Elbow and Club Video
The Elbow and Club Video is about the correct technique for the Inward Back Circle to avoid Elbow Injury and Pain. For Indian Clubs, Persian Mil, Jori Clubs and Gada Mace
Four Disciplines used in the Elbow and Club Video
- Indian Clubs
- Persian Clubs (Mil)
- Indian Jori Clubs
- Gada Mace
Elbow Pain
Special focus on important information for the prevention of elbow pain during club swinging.
The main reason for elbow pain is the fear of dropping the club during the backswing. Grip plays a huge role in good technique. Incorrect gripping will result in the club being held too high behind the back putting stress on the elbow. The club is subsequently muscled through the movement, rather than swung through.
Disengage the Biceps
A simple exercise to disengage the biceps and understand the correct position of the hand holding the club behind your back.
Aerial view of the lockout with the biceps disengaged, the hand is behind the shoulder and the club hanging
Correct position of the ELBOW and HAND holding the club behind your back
Important guidelines
Disengage the biceps
Fully extend the triceps
Moving lockout during the backswing
Grip change – Hammer – Sabre
Using the anchor – Third Finger
on the pommel
Shoulder movement and creating space for the swinging club
Push and pull
- The PUSH up increases the height of the club and the distance it has to fall, which in turn accelerates the descent of the falling club at the back of the body
- The PULL up harnesses the energy from the gravitational pull to bring the club up out of its descent
- Use just the right amount of power sufficient enough to grip the clubs and then push up and swing them
Video Demonstration of the Inward Back Circle
Indian Clubs – Inward alternates
Persian Clubs (Mil) – traditional shoulder casts with footwork, clubs held balanced in front of the body without resting on the shoulders
Indian Jori Clubs – shoulder resting casts, thoracic turns with pelvis facing forward
Gada Mace – two-handed
- 10 to 2’s
- 360’s clockwise and anti-clockwise
- 10 to 2’s and 360’s combination
Gada Mace – single-handed
- 10 to 2’s with hand changes
- Alternating head casts and shoulder casts
Practice makes Perfect
Focus on practice using a mirror and or a video camera, and check your form and technique, making adjustments where necessary.
Hi!
Once again, clear cut instructions, nice video, correct techniques and thoughtful tricks to correct the errors. Keep up the good work! You are doing a great job and have become a master of club swinging in my eyes. Such authority and knowledge is very rare to find on this subject! Kudos!
Thank you for commenting Ankur, it’s much appreciated. All the best. Paul
Very interesting refinements on the backswing for the clubs. I think it’s easy to get into a swinging routine without paying attention to the finer details of the hand grips. The club obeys the laws of physics as it describes its arc through the air, but that doesn’t mean I’ve been keeping my hands in the right places – merely following the club as the least line of resistance. Also, when you change grip on the reverse swing, your movement looks much more elegant and smooth. I also like the body turns you describe later for the heavier clubs – I’m going to add these to my 1kg club backswings to get a bit more exercise into my inner core. Despite two one-hour club workouts a week, plus three bowls matches, and a reasonable diet without alcohol, my waist line seems to be growing! I’m sure that’s age related, but puzzling when given the amount of physical exercise I take.
I’m having trouble with the alternating of the backswings – I can’t find the starting point to let one club follow the other – any pointers please?
Did I spot a pair of tennis ball clubs in the wide-angle shot?
Thanks Charles, I’ll do something on alternate swings.
The tennis balls are actually POI balls, I like to drive myself mad, very fast and excellent for refining movements. All the best. Paul
Extraordinary
Thanks Ze, I hope I have given you some food for thought. Paul
I keep seeing, learning , everyday over this training. thank you very much.
Hi Marco, thank you for your comment. I am very happy that you find this video useful. All the best. Paul
Thank you for this video. Very helpful, excellent instruction. I look forward to seeing all your videos and to future ones. You have beautiful movement and are an excellent teacher.
I have been doing it wrongly. Deeply grateful for the video. It explans clearly, simply and powerfully the way to avoid injury. Thank you.
Hi John,
Thanks for commenting. The mechanics of these movements are really important, I am very happy that you found this video useful. best wishes for your future training.
Paul