==================================================== Newsletter - Issue 108 Date 08/10/09 ==================================================== ==================================================== TCT Quick Tips - Soaring ==================================================== I saw this quote on the Simple Truths website and thought that it applies directly to many of us who work on our golf swing: "The thrill of soaring always begins with the fear of falling" Here's an interesting video clip that went with the quote: http://www.eaglesneedapush.com/ As golfers, at least we're not being nudged off a cliff like a baby eagle, so don't be afraid to try something different if your not happy with what you have. ==================================================== Golf Tip: ABT - Always Be Turning ==================================================== Lefties - please reverse the direction given to righties, thanks...Tom In season - and indoors during the winter - I give lessons to men and women that have pretty good potential, but there is one very common error that keeps coming up so I thought it would be a good topic for this week's tip. Most of the students stop their core rotation at the ball instead of continuing to turn left, or away from the ball. Now there are different schools of thought regarding where your shoulders should be at impact for two different mentalities. BTW there are no absolutes here, it's OK to have either a "hitter's" mentality or a "swinger's" mentality, they both work fine when done correctly. Both swing types usually can "get" the concept of turning away from the ball on the backswing and takeaway after a few reps, but it takes a bit more practice to get them to keep turning left at - and through - impact. The "hitter" tends to want to stop the turn at impact because that swing type has the shoulders more square to the aimline at impact with the hands catching up. The "swinger" has the shoulders a bit more open at impact with the arms being more passive and lagging more than the hitter, because this swing uses has more of a consistent pulling motion. However, there is still a tendency to slow down or stop rotating at impact. Both types need to get over the thought of impact being the end of the swing. Both types still need to keep turning left through impact and beyond to maximize power and accuracy. In fact, I like a student to imagine that their maximum swing speed occurs a foot after impact to drive this thought home. Good players continue to turn away from the ball after impact, average and below average players usually slow down or stop their turn at impact. So......ABT - Always Be Turning Enjoy, Tom