OTTFTI: Over the Top from the Inside- Great Players who used an Outward Hand Path Combined with a Shallowing Shaft

By Wayne | Videos

Over the course of my playing career, I have struggled with posture, hip depth, and left side clearing, due partially to growing up in an era where “down the line” and “stay behind the ball” were paramount swing ideas and due to my constant lower back issues, that made staying bent over and rotating with speed a difficult proposition.  I am 64 now and just about recovered from my 5th major spine surgery, a 2-level fusion which is on top of another 2-level fusion I had in 1986, and I still feel that I have a chance to swing the club more effectively than I have over the last 12 years or so.  In this video I showcase some of the all-time greats who used what I call OTTFTI (Over the Top from the Inside), a transition move that encourages an aggressive lower body clearing action and a right arm that drives in front of the body to facilitate the side-arm throwing action that I have always taught and still strive for in my own swing.