Extension Is Not (Necessarily) A Fault, But ‘Early’ Extension Is The problem for us amateurs is what we do in the transition, and early part of the downswing. So if that’s the case, why would it be considered a fault? Why do we all want to fix our early extension? That extension also creates speed, and speed in golf is good right?Įxtending through the hitting zone can add some serious zing to your strikes.
I’ve already explained that we early extend because we have to in order to hit the ball. So there’s really no simple answer that says: “you early extend because you did this”.Įarly extension could be caused by a variety of swing faults, and you’ll have to figure out which particular fault is causing the EE in your case.Īnd then… Should We Try To Fix Our Early Extension?īecause the thing is, extension isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Monte explains more in this excellent video:Įarly extension could also be caused by an open face coming into impact (a last moment effort to square up the club). The shaft gets way underneath the correct plane on the way down, which forces your hips to thrust to reach the ball.The shaft gets steep in transition and you stand up to shallow it out.Arms are stuck behind the turn and you need to stand up to make room.Or if we did hit the ball, we’d hit it a lot worse.Īccording to Monte Scheinblum, 3 of the most common swing flaws which cause early extension are: There’s a flaw in our backswing, transition, or downswing which means that if we didn’t stand up and raise the handle we wouldn’t hit the ball. In a nutshell: we early extend because we have to in order to hit the ball. But why do we actually do it? Why Do We Early Extend? So when we early extend, bad things can happen. In other words, a two way miss, or a 9 iron that’s going off in a right angle into the trees.
Everything from blocks and pulls, to straight out shanks.
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