Getting To The T-Finish Position

Wed, 10/23/2013 - 14:00 -- Don Trahan

Your finish position is just as important as any other part of the swing, especially when you're using the Peak Performance Golf Swing. The T-Finish position is a term I use to describe where you should be at the end of your swing, while facing your target.

George Wolfe has been using the PPGS on and off for about five years, but has really seen a big improvement this year after deciding to stick with the swing. His only difficulty has been getting to the T-Finish properly. So, today I'm going to go over this part of the swing so George and everyone else has a better idea of how to finish the swing.

Hello Don,

I have been trying your swing off and on since about 2008 or so. I started using Natural Golf in 1998 so I was already accustomed to swinging the club in front of my body so my transition to the PPGS has been easy and working very well. I have been playing some of the best golf of my life this year using your swing and I am 60 years old, however the one part of the PPGS that I have trouble with is the pop-up follow through. The only way that I can finish in the position you teach with all the weight on the left foot and the right toe on the ground is to artificially pose in that position much like Moe Norman used to do with his swing. I hit the ball really well, drives go around 250 yards and I shoot close to par most of the time, but I just can’t seem to pop up into the follow through position at the finish. Maybe it is because of my Natural Golf years. Do you think it would be OK to just finish the way I am or do I still need to try to pop up in the follow through?

Thanks,
George S. Wolfe

The first thing I would suggest checking is your width of stance. If your feet are any more than shoulder width apart, it will cause you to lose your dynamic balance. Another problem could be that you're reaching too far, which makes it difficult to swing down the line.

Remember to be in an athletically ready position without being too far forward in your setup. From there, it's a little bit of turn and a lot of lift. After impact, swing up as fast as possible (AFAP) to the T-Finish before you recoil and relax. 

Keep it vertical!

The Surge

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Comments

Tee On 13 Golf's picture

Submitted by Tee On 13 Golf on

Caught the last few minutes of Golf Channel's School of Golf with Instructor Martin Hall.

He was analyzing Steve Stricker's swing. " A simple swing with limited , if no, wrist break at all. Not a lot of moving parts". ...Sound familiar?

Phillip

Russty Kiwi's picture

Submitted by Russty Kiwi on

Yes Surge, I believe that width of stance is highly under rated, & is one of the first things I'll turn to when having problems with my swing. I tend to get too wide sometimes, mainly of the tee with the woods. It feels more powerfull to anchor myself to the ground with a wide stance, but it dose nothing to help the swing. When I narrow my stance down a bit , it de powers the swing a little, to maintain good balance & makes the transition, with the bump, & a good finish much easier. Basicly it makes me swing the club in balance, rather than trying to hit at the ball.

Dave Everitt's picture

Submitted by Dave Everitt on

I play with a couple of rotational players who have very narrow stances. It works very well for them, probably for all the reasons that you mentioned. Maybe its worth a try.

garyschilling@msn.com's picture

Submitted by garyschilling@m... on

Surge,
It appears from what you said and demonstrated that you don't understand how the single plane swing (Moe Norman) works at all. It certainly does not put you out of balance at any point during the swing and there is virtually no back strain when done right. The first move down is clearing the right hip (same as the ppgs bump) while staying behind the ball and releasing down the line (not swinging from the top). Again, very similar to the ppgs swing. The main difference is the stance width and the hands and arms are already on the impact plane at address. Your position with the wide knees accomplishes the same thing as the wider stance. There is no reaching or leaning toward the ball at address like you showed. The swing begins and finishes in balance on a single plane for solid impact.
GS

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Submitted by ribenjamin@cox.net on

dear Surge,
II am 85 and most of my golf now is hitting balls for fun at the club's practice range. I am amazed that I can hit balls fora 30 to 45 minutes without any pain, so Imust be doings something's right
The other day I started walking my finish. ... Like Gary player... And think from the results helped with the high vertical finish. Is that helpful or just going to cause trouble?
thanks. Bob Benjamin