AROD fights back

[mann]

I haven't been around a while but this vid showed up on my phone.
A golf ball does not go up because of a Ferris wheel swing. The club has a Pitch on it so it will go up. Try hitting a one iron and getting the ball in the air,lol.

Point being some of his statements are incorrect, which makes me doubt the whole approach.

 

[Eric F]

My biggest issues with his demonstrations are that neither one reflect what is actually happening. His game swing is not a chop down to the ball. His demonstration of a "ferris wheel" swing is flat-out ridiculous.

 

[Work=wins]

I haven't been around a while but this vid showed up on my phone.
A golf ball does not go up because of a Ferris wheel swing. The club has a Pitch on it so it will go up. Try hitting a one iron and getting the ball in the air,lol.

Point being some of his statements are incorrect, which makes me doubt the whole approach.

He is just trying to explain that a ‘loop’ is detrimental to swing mechanics. Nothing more. Straight to the ball. Once you lose the barrel ‘under’ the pitch plane it’s near impossible to recover. You can topspin a few but it’s not very consistent.

Golf is no different except that the ball is not moving and there is a timing variable in baseball swing mechanics. Hand articulations are the same. If you want to compare the two. Think of casting from the top of the backswing in golf as a comparison to a ‘launch angle’ swing per his description.

In good swings, both load,lag,release the barrel/head into the ball relative to location.

Golf driver:


Golf wedge:


Outside:


Inside:


Note: how long does that barrel/head stay up? The closer the ball the longer the lag? The farther the ball the earlier the release? Both sports? If you believe in lag, you better stay ‘on top’. If you don’t, don’t.

 

[Eric F]

A loop of the hands is not part of the swing mechanics instructed by those who use "ferris wheel" in their description. ARod grossly exaggerates something that is not a part of the swing concept he is bashing. Also, the idea that the hands and barrel travel in two different paths is a concept that seems to escape a lot of people who should know better. He hands affect the barrel path, but since the hands are a center-point of rotation for the barrel, the barrel can (and should) have a different path.

 

[FP26]

A loop of the hands is not part of the swing mechanics instructed by those who use "ferris wheel" in their description. ARod grossly exaggerates something that is not a part of the swing concept he is bashing. Also, the idea that the hands and barrel travel in two different paths is a concept that seems to escape a lot of people who should know better. He hands affect the barrel path, but since the hands are a center-point of rotation for the barrel, the barrel can (and should) have a different path.

Great post Eric. It is abundantly clear that Arod does not understand the ferris wheel concept.

 

[Work=wins]

A loop of the hands is not part of the swing mechanics instructed by those who use "ferris wheel" in their description. ARod grossly exaggerates something that is not a part of the swing concept he is bashing. Also, the idea that the hands and barrel travel in two different paths is a concept that seems to escape a lot of people who should know better. He hands affect the barrel path, but since the hands are a center-point of rotation for the barrel, the barrel can (and should) have a different path.
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He exaggerates both techniques. So what. He’s showing both extremes. So what.

 

[Eric F]

He exaggerates both techniques. So what. He’s showing both extremes. So what.

One he represents as the correct way to hit a ball. Thousands of parents and coaches are going to see this and teach exactly what he demonstrates as being "right", simply because it's ARod, and without any further investigation to find out that his real swing looks nothing like that. It's an awful demonstration, and a flat-out lie.

 

[rdbass]

But.....but he's a pro....it's got to be right................

 

[rdbass]

 

[FP26]

"He exaggerates both techniques. So what. He's showing both extremes. So what."


He whose name we do not speak also exaggerates, but we seem to have an issue with that. I guess it all depends who the exaggerations come from. Sorry... I couldn't resist...