How important is keeping the lead arm straight? First of all, let's change from straight to extended lead arm, straight seems to create tension. Keeping the lead arm extended determines the size of the circle you are trying to create. The larger the circle, the faster the club head will travel, and speed equals distance.
The length of club increases by 1/2 inch as the number of the club decreases, (4 iron is 1/2" longer than a 5 iron, etc.). This means that a 4 iron swung with the same effort as the 5 iron is moving faster because it has farther to go in the same amount of time. If the lead arm is bent slightly with the 4 iron and extended with the 5 iron, then they could conceivably be traveling the same speed, both making the ball go the same distance only one higher than the other because of difference in loft of the clubs.
The disappointment that most players have is they expect a 4 iron to go 20 or 30 yards farther than their 5 iron when they are designed to go about 5 to 10 yards farther.
The only thing that should change, in swinging different clubs, is the radius of the circle created by the length of the club. Arm length and posture should remain the same.
Play well and have fun.
Dale Bartlett, PGA professional
http://dbart5.blogspot.com
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