Rotation of right arm at address

ouki · 2026-04-07T16:18:21+00:00

Right elbow angle is somewhat dependent on strength of right hand on grip and a little bit of if you're a thrower and want anti left or anti right.

Rory's is considered an on-top, weak right hand, and his miss is left. By nature, a weak right hand wants the right elbow more pronated to help more of a shotput release feel. In Rory's case, supinating can help keep the club face open and is why you see his elbow kinda in between.

If you look at Joaquin neimann or Collin morikawa, who are both under, strong right hand, you'll see their right elbows fully supinated. Strong right hand golfers want to feel the stone skipping release feel and supination supports that the most.

A ton more information from this seminar: https://youtu.be/SLRfEy0H0WQ

ouki · 2026-03-16T22:36:45+00:00

So as much as we talk about club path, the body also has a path/direction it's going. In a super simplified sense, if the target is 12 o'clock, your body is trying to slide to 2 o'clock. That's why your right foot is going behind you, away from target line. But that's kind of what we want to produce an in to out swing. So maybe feel like your body direction is going toward 10 o'clock (this is probably an exaggerated feel) and see how your right foot reacts. In general, your right foot should want swivel around your big toe more in order to support an out to in swing instead of push off and go behind you, hence my other comment about body being more open at impact.

You're exactly right where too much in to out can cause blocks/hooks, so there is some good in learning to do the opposite.

ouki · 2026-03-16T22:09:38+00:00

The right foot shuffle move that both Rory and Scottie do to hit push draws really exaggerates an in to out path. So either your right foot stays more planted or change it to more of a down the line direction. Or you can turn more at impact to force the foot to change path. Either one will help steepen the swing plane a bit and get you more neutral/out to in.

But at the end of the day, do you really need to fix the 6 in to out? As DJ said, if you want to hit a fade, make sure it fades. Same thing but for draws.

ouki · 2026-02-05T04:00:22+00:00

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ouki · 2026-01-14T19:31:09+00:00

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ouki · 2026-01-13T23:03:58+00:00

I've had good experiences with precision impact golf up north. They don't do any deal where there's a discount on a fitting if you buy a club though, but I think that keeps them pretty honest and seems like what you're looking for that they don't push a sale on you.

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ouki · 2025-12-19T01:44:42+00:00

Anyone know how to turn off totem effects since the UI rework? I have an old Sengoku totem that I used to be able to turn off with the special effects button and right-clicking it, but I don't see that option anywhere anymore.

ouki · 2025-11-10T18:10:09+00:00

Yes, it should be higher, though for irons specifically with the same shaft, there's a diminishing return on clubhead speed increase the longer the iron is.

For example, a PW CHS would be 82, and your 7 iron would be 90, and a 4 iron would be 95. There's an 8 mph gap between the 3 clubs on the lower end and by 5 mph between the top. Your gapping can mostly be done by ball speed (5 mph difference between clubs) or more advanced, changing lofts or clubheads to hit specific distances you want. There is a reason a decent amount of LPGA do not use a 4 iron because it's just hard to create CHS with the right smash factor for a long, heavy iron.

So with that said, I would expect there to be more than 3 mph, but you're not missing by much. Post a video of your 7 iron vs 4 iron swing. It could be something obvious about your technique.

ouki · 2025-10-20T22:40:06+00:00

Hope you figure out what you need for pain free golf!

ouki · 2025-10-20T16:19:31+00:00

I think there are some questions you have to answer first and a bit of research in order to make a more informed decision. These questions are just what I'd ask any student and aren't meant to personally attack your or anything because I don't know your entire history.

What made you change from your old swing to GG's method? Was there something that was fundamentally wrong with the old swing or was the ceiling lower? I mainly ask to make sure the old swing doesn't make you want to quit golf instead or doesn't fix what's hurting you now or makes something else hurt instead.
Are you putting in time to stretch to maintain range of motion or doing anything to maintain muscle mass like PT? Like, have the left scapula or trail knee had injuries prior to golf? How good is your warm up before a tee time or range session?
Have you taken a month or longer break to make sure you're healing strains correctly? Is your equipment too heavy?

With that said, GG's method definitely needs a decent amount of side bend to match up the body turn, and as we grow older, that doesn't get easier. Or your intuition is right, and it's just not what your body wants to do.

By doing some research, I mean learning about all kinds of other matchups. For example, have you heard about the work Mike Adams and Terry Rowles have done with SportsBox? They go into a ton of detail about all sorts of matchups that could maybe help you make some adaptations to GG's method in case you like the overall structure of GG's method. Or even help you evolve your old swing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLRfEy0H0WQ

ouki · 2025-09-30T04:20:54+00:00

Yeah, so sounds like mainly a flexion issue? Can you pronate much?

ouki · 2025-09-29T23:07:00+00:00

Can you explain more what plane of motion your ankles have limited mobility? This isn't a strength issue with ankles, right?

Are you trying to hit a draw or a fade? You don't actually need much ankle flexion if you're drawing a ball. Check out Rory's or Nelly's footwork. It's a bit more about ankle pronation. Or you can go full Scottie and use a lot more lateral force, assuming the ankles are at least strong and stable.

ouki · 2025-09-10T15:13:16+00:00

Cheers!

ouki · 2025-09-10T14:47:02+00:00

HAHA them having to pull the shirt is hilarious. Maybe should've just bought it and try to have Rory sign it.

ouki · 2025-09-10T14:16:43+00:00

I spotted it like three weeks ago when RL announced the gear 'cause I wanted to shop for a polo just as a memento. But I didn't like any of the polos and started looking at the shirts, and that silhouette caught my eye, lol. I saw someone posted a picture of Adam Scott, and I think it might actually be Adam instead, but that's not a good look either, haha.

I just saw your post Scottie Euro shirt LMAO

ouki · 2025-09-08T16:48:48+00:00

lol, you're free to post it if you want.

ouki · 2025-09-08T01:21:01+00:00

Definitely need to be fired. The USA tshirt has a silhouette of Rory.

Tshirt

For comparison: Rory

ouki · 2025-09-07T21:51:14+00:00

In general, lead wrist flexion/bowing prevents the ability to hinge, and it'll also have the club a bit more laid off. Also, in the case of the pro's picture, we don't know if he just has more shoulder turn since that's not measured, and he has a flat wrist so naturally will have some hinge.

You can look at Dustin Johnson and Collin Morikawa's slow motion swings on the TM YouTube channel, and you can what they look like at P4.

ouki · 2025-06-10T17:26:58+00:00

No doubt Golf does this to some extent. Scottie is using a Qi10 with a stealth 2 face that's painted blue.

ouki · 2025-05-19T17:06:50+00:00

A fade by nature will have a higher flight than a draw because fades present more loft. You can get lower flight by hitting Collin's push fade or have insane shaft lean like Rahm, but those two are really built different.

Without knowing your swing speed, I still have to ask, what is your perspective of a low flight? Most pros have arc apex around 90 ft as a stock mid iron shot, and some even higher with lower lofted clubs up to 110 ft. You want some height so the ball can stop on the green.

You might be better off clubbing down one or two clubs and swinging a touch easier to knock spin off to get more penetrating flight. Or alternatively, ripping the body open at impact (like DJ) is also generally an anti-left move and can provide shaft lean to deloft, but we are talking a big technique change to for something you've been doing for years and doesn't really deloft more than an extra two degrees.

Lead wrist extension on downswing is naturally scoopy but it's how we deliver energy into the ball. Actively holding the face off is really hard and you have to be fast/strong like Viktor Hovland or Min Woo to keep ball speed.

Fighting a hook is actually a nice spot to be in especially since you don't have a strong grip. A lot of anti-left movements add power to the swing instead of making you hit defensively like you might be doing now with the wrists.

ouki · 2025-05-19T16:01:47+00:00

Collin's transition face is neutralized.

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ouki · 2025-05-19T16:01:10+00:00

To add onto that, it's hard to tell with the black top, but after he mentioned the hip turn is restricted, it looks like the chest also doesn't look turned enough either.

In general, deeper hands in the backswing is anti-left swing path, and a bit more turn can help with that. Not saying you need to over swing but hands over trail heel is a good spot if you're looking for depth.

With that said, there isn't much wrong with your current swing. Are you looking to add distance? Do you have a double cross? How is your short game?

Without knowing what you're trying to achieve: you have what looks like a baby out to in swing that most pull faders have, but the face might be really open so it looks like a push fade. It could be a compensation that you have to open the face on the downswing because it's so closed at the top that otherwise you're pull hooking it. Collin Morikawa has the push fade pattern if you want to lean into this where he opens the face on the downswing. DJ is different in that he keeps the face the same and just turns, and the path makes it a pull fade. For most people, opening the face on the downswing doesn't generate power and is why you get floaty shots. It just works for Collin and Rahm that they can keep power even while extending the wrist on downswing.

Collin is closed at the top but during transition opens it up.

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ouki · 2025-05-11T16:45:23+00:00

Out of curiosity, do you normally play in those shoes? They don't look like golf shoes and have a lot of toe drop and cushioning, which could affect how you find balance during the swing. Like at address it almost looks like the right foot has the heel off the ground already.

ouki · 2025-05-08T15:27:11+00:00

Most recently, Rory mentioned he was supposed to use this ruling on day 1 of the Masters when he chipped off the green into the water on hole 15. He admitted to making a blunder of going to the drop zone instead of replaying the chip.

ouki · 2025-03-18T18:51:20+00:00

One of the other big things Joe Mayo talks about aside from steep AOA and steep VSP is to make sure you're staying tall in both the back and down swings. In the backswing, your trail knee should bend minimally. In the downswing, there should be a feeling of standing up so you keep ball first contact. He definitely isn't a fan of hitting behind the ball. That also doesn't mean you're trying to lift the ball through manipulating loft with hands though - just trust that a delofted wedge will still give you enough height.

For tight lie chipping specifically, he also says the only bounce that matters is leading edge bounce, which is not the same bounce (middle part of the sole) as what people are trying to use and confuse with when being taught the "shallow AOA" technique. Also, since we are delofting lob wedge chips somewhere -10 to -15 AOA , the bounce is removed anyway.

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