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Originally Posted by Old Dog
OK, I'll have to ask another stupid question....Why do you say it's not a long term solution?
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When people make fixes to their swings they generally tend to overdo it, as what once felt new no longer does, so you strive for the new feeling.
Think of it this way:
You start stretching. You feel a burn once you get to a certain spot. Over time, where you once felt the burn you no longer do, you have to stretch deeper to get the same "burn". Although the feeling is the same in both positions, your body isn't in an identical position.
Sometimes I like to feel like I'm taking the club away with only my right hand. If I haven't been doing this for a while, this can iron out certain shot shapes for me. But, if I've been doing it for a few days my body has actually adjusted to the new feel, and although both days feel like I'm taking it away with my right hand it's much more pronounced on the second or third day, because I'm used to the feeling and do it more, just like you can stretch deeper in subsequent days.
In short: treat your swing like an ongoing dialogue rather than an finished conversation. If you start to notice that the ball is flying all over the place with your "new" stance or you are mishitting it more, move your right foot back up to where it was before. You'll find that you've actually trained yourself to take the club back and down on a more correct path.
The mistake that most amateurs make is doubling down. "The teacher told me to strengthen my grip, now I'm not hitting shots well with that grip any more. Let's go even stronger!"