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John and I have done so many of these lessons online and his swing has gotten so good that we are to the point where it’s enough to focus on one or two items that we more than likely have been over before. John feels like he has more power available than he is using efficiently, and I agree with him. I see John’s backswing as not being stretched out enough from P1 to P2, and then again from P2 to P3. If he would crank up his upper trunk muscles against his lower body by extending his arms away from center with an earlier, larger movement of the lower back, ribcage, and shoulders then to me his right arm would gain more space away from his right side and it would be like pulling back a bow further: when you let go of it the arrow will fly farther. There are some things to watch out for when trying to stretch out: the right foot, knee and leg need to stay braced so that the transition can sequence correctly, and the upper body has to be careful not to be pulled too far to the right off the ball. Here I side by side John with several Tour players who look much more wound up in the backswing than John. It is also important to remember to keep the hands as wide as possible as the right arm uses extensor action to straighten the left arm while cocking the wrists and maintaining the connection of the left upper arm to the chest.
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