| evious article "Golf Lesson - Learning the Back Swing" | | | | circle when drawn around your hand and the club |
| I discussed my initiation into the game of golf and | | | | head. Rolling your hands at this point will create a |
| how I started on the wrong foot by trying to learn | | | | large circle and cause you to bring your hands a little |
| from non-professionals. | | | | bit inside the swing plane. This may seem to be a |
| The first portion of that article discussed the proper | | | | difficult concept to grasp, so you may want to have |
| way to create and proactive the "Takeaway" portion | | | | a friend stand to your right when you do this so |
| of the back swing and how critical learning this was | | | | they can see the position of your hands with the |
| to the entire game. | | | | swing plane. |
| I also mentioned that when I began to really get | | | | Body turn is also critical and the relationship between |
| serious about learning to play golf I had no idea that | | | | your hip turn and upper body turn should be about |
| the back swing was one of the most (if not THE | | | | 1:2 (hip to body). Basically you want your lower body |
| most) important things to learn. I said that if this | | | | (hips) to stay still and just turn your upper body |
| portion of my golf swing wasn't perfect, I would | | | | (shoulders) which will create the recoil. Again, this |
| never be able to solve any of my problems. | | | | may feel very awkward at first so take your time |
| In this article I will discuss the "Top Position" portion | | | | and practice. |
| of the back swing and hopefully provide a guide to | | | | When your weight is maintained on the left leg, your |
| learning this portion of the back swing. At first some | | | | lower body stays too high because your right leg |
| of the concepts may seem difficult, but stick with | | | | begins to stiffen up. You must keep your weight on |
| them and practice so you will get better. | | | | your right leg and keep your right knee flexed at all |
| The Top Position or Recoil | | | | times. Not maintaining this knee flex will have a |
| A key aspect of creating the Top Position is your | | | | tendency to create a forward movement with your |
| weight distribution. Most of your weight needs to be | | | | head towards the ball which you do not want. |
| on the right side (for right handed golfers) as | | | | Now let's see what your club should be doing. The |
| discussed in the previous "Takeaway" article. Your hip | | | | club shaft position should be pointed towards the sky |
| tilt should be about 11? left where most amateurs | | | | (no more than 30? from your shoulders) and not |
| have a tendency to lean backwards and create a | | | | more than parallel to the ground. Avoid the tendency |
| greater tilt of about 14? to 20?. This is easily | | | | to extend the shaft position beyond the parallel |
| corrected by concentrating on moving your body | | | | position at all costs. Remember that your wrists |
| weight to the right side. | | | | should be hinged keeping a 90? angle between the |
| The club head must stay on the swing plane and | | | | club shaft and your forearm. |
| when parallel to the ground should create a small | | | | |