Today I want to talk about something raised by D. Stansbury during a recent comment on the blog. He states that he has bulky arm and shoulder muscles and he has to really concentrate on relaxing them by staying loose, but in control, all the way through the swing. This is a really important concept. As I have often said, the Surge Swing has parameters within which each player needs to learn what works best for him or her. That's because we are not trying to emulate a purely mechanical swing! One of the fundamental principles of The Peak Performance Golf Swing is an acknowledgement that the golf swing is governed, in part, by the limitations of human physiology. In this case, Mr. Stansbury has above average strength which he feels he needs to keep in check or he quickly gets out of an athletically-ready posture.
In The PPGS Swing Series video, I spend a considerable amount of time discussing the importance of maintaining an athletically-ready posture in order to keep ourselves dynamically balanced all the way through the swing. That means that each of us needs to find the point where the right muscle groups are activated while others remain neutral. It's something that each of us needs to determine for ourselves. So the next time you feel you need to check whether you are in dynamic balance or not, go to the range and test yourself. Start with just enough grip pressure to establish control of the club and hit a ball or two, making note of things like distance, accuracy and how solid the shot felt. Then start firming up your swing in successive stages until you find your own personal "sweet spot". Once you think you've got it dialed in, firm up your swing a little bit more and if you find that you don't hit the ball as well, you can loosen up a bit and then lock in that feeling in your own personal "Muscle Engagement Meter".
Keep it vertical!
The Surge
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