OVER THE TOP (Deutch)

Eine ganz krumme Sache:

OVER THE TOP!

               FALSCH  

Für viele ist es eine Qual, der sie immer wieder versuchen Herr zu werden. Manche sehen es als Virus an, an dem sie seit Jahren leiden. Egal, wie Sie einen Slice einschätzen – die traurige Wahrheit ist, dass fast 90% aller Clubspieler diesen Fehler perfekt „beherrschen“, ohne ihn beheben zu können. Wissen tut dies nur die Hälfte aller Spieler. Oder viele Golfer geben es nicht zu. Das ist der Grund, warum es mehr Trainingstipps gegen den Slice gibt als zu allen anderen Golfthemen zusammen. Aber warum slicen wir dann alle noch? Wir suchen die Antwort auf diese Frage und behandeln in dieser Ausgabe einige Aspekte des Slices, von denen Sie bisher vielleicht noch nichts gehört haben. Der Titel des Artikels heißt „Over the Top“, übersetzt also „über den Gipfel“. Und da wären wir schon beim Problem. Damit ist gemeint, dass der Schläger nicht runter auf die ursprüngliche Ebene schwingt, sondern im Abschwung weiter vor dem Körper und somit zu weit von außen kommt. Diese „außen-nach-innen“ Schwungbahn produziert einen Drall, der den Ball in der Luft nach rechts abbiegen lässt. Die Geburt des Slices!

                                                                                                                                         RICHTIG         

1 Richtig und falsch - erkennen Sie den Unterschied? Die wichtigste Stelle im Schwung aller Slicer ist auf halber Höhe im Abschwung. Im Bild oben lins zeigt Chris die korrekte Position des Schlägers. In dem nächsten Bild oben rechts sehen Sie das Problem der meisten Slicer – der Schläger befindet sich deutlich zu weit vorne. Diese Schwungbahn wird einen Slice oder Pull verursachen.Schauen Sie einmal genau hin: Nicht nur der Schläger hat sich nach vorne bewegt, sondern auch der gesamte Körper fällt in den Schwung. Weil man beim Slice fast immer zum Schlägerkopf schaut, ist die Bewegung des Körpers nach Vorne eine wichtige Ursache des Slices, die allerdings kaum, wenn überhaupt, angesprochen wird.

 Wir stellen Ihnen hier zwei Übungen vor, um künftig die „Over the top“-Bewegung zu vermeiden und Ihren Schwung zu verbessern:

 1 Geben Sie der richtigen Schwungebene eine Chance hier zeigt, wie es funktioniert:Stellen Sie einfach Ihr Golfbag oder etwas Ähnliches (etwa die Lehne eines Stuhls) an Ihr Hinterteil. Sie müssen während des kompletten Schwungs Kontakt mit dem Bag halten. So können Sie die Bewegung nach vorne effektiv einschränken. Zudem können Sie auch die rechte Handfläche unter dem Schaft positionieren, um so zu fühlen, wie der Schläger abflacht.

OVER THE TOP! (English)

For many slicing is a torment, which we try in vain to conquer. Some regard it as a virus, from which they suffer for years on end. No matter, how you describe a slice – it is sadly true that nearly 90% of all club players produce this type of curve all too regularly. Probably the reason why there are many more tips to cure the slice than any other problem shot.
                 WRONG

But why do we all still slice the ball still? In this article we will look at some of the aspects of the slice, some of which you may well have never heard. The title of this article is „Over the Top “. Which brings us neatly to the problem. This means that the golf club does not swing down parallel on the original plane line, rather in the downswing the club is further forward from the body (steeper shaft plane) resulting in the club coming from “out to in”. This swing path produces rotational spin on the ball allowing the ball to curve to the right in the air. The birth of the Slice!                                                                          CORRECT 

1 correct and wrong - do you recognize the difference? The most important position for all Slicer’s is halfway in the downswing. In the picture right Im showing the correct position of the club. In the next picture above you can see the problem of most Slicer’s - the club is clearly too far in front of the body with a too steep shaft plane. This swing path will cause a Slice or a Pull. Look carefully: Not only the golf club moves forward, but also the entire body loses the original angles during the swing. As most people always look at the movement of the club, and never the movement that the body is making, as this is important in the causing of a slice, which however hardly, if at all, once addressed.

                                                                                   

Here are two exercises for you, in order to avoid going „Over the top “and improve your swing for the future:

1 Give your swing plane a chance Here I will show you, how it works: Place your golf bag or something similar (for instance take a chair and place the back of the chair) against your bum. During your swing your bum must stay in contact with the bag. So this maintains the hip angle and allows the club a chance to swing on the correct plane. 2. You can also place the palm of the right hand under the shaft in order to feel the way the club flattens.

Short Game Revolution and Pod Cast

This week I have joined up with my colleagues in Timmendorfer Strand and we have been talking about some interesting subjects over the Short Game and How to Practice!
So take a look at this:

P&P Pod Cast 11 in 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=237P67pCRpo

Since January 2010 the David Leadbetter Academy in Germany have set-up a Short Game Revolution  web-site, because we all feel that the short game is vital for the improvement of every golfer to reach there full potential. This is because for too long the short game has been neglected. There have been huge developments in the full swing, technology and fitness but still average scores worldwide are not coming down. Golfers are not getting better, in fact many leave the game through frustration on the now 7000yd+ courses.

ShortGameRevolution

http://www.shortgamerevolution.com/

Bunker Play

The fundamentals

Set up to the ball square with your left foot turned out. The ball should be positioned inside the left heel with the ball position line running through your left breast and ear (seen in photo 1), a line drawn from the middle of your sternum should be positioined 1 inch behind the ball. This allows the bodyweight to be slightly left in the set up. The shaft of your club should be vertical to allow the bounce to do its job through impact. The knees are pressed towards the target to encourage leg work through the shot. To allow a high soft landing shot try out the butterfly grip (left hand should be in a strong position on the club, you should see at least three knuckles on the back of your left hand. The right hand is placed in a weak postion on the club, the V between your right fore finger and thumb should point towards your left ear).

During the backswing the club should flow and have good tempo, the club face rotates slightly open by its own acord due to the butterfly grip to promote that high soft flight.

During your swing the body rotates back and, evenly more important, through!! during the forward swing, so that the club can return square at impact, while the feet and legs work with the body rotation through to the end of the swing.

Pitching

Back to Basics
The pitch shot is little more than an elongated chip. The fundamentals are exactly the same as the chip, and the swing technique is based on the same philosophy. So how is a pitch different than the basic chip? The difference is the length and speed of the swing, which ultimately makes it possible to produce a wider variety of shots than is possible with the chipping motion. The pitching swing is longer in the terms of your arm swing, wrist cock, shoulder turn and footwork. As a result, you generate much more clubhead speed. When you add speed to the equation, a new world opens up in terms of what you can do with the ball. With speed comes the possibility of increasing your backspin, hitting the ball higher than normal and producing good shots from difficult lies. The pitch includes high, soft shots from around the green as well as the half wedge from 20 to 35 meters – a shot that causes most amateurs to become nervous.

Here I’m playing a 25 meter shot to my target. Align with your stance and wedge squarely at the target and position the ball just inside the left heel, the shaft should be fairly vertical this is to use the bounce on the sole of the club, which maintains the loft of the club, and stops the club face from shutting during the backswing, and the leading edge of the club digging into the ground during impact. The bodyweight should be positioned towards the left side in the address position so that the middle of the sternum is in line over the ball.

Here are three different lofted wedges 48’ 53’ and 58’ it is important select the appropriate combination of gap, sand and lob wedges to provide you with the proper short game distance control.What is bounce on a wedge? Bounce is built into the sole of a wedge to keep it from digging into the turf or sand. The greater the bounce, the more the sole resists digging. Bounce helps prevent "fat" shots by keeping the club moving through the turf or sand.Having enough bounce is particularly important on all shots. Too much bounce can make shots from firm conditions more difficult to execute.