| Basic body movement is essential in any sport. Of | | | | could land a golf ball where he wanted. And, all it |
| course it is also essential for any type of physical | | | | took was understanding how his arms and hands |
| activity we do.As parents, we teach little children | | | | were to move in harmony with his body and also in |
| how to do the simplest of things. This includes how | | | | relationship to his body position.How I Developed My |
| to move and how to control movements for | | | | Understanding Of Basic Body MovementI taught |
| precision and safety.Basic body movement also | | | | physical education from Grades 1 to 9. In one short |
| means limiting movement to the essential movement | | | | span of time I could see the development of |
| for what you want to do. We control the desired | | | | movement in all stages of growth. I could also see |
| movement. And, we prevent unwanted movement. | | | | the physical and mental effort carried out by these |
| We learn to keep our movements just firm enough | | | | children as they learned the skills and the games |
| to be coordinated. We also learn to allow just enough | | | | which I taught.I used to teach the various Grades a |
| relaxation so the movements can flow through their | | | | level of a game which they could handle. I taught |
| proper range with the most comfort.For many | | | | positional play in slow motion and then introduced |
| golfers, if you think about your hands doing | | | | body movements which enabled the students to |
| something or even have much of your focus on your | | | | move fluently up and down the playing surface. They |
| hands then, usually, you will do something incorrect | | | | quickly learned this and asked for more. That is when |
| with your hands.Basic body movement, under control, | | | | I taught the various skills. The game was taught first; |
| is to be your main focus. When you become good at | | | | and then came the skills.In golf, there are a number |
| this part of your golf swing then can you try | | | | of games played during a round.We try to get a |
| advanced hand movements. But, any of these hand | | | | better score than someone else.We try to get a |
| movements should only be done in harmony with the | | | | personal best score during a round.We try to play |
| dominant body and upper arm movements.Even your | | | | against the golf course to get a par round or |
| arm movements need more focus in the early | | | | better.We try to get a better score than par on |
| learning stages than any perceived hand movements. | | | | each hole.BUT, usually forgotten is the game of |
| And, these arm movements should focus on | | | | playing each golf shot as good as we possibly can. It |
| movements generated in the upper arms which are | | | | is this last "game" which I teach in my golf |
| as close to your body as possible.A Special Lesson | | | | lessons.The free articles combined with the instruction |
| With A Good GolferA few years ago I did 2 golf | | | | modules will teach you how to win "the game" of |
| lessons with a man who stood a little over 6 feet tall. | | | | playing each hit during your round of golf.Relating this |
| He was having trouble spraying his hits with his | | | | to teaching golf swing skills I emphasize basic |
| mid-irons to his woods. I asked him to hit a ball with a | | | | posture, alignment, control, and body movement. |
| wedge. He chose his 64 degree lob wedge and | | | | Arm and hand activity do not get taught until my |
| promptly hit a high, 95 yard hit.What was he doing | | | | students learn basic movements. Because of this, |
| wanting a lesson from anyone? Answer: He had one | | | | beginners and students who had never hit the ball in |
| wrong move that he wasn't aware he was doing.I | | | | the air soon hit draws with even their short irons |
| used my interpretation of Fred Couples' looping swing | | | | when they hit the ball over a fence.You, The Ground, |
| to guide him to the correct arm movement. When he | | | | And The Golf BallWe stand on the ground. The golf |
| tried my idea of Fred's swing Andy hit the ball higher | | | | ball rests on the ground (er, usually). Before we try |
| and 15 yards farther.He did not want to develop that | | | | to dislodge that golf ball from its place on the ground |
| move but he understood how to correct his error | | | | we should learn a good method of relating what we |
| with the proper movement. He hit a lot of good golf | | | | do from our "perch" on the ground.Between our |
| balls afterwards and knew why he did so.Andy's | | | | connection to the ground and the ball's position on |
| other problem involved chipping. He had a good hand | | | | the ground we have a lot of body mass and joints |
| movement in his chipping effort. He had no idea how | | | | along with that "stick" thing. We need movement to |
| to use that good movement with the movements of | | | | make the golf ball move. Therefore, we swing back |
| his body. As well, he had no idea of the importance | | | | and forth to make the golf club move the ball. But, |
| of his body activity during his chipping.A few minutes | | | | those joints want to do all sorts of contortions during |
| into the 2nd lesson he had learned how to time his | | | | our golf swing efforts.We need to develop an |
| hand movements with his body movements. He also | | | | understanding of how to move at the fewest |
| learned where his hands should be in relation to his | | | | possible joints and how to control or prevent |
| spine as he did the hand movements that he | | | | movements of the rest of our joints. This is basic to |
| wanted.His chipping improved dramatically within the | | | | anything we do. It is very important to this |
| lesson. His confidence was as high as possible that he | | | | "confusing" skill called the golf swing. |