| The golf swing has physics written all over it and is a | | | | one forth of a second. Getting the club inside during |
| great example of angular motion. It can be simple but | | | | the backswing is usually disastrous and a fast |
| is often complicated by too much thinking. The | | | | backswing will create bad motion and a hands |
| questions are endless. What's the correct wrist | | | | dominated swing that will be hard to repeat. Try |
| movement in the golf swing? The ever famous golf | | | | hitting balls making a backswing from about hip high |
| swing pushes and pulls, cure me please! Well, we | | | | with your 7 irons just focusing on shifting back and |
| need to completely remove distracting thoughts from | | | | shifting and firing through-you will get so much power |
| the golf swing. The ability to perform this activity | | | | and accuracy you might wonder why you take the |
| rests upon the golfer executing the biomechanics of | | | | club all the way to the top. |
| the golf swing over and over again without error | | | | Downswing |
| (easier said than done). Maybe if we understand the | | | | The object of the downswing is to return the club |
| swing more, we can start to do this. | | | | head to the ball with maximum controllable speed. |
| Golf Grip | | | | The downswing begins by pushing your weight from |
| "Golf begins with a great grip," says David | | | | right to left and rotating the body and hips. The |
| Leadbetter. The Interlocking Grip is where the right | | | | motion should be unbroken from the start of the |
| little finger and the left index finger are locked | | | | downswing to the finish of the follow through. |
| together. Experiment with your grip by hitting balls | | | | Impact the Golf Ball |
| with the different grips to see what works best. Golf | | | | On impact the hips are turned with the shoulders |
| and baseball have similar grips, but remember, they | | | | parallel to the ball. Often less accomplished players |
| are different in both sports. Baseball players grip the | | | | break down at impact, cupping their lead wrist, losing |
| bat more in their palms. Golfers should grip the club | | | | power early and decreasing their accuracy. Something |
| more in the base of the fingers. | | | | else that I strongly emphasize and explain in detail is |
| Address | | | | how to use extension and timing to work with the |
| When addressing the ball, both arms are straight but | | | | centrifugal force and momentum to create a whip |
| relaxed, and the left shoulder is higher than the right | | | | like action through impact. Oh, and by the way, this is |
| due to the position of the hands. The "slicer" tends | | | | not the time to take your eyes off the ball. |
| to keep too much weight on the front leg at address | | | | Follow Though |
| for all shots, which restricts the shoulder turn and | | | | The motion should be unbroken from the start of |
| encourages a steep out-to-in swing. Proper posture | | | | the downswing to the finish of the follow through. |
| at the address position sets up the ability for you to | | | | For example, Tiger Woods allows the club head |
| execute the golf swing correctly. Flexibility as it | | | | momentum to extend his follow-through far around |
| pertains to posture allows you to place your body in | | | | his back, completing a long and smooth club head |
| the correct address position. | | | | rotation. |
| Backswing | | | | Sometimes when we understand or are reminded of |
| The backswing now starts with the initial rotation - | | | | the simple parts of something, it can help us figure |
| shoulders, hips, hands and arms - an almost | | | | out what we need to do to improve. Pick something, |
| simultaneous movement. If the take-away is | | | | work on it, own it, and then move on. Focus and you |
| one-piece, there is very little stress on the elbow. | | | | will see results. |
| From the top of the backswing to the ball is less that | | | | |