New here, Erickson follower/disciple for 10 years. Former college golfer, USGA AM qualifier, and match play qualifier at the USGA tournament. Won two state 4 balls.
Studied the golf swing for 30 years and have read and studied every instruction book there is (literally).
While most any sufficiently educated golf teacher/observer can identify what is wrong in a student’s swing (usually through video comparison), I believe the genius in Erickson is the way he connects and understands what kinesiological MOVEMENTS create the proper dynamic positions, particularly in the downswing. Not many understand that or can teach it, other than position by position. I think you had to be a certain level player to do that.
Believe in John’s stuff more than any other teacher. Been down some wrong paths for a bit, but am back chasing holding shaft flex and a pivot driven swing.
Enough about me…
2 issues:
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Does anyone else suffer from solid but really low ball flight employing this method? If so would love to hear about that and how that issue was addressed/corrected? and;
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Struggling a bit to find the correct forearm/wrist action to accompany the swing-dominant torso pivot through the shot. I have had the most success feeling as if I am just ulnar deviating the left wrist as I move through the downswing pivot, but don’t really feel any rotation. This is somewhat hit or miss for me and am really searching for this.
Anyway thought I would bounce these issues off of this group of seasoned ABS students.
Thanks in advance.
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Not sure if this is the answer you’re looking for. John has often mentioned that he feels like his left wrist is cupped through impact but in reality, because of a strong post impact pivot, the left wrist is never cupped at that point. maybe this is something you could try feeling while maintaining a strong pivot.
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I used to be a low ball hitter and it’s hard to get out of that feeling. I feel like if I do ABS correctly it’s going to be more off my right side even though i’m moving left and I will retain more loft and won’t go low. I’m not seeing that currently because I need more drilling but if I do magic trick drill correctly and some Hogan mods from P1 with a trip the ball will go higher. Not sure that helps but what Paul says makes sense. Lots of good players turn down the face for control which could be you from years and years of what sounds like pretty good golf. It’s really really hard to make changes. 
Thanks so much, will try. I feel like maybe I have a closed clubface and my body just knows where the face is and responds accordingly. In my case, the slightly closed clubface would results in more shaft lean to maintain a square face to hit straight shots, hence the low shots? My left hand grip is fairly strong, not terribly so…
Do you think this face is shut at 430? Could that be the issue?
Such a good position here, easy to see why you’re a good player. You can tell your left hand grip is on the stronger side by looking at your left wrist in comparison to the clubface. This is probably the main reason for a lower trajectory, although there’s nothing wrong with that…i.e. Trevino. You’re probably just used to a bit stronger grip and just accommodate. Here’s an old pic of Snead to see a contrast.
Man, what a good pic to illustrate your point and my suspicion! Thanks a lot!
Yeah the issue is my irons are too low to hold greens to certain pins as I get older and lose some clubhead speed. Need the loft at this point in my golf career to do that.
But this gives me the gameplan to address this now, after trying to guess at the cause of my low ball flight. Weaken that left hand, and likely have to add in some forearm rotation as I do that I suspect.
Thanks so much Paul!
