One Arm Drill, Any Benefit?
 

Obviously I'm a hitter or I wouldn't be in this forum. I'm RH, 60yo & studying TGM for only 7mos. Question: Is there any or possibly substantial benefit to practicing and grooving a RH, one arm drill of acquired motion swings hitting balls? I would use angled hinging, PA1, 2 &3 would be my accumulators & PP3 since the other 3 pressure points require the left hand or arm for execution. I'm thinking one arm, right handed, acquired motion PWs to 60yds. I would lose the control of the left hand of the clubface.

For sure I'm unable to play consistently with one arm except for short chips. I my gut feeling is that if I was to try hitting with the right arm only I would not maintain the swing radius, another kind of manipulation. The left arm also acts as a leash to maintain the swing radius using Extensor Action.

You won't be using PA2 or PA3 without the left hand on the club! Doing the right arm only Hit won't hurt anything unless you start rolling the right forearm into impact and then continue doing it with both hands. The only benefit I can see would be that it might help in learning to straighten the right arm while keeping the right wrist bent.

One arm
 

All I know is Rick Murphy does it and the ball goes far. Great drill I believe. For whatever that is worth.

He's a cf Swinger, not a Hitter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR1MakzR69U

May be, but I have stood there a couple feet from him while he hit balls with his right arm only and pured it. Usually he does it to beat into my head how to be a hitter!

MJoe, please excuse my confusion, because my studying of TGM is still relatively new. Not as a 1arm drill but a regular 2armed shot, from a hitter's action, (especially when applyinng a horizontal hinge)... when I'm past the start down approaching the release, eventhough I'm thrusting with my pushrod right arm, I'm also ENCOURAGING my right forearm to rotate (roll) from a turned position back toward vertical ... & evetually on to rolling in BASFT & finish. I'm assuming this rotational action has to take place? And I assuming the right forearm is where it has to happened? Am I wrong in prompting (encouraging) this PA3 action with the forearm? daluqfam

Hi d - No excusing required! First off, HH is club face control, so the left wrist should do the rotating, not the right forearm. Also, you need to understand that PA3 action(called Driveout in Hitting) is not left wrist rotation, but rather a movement of the entire Left Flying Wedge. This is accomplished by the left shoulder moving farther off-plane so that the hands move farther away from the target line to allow the sweetspot to meet the ball. It's principally a delivery mechanism for the club head, but also makes a power contribution. This is necessary (with or without left wrist rotation) and will happen naturally if you trace the plane line with PP#3.

Taking in all input, I'm 2wks into my "hitter's one arm drill" practice. From a newbie, here are observations. 1) I've been previously suspicious that I've had "switter" tendencies encroaching. This drill has confirmed it by more easily defining the hitter's right side participation & control feel. 2) With the hitter's action so dependent on right-sideness controlling ... strengthening that side & building confidence toward that means has benefitted my swing. 3) Also, improper motions seemed to be amplified & so much easier to diagnose and correct.

As you can tell from my positive observations, I plan on continuing with the drill.

For What It's Worth... daluqfam