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Low and slow and straight back from the ball.......Steering in other words. And its sister move Rock the Triangle with its frozen right elbow. Id say this set me back 20 years . 20 years Ill never get back , all thanks to Jimmy Ballard and his line of thinking as supported by the golf magazines of the day. I normally wouldnt name the culprit but......if it saves one golfer from my plight its worth it.

In modern times Id say the towel under the arm pits is a terrible drill. How TGM r types can embrace this is beyond me. They missed a big concept from Homer. Its pivot to hands on the way back and through the ball too. In Startdown it would be ok, when the left arm is pinned to the chest but thats about it. Its a recipe for the pivot to drag the hands in the direction its going. To say nothing of the loss of power. So other than geometry and physics its an ok drill. The arms must swing independent of the Pivot in Startup and post Startdown. See the glossaries definition of Pivot for some food for thought. See Force Vectors, 2-N-1 and see how the pivot and arms move in different directions and the clubhead orbit is resultant. Cant do this with a hanky under your arms.

Actually as I think about things the towel drill and "connection" might be not so distant relatives. Gentlemen, relax, free your arm to pivot connections at the shoulders and watch your shots soar long and true. For a good anti drill , put a towel under your arm pits and try to function normally around the house , maybe do the dishes (your wife will like this)........but please dont do this drill while driving your car.