Importance of lead shoulder speed.

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Apr 11, 2015
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If that is what you heard than you are correct about me missing that. How does he recommend you move faster?


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Imagine (as in don't actually try it) a strap from the lead shoulder that goes around the back, and then is attached to the rear hip. Coil rearward to imaginarily load the hips (rear hip predominately), and "stretch" the strap with the inward turn of the shoulders (again, imaginary for discussion purposes because we don't want to necessarily start counter-rotating the shoulders), and then at launch...as the rear hip is fired/driven forward, let it pull the lead shoulder rearward via the strap attaching the two. Kind of like this idea....
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...as the rear hip goes forward, it pulls the lead shoulder rearward via the "blue strap" above.

Hope that helps a little.
 
Feb 16, 2015
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Imagine (as in don't actually try it) a strap from the lead shoulder that goes around the back, and then is attached to the rear hip. Coil rearward to imaginarily load the hips (rear hip predominately), and "stretch" the strap with the inward turn of the shoulders (again, imaginary for discussion purposes because we don't want to necessarily start counter-rotating the shoulders), and then at launch...as the rear hip is fired/driven forward, let it pull the lead shoulder rearward via the strap attaching the two. Kind of like this idea....
I50TfGc.png

...as the rear hip goes forward, it pulls the lead shoulder rearward via the "blue strap" above.

Hope that helps a little.

Thanks Mud I get what you are saying and I like the analogy. Do you believe that there is or should be resistance in that lead shoulder wanting to get pulled rearward?


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Apr 11, 2015
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Thanks Mud I get what you are saying and I like the analogy. Do you believe that there is or should be resistance in that lead shoulder wanting to get pulled rearward?


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Yes, and from the time capsule..."The shoulders should be bypassed". :) IOWs, the shoulders should not rotate (a cause), but rather should be rotated by something else (an effect).
 
Feb 16, 2015
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Yes, and from the time capsule..."The shoulders should be bypassed". :) IOWs, the shoulders should not rotate (a cause), but rather should be rotated by something else (an effect).

In the video the guys talks about getting his left shoulder behind his neck as quickly as possible..... do you believe that is sound advice? When I hear that I think of a swing that doesn’t transfer energy very well to the club head.


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Apr 11, 2015
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In the video the guys talks about getting his left shoulder behind his neck as quickly as possible..... do you believe that is sound advice? When I hear that I think of a swing that doesn’t transfer energy very well to the club head.


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I'm not a golfer, but from a softball/baseball perspective I do not believe that to be of any useful instructional value. Any talk of doing or thinking about anything having to do with moving/turning the shoulder(s) independently outside of the kinetic chain of the "bottom-->up" if you will, is to me poor advice to be giving a hitter of any age. JMO...OMMV.
 
Jun 6, 2016
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The quickness of the lead shoulder is important.

Many coaches inadvertently coach a reduction in lead shoulder speed. Don't be one of them.

It seems to me that coaches are mistaking a timing issue (being too early) for a mechanical/movement issue (being too quick). So if the lead shoulder is turning/opening too soon, we want to work with hitters on the timing of the swing. Don't mess with that quickness, which is a good thing.
 

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