to control with just my left hand, especially trying to use the counter rotation take away used in a Mike Austin swing. The huge AH HA came when I stopped trying to muscle it and simple let the club reach the apex of the swing and start to fall – my left arm was simply there to accelerate the club head on it’s downward path. I hit about 100 balls that way and sure enough, when I grabbed the club with 2 hands, I could it it more solid with much more feel… So what do you know – John Daly and Richardson were right. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em…
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