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Constant Elbows Pressure & The Fixed Triangle

Constant Elbow Pressure If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I mention constant grip pressure and passive hands a lot. If we want the large muscles to dominate, it is crucial that grip pressure remain constant so the hands do not take over. It is equally important to maintain constant pressure between the elbows, keeping them directed toward each other. As I work with my students and address different issues with their golf swings, I find that many of these problems can be eliminated if their elbows start close together—pointing back toward the hips—and remain directed toward each other during the swing. The front arm stays straight on the backswing while the back arm bends a little, and the opposite happens on the downswing. A little bending is not what I’m talking about; I’m talking about keeping the elbows close together. It is almost too simple. By maintaining constant elbow pressure throughout the entire swing, the shoulders can control the backswing, and body ro...
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MOVE LESS ... GET GOOD!

So, what is “Move Less ... Get Good!”? Essentially, the less you move in the golf swing, the better. So, what does move? Which movements are repeatable, and which are inconsistent? The more levers and movements (variables) you have during the swing, the less control you have over the result and the less consistent you will be. In other words, the less you move, the more consistent you will become. This blog is all about using the large muscle groups to control the golf swing for a more powerful, consistent, and repeatable swing. You do this by removing—not adding—movements that disrupt the swing. The large muscles—mainly the hips and shoulders—are very repeatable and consistent. Once you learn to let them control the swing, you will be, too! MOVE LESS ... GET GOOD! — DUPLESSISGOLF.COM
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Irons too flat

Original topic by BCgolfer — 2025-07-16T20:29:09Z Hi Ross, My driver is working well with your method. Sometimes I skull my irons with this method, though, because without a wrist hinge, it’s hard for me to get steep on the downswing. I understand the downward blow is caused by the handle leading the clubface, but I feel like I’m swinging my irons too flat. Any advice? Thanks, Jeff Reply 1 — Ross — 2025-07-16T20:50:30Z Hi Jeff, Usually, a skulled shot is caused by the leading edge, rather than the clubface, making contact with the ball. This usually happens when the clubhead has passed the handle before impact—also known as a flip. If you can focus on keeping the front wrist flat or even bowed out a bit, with the back wrist bent in a bit, and holding this shape through impact, it will help keep the leading edge in check. This can also be caused by the back hand trying to help by throwing the clubhead. You may also be playing the ball too far forward, but generally, that is not the case...
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More Efficient Power = Distance

Power comes from winding the shoulders first, from the top down, while resisting with the lower body. What I mean is this: on the backswing, use the shoulders to wind the arms and club around the spine as you resist* with the lower body. In other words, hold your lower body still while the shoulders turn first to get a head start. Eventually, the hips are pulled around a little by the shoulder turn. (The hips do not move on their own or slide at all toward the back foot. If you want power, you need resistance.) Now, on the downswing, you unwind from the ground up. Start with the hips, pulling the arms back down in front of the body as you keep turning. The faster you unwind, the farther the ball goes—just like throwing a ball. The above paragraph has a lot of good stuff. Once you’ve learned these movements, you will hit the ball very far with all clubs. There is no magic trick other than practice and repetition. —Ross *One great way to “resist” is to keep the back knee braced inward as...
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No Height on Hybrids & Fairway Woods

A student asked for help because he was not getting any height on his hybrids and fairway woods. Here was my response:  Hi Todd, Generally, the biggest culprit when you’re not getting height with fairway woods or hybrids is incorrect ball position at setup—usually too far back in the stance. If the ball is played in the middle of your stance or too far back, one or more of the following may apply: You’ve positioned it there because you want to use your hands to hit at the ball, and that feels like the best position to make contact. You won’t be able to rotate and will have to use your hands to save the shot; otherwise, you’ll shank it or block it to the right (for a right-handed golfer). You started with the ball in the correct position, but you didn’t keep your weight forward—60% or more on your front foot—during the backswing. Instead, you moved off the ball, effectively changing its position relative to your body. If you slide onto your back foot during the backswing, you’ll nee...
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More Distance - Golf Swing

Here is a New video that helps explain how if you resist with the lower body as you start your takeaway using the front shoulder, you WILL hit the ball much farther. Resist on the Takeaway  
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Aspects of Putting

In a repeatable, productive (ball went in the hole), putting stroke, there are many aspects to pay attention to, prior to, during and after you putt the ball. These aspects collectively add up to your probability of making putts. My objective here is to enlighten the golfer about concerns of a solid and repeatable putting experience. I call it an experience because, it starts way back deciding your approach shot, where the ball actually ended up... around the green, or on the green, what you saw and felt as you were walking up to the green, when you walked across the green, views from behind the ball, views from the side and above the hole (if there is enough time without holding up play). Once you're on the green, imagine your ball rolling up or down hill, taking any breaks and going into the hole. This is much more useful than just picking out some line, without first visualizing the ball rolling and the speed it would be traveling, that will let the ball actually mo...
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USING LARGE MUSCLES - Old Audio Tapes

Old Audio Tapes from My Discovery of the Large Muscle Golf Swing Update: I made these audio-only recordings while working on my method to make it more reliable. Essentially, I was taking audio notes as my method progressed. This post is from 2009. It also mentions a little natural hinge at the top of the swing. I later found that no hinge is the most reliable approach. Any hinging feels powerful, but it gets your back hand involved and creates a “hit” we don’t want. We want to rotate through impact, accelerating all the way to the finish for the most reliable, consistent swing*. After hitting 300 shots a day for over a month to get the hands out of the entire swing… WOW! Listen to how solid this sounds: a 3-wood hit off the floor—no tee, no mat—into a net. Listen Now » Using Large Muscles Only… No Hands Push the takeaway with the front shoulder, and keep pushing with it until it’s under your chin. Do not let the arms and hands take over, lift, or help! Listen Now » When the Left Shoul...
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