DRILL : SWING CROSS-HANDED TO FEEL HOW TO TRANSFER ENERGY In Ireland, I grew up playing the Gaelic sport of hurling. In that my practice golf swings cross-handed ( above ) to
is wasted. When you get older and can’t move your body like you once did, relying on this release – using your hands to give the ball a good whack – becomes much more important. This drill helps train that.
the clubhead. Swinging cross-handed helps you feel that energy transfer. What it does is force the club to release past your hands as you swing through the impact zone. You’re releasing all the energy into the ball so none of it
work on more speed. Let me explain why. You can generate all the power in the world with your arms and body, but that doesn’t matter if you can’t transfer it out to
sport, I grip the hurley with my left hand lower than my right, the opposite of how you’re supposed to hold a golf club. I got used to that grip, so now I’ll often make
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