Happy New Year

Hope the year is starting well for you. This post is related to a television infomercial and a television show.

The infomercial is the one with Jimmy Ballard and Rocco Mediate. There is a lot of good stuff in the segment with Rocco swinging the club and Jimmy commenting. The comments were loading into the right leg on the back swing and keeping your elbows pointing at the ground on the back swing and the follow through. These are very good swing thought for golfers of all skill levels.

The television show is the Haney Project with Rush Limbaugh. Watch Rush' back swing and see where his right elbow is pointing at the top of his swing. The elbow points behind Rush. From this position, the human body is going to have a tough time returning the club squarely to the ball.

The "flying right elbow" is a criticism of Jack Nicklaus from years past. Why did Jack "fly" his right elbow? If you answered because he's left eye dominant, go to the head of the class.

There is a good chance Rush is left eye dominant. Another clue is what Rush said when he was on the green. He stated he had a hard time seeing break and lining up. If your dominant eye is closer to the target than your hands and/or the ball, you've got problems seeing the line. If sometime in the show Rush looks through a range finder, we'll know.

Until next time,
Mike Hurley
PGA Professional