Lightbulb Moment Loose arms!
I had a bit of a lightbulb moment with my swing today.
I’ve been trying to use my body more and improve my pivot in the downswing, but I realised that whenever I rush the transition with my arms, I tend to stop using my body to initiate the downswing. It becomes more of an arms-and-hands move where I’m basically trying to kill the ball.
Today I tried something different. I relaxed my arms and focused on taking the club back with my hands and arms without creating unnecessary tension. The transition felt completely different almost like my body naturally took over and initiated the downswing instead of me forcing it with my arms.
It was almost like giving up control to gain control.
I always thought having a little tension in my arms would give me more control and help me generate more power, but today it felt like the opposite. When my arms were more relaxed, I felt like I could actually move faster and use my body much better.
So I’m curious:
Is it actually true that relaxed arms can be faster?
Do tour pros generally keep their arms relatively relaxed during the swing to allow for better sequencing and body rotation, or is there still a certain amount of intentional tension they maintain?
Would love to hear from anyone who understands the biomechanics/sequencing side of the golf swing.