Side bend in the takeaway

FormerBigDaddy · June 3, 2021

Recently watched a couple of videos that were quite eye opening. For years I’ve assumed the one piece takeaway was purely your shoulders rotating 90* to the spine. The videos below detail how left side bend in the takeaway is pretty critical in getting the club going in the right direction early. Obviously would like to hear opinions but this might answer a lot of questions for people as well.

Side bend takeaway explanation:

More detailed from backswing to downswing about side bend and rotation:

Gsea · June 3, 2021

ie Tilting

FormerBigDaddy · June 3, 2021

19 minutes ago, Gsea said:

ie Tilting

Yeah, I’ve never though of the swing or takeaway in terms of a tilt. Very different from solely turning at 90* to the spine. Obviously that happens too but wish I didn’t spend years neglecting this missing piece that obviously isn’t talked about much. Pretty sure all my issues stem for the missing side bend / tilt, especially early. The beginning of the first video explains what I’ve done wrong for years. Inside, flat, then steep, then EE. Even explains why I lose so much right knee flex on backswing and open my hips so much. All goes back to missing the tilt / side bend part early. It makes so much more sense now on how you can keep the trail arm on top and straight longer and on plane early now. Unreal… all these videos on the one piece takeaway and they never talk about tilting away from the target. Then people want to talk about wrists setting earlier or upward… duh that’s not the “root cause” it’s all happening for a reason and goes back to the setup and first move away from the ball. Meanwhile some “pros” or “instructors” got us common folks in mirrors workin on an unnatural wrist set, arm lift, etc.