The following is Open Stance key benefits II. Congrats to Billy Horschel, Open Stance student, on his Memorial Victory.
Our trailing elbow must drop into position in front of our body to keep our club face from closing, which creates lag as well as a predictable distance and maximum resistance between body and clubhead to repeat precise impact.
Moving to our forward heel is warranted to keep our clubface from closing down. Our hips move laterally a fraction longer – inhibiting excess rotation on the front knee and hip through an accelerated impact.
Flattening our backswing plane expresses itself at impact by triggering a ‘covering’ instinct whereby we retain our spine angle through the shot. Vertical shoulder rotation increases our probability to accelerate through the ball in a strong hitting position while retaining our ability to path our club as needed.
Our body moves further from the target line through impact. Therefore, our leading arm remains extends. Moving further from our ball in-swing provides room to position our trailing elbow. We experience lack of tension from the ground through impact because our toes are not grabbing for balance.
Having room to place the trailing elbow structure knowing that we will repeat precisely, we fashion a full turn and equally precise release point into our downswing to reach our ball, lean our shaft, center our impact, and spin our ball.
Vertical shoulder rotation born of spatial and structural elements in Open Stance eliminates any hint of shanking. Only carelessness at address could foil the plan – like a ball position too far back in your stance.
More to come.
John Wright – Founder
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