| Some golf instructors teach that you should lead | | | | can cause disastrous results. By leading with the hips |
| your golf swing with your shoulders, but some golf | | | | and pulling the club down into the shot, a beautiful |
| professionals say that the swing should be led by the | | | | shot can be achieved. |
| lower body, followed by the shoulders. What is the | | | | Although many people still lead with the shoulders or |
| best way to perform your golf swing? | | | | upper body, this can be the reason why many |
| Well, there are really two main ways to initiate the | | | | golfers "slice" the ball, due to over-extending the |
| golf swing. One is to pull down by the upper body | | | | body. By leading with your hips, your body will coil |
| shoulders and start to rotate the hips. For the golfer | | | | and generate all the energy. If timed right, with |
| to be able to hit the balls nearly facing the target line, | | | | practice you can end up hitting wonderful shots. |
| the hips must be cleared. For this to happen, the hips | | | | So why do some people still swing in the |
| need to move ahead of or slightly faster than the | | | | shoulder-first way? Well, essentially everyone is |
| shoulders. Due to it being almost impossible to move | | | | different, and to a large extent what works for one |
| your hips faster, the solution is to move them ahead, | | | | person doesn't always work for someone else. |
| leading the body rotation. | | | | However, if something isn't working for you, then it's |
| Some people find that leading with the upper body | | | | a sign that you need to change your technique. |