Nick Clearwater on Setup Basics (Video)

The Vice President of Instruction at GOLFTEC's video on setup is interesting because he would not cope with such things as ball role. Instead, he makes a speciality of frame role.

His 3 keys are:

  • Feet parallel to aimline
  • Club shaft aimed at belt
  • Trailing arm lowered -- that is, the elbow is a bit closer to your body
I'd like to focus on his second key. Many players don't realize that the higher you hold your hands -- that is, the more vertical your shaft is during your swing -- the less pronounced your release is at impact. As a general rule, high hands encourage a fade while low hands encourage a draw.

In case you don't know what I imply by means of "a extra pronounced release," a participant who swings together with his arms decrease (toward the ground) is more bent over and has a tendency to put the ball farther from their body, which has a tendency to create a flatter swing with greater hand motion, and that encourages more of a hook.

Likewise, higher fingers mean you stand taller, with your arms farther from the ground, and you generally tend to have a extra upright swing with the ball towards your frame and with less hand motion. That makes it less difficult to hit a slice.

That does not imply you can not hit a draw with excessive palms or a fade with low palms. It just means that the ones pictures are much less probable to appear by chance.

Keegan Bradley is a superb instance of a player with low arms who has a tendency to hit a draw. If you use Clearwater's key of aiming the shaft more towards your stomach button, you may likely lean forward a piece greater, stand a bit further from the ball and make a flatter swing. You in all likelihood may not bend over as a great deal as Keegan does, but you'll in all likelihood have that compliment swing.

It sounds to me as if Clearwater is attempting to assist gamers create a truly flatter swing to help counteract a slice. Combined with the reduced trailing elbow, this setup should encourage a flatter swing. If you're looking to learn how to hit a draw, that is a setup that just would possibly help you.

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