Tying it all together

Hi Tyler!

Hope you’re well.
I’ve had some luck practicing through the release feeling the trail scap retraction/depression blending to lead scap retraction/elevation- thank you for that insight.
I’m having a much harder time maintaining that lead scap resistance into the finish with longer clubs; with shorter clubs it doesn’t seem to be much of a problem. Do you have any suggestions for how to train it at speed? I can do it okay with my Orange Whip, but that doesn’t seem to transfer well.

Thanks in advance!
Zach

Edit I saw that boo-boo in my transition and added some Jackson 5 to the last Orange Whip swing in the Mardi Gras getup

Sighhhh in my grand tradition of sending myself down my own rabbit holes, I think the reason I’m having difficulty maintaining that extension in the follow through is my body action in transition isn’t supporting it. I perhaps stumbled upon(pun) what my legs should feel like in transition with driver and long clubs. I’ll grind on this for awhile; now that I can hit the ball from a fairly static stop of swing it seems like an opportune time to go back to transition work.

Thank you, sorry to be a bother, and Happy Mardi Gras!!

Zach

I’m actually loving exploring the lower body action, and was not at all prepared for how much the “Trail Leg Back 45” concept would shake things up for me. I was looking to the upper body for answers to my impact arm alignments, but the lower body seems to hold the keys.

Just a progress update, and thank you Tyler!

Zach

New level of iron compression: unlocked!
This trail leg back 45 is really doing it for me!

All the best,
Zach

Working on low to high- it’s time. Isolated the fact that lefty was the problem and also found lefty to be the side that wants to stall through the ball. These reps feel correct and give my right arm a chance to really freely rotate across my chest through the strike. On the Old Gypsy Woman tip, I think I understand why you told me I want my arms to be deep in transition: if slightly after p6 is the farthest out the handle gets, and that point is more or less under your chin, then you need it to come from wayyyy back inside to have room to get there.
Still plugging. I’m a solid 8 now, goal is to get to 6 or better by the end of the year.
Also thought you might be amused to see that ya boi was in a Popeyes commercial .

All the best, Zach

Edit: are distance wedges a good way to practice this? If so, is this amount(only one frame here) sufficient, or should I be shooting for more?

TIA,
Z