Bit of a thread revival, I've persevered with several methods all with limited success, until a few weeks ago- thinking back to my rifle shooting days where it common place to let the bones in the arm carry the weight of the forward hand as bones are stiff, muscles are not- how I applied this to the golf swing was to stand straight legged, letting the bones carry the swing- all I can say is bingo! I've literally hit 100s of balls relatively pain free, in fact on two occasions hitting 200 balls per session. Straight legs, letting hip rotation drive the swing I'm hitting the ball really well, no longer flipping to get to the ball and my distances are an acceptable distance all things considered but my accuracy is superb but the biggest gain is being able to hit-repeat almost metronomic, the other plus has been out on the course, I only play 9 holes at a time and often walking between 8-9 my leg is normally screaming at me and I'm lucky to finish with any semblance of composure, now I'm able to play 9 and not feel like crawling into a bunker for the night.
The only negatives is that I'm finding the short irons a little short in the hands but I'm considering giving single length or 1/4 inch increments a go.
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