bent right arm

Question
Thank you for a quick answer last time  As I noticed at the practice , My right arm is not straight immediately after the impact. Is this happening because I try to recoil my swing too soon? I was wonder if that causes the drowse

Answer
Dear Esther,

First let me be clear about the "bent right arm".  It SHOULD be bent all the way to impact.  In some golfers (not you) the right arm gets straight too early (before impact).  Your issue is different in that we can see from the pictures you showed to me, your right arm is still bent well after impact.

The straightening of the right arm following impact is a good "result" rather than the "cause" of anything.  It should straighten following impact because centrifugal force is pulling on your arms so much that it can't remain bent.  Since, in your case, it is staying bent following impact I best guess would be that you are gliding through impact or decelerating through impact so there is simply not enough centrifugal force pulling outward to straighten your right arm.

One good visualization to have about a golf swing is to imagine that your swing is like a wheel.  The center of your body is the hub of the wheel and your arms and club shaft are the spokes of the wheel.  The clubhead itself is on the circumference of the wheel.  The faster the wheel turns the greater centrifugal force it creates.  If you are swinging at full speed, you should not be able to keep your right arm bent past the bottom (impact area) of your swing.

So I would recommend that you swing a weighted club and move it through your full golf swing range of motion.  After warming up...swing it a little faster with each swing until you are swinging it at full speed.  While doing this, don't let yourself fall off balance.  Try your best to keep your body in control and your head in the center of your swing motion.

One final thought: The lighter your grip pressure and the more relaxed your arms are, the faster you'll be able to swing.  Tension or stiffness in your arms, wrists or hands will slow down the clubhead.

I hope this helps.  Let me know...

Best wishes,

Paul