| When you are executing your swing, your body will | | | | unpredictable trajectory for your ball. Thus, the main |
| actually be moving fluidly. This body motion is very | | | | thing to remember here is for weight transfer to be |
| much needed so that you can create just enough | | | | just enough so that you are still able to recover and |
| torque and power to send your ball just where you | | | | maintain that much needed rhythm. |
| want it to go. Thus, you need to be able to move | | | | A common mistake golfers make is the transfer too |
| your body just the right away, and this is precisely | | | | much weight to the back foot when executing the |
| why you also need to learn how NOT to sway in the | | | | back swing. Other golfers would even transfer all of |
| golf swing. Yes, your body may be in fluid motion, | | | | their weight! This is a big no-no in golf because this |
| but you would still have to remain firm and rigid to | | | | would just prevent you from transferring your |
| some extent. Swaying should then be regarded as a | | | | weight back to your forward foot. And you actually |
| no-no in the game of golf. When there is too much | | | | have to do this by the time your club hits the ball! If |
| motion in your swing, then you are in for a whole lot | | | | you are unable to do this, then this would result to |
| of trouble. | | | | what is known as an open clubface. The next thing |
| Where does the sway potentially occur? Actually, it is | | | | you know, you would actually be spinning out. |
| during the transition stage that this sway just might | | | | So, how do you know enough weight is transferred? |
| occur. This is that part of the golf swing where you | | | | The key to this is to make what is known as just a |
| shift your weight from one foot to another, as you | | | | snapping type of weight transfer. Do not go for the |
| draw your club backwards then move it accordingly | | | | complete one at all. This means that the weight |
| for your downswing. When too much weight is being | | | | transfer here would just be for a short period of |
| transferred during the execution of the backswing, | | | | time. Your back foot would feel the weight transfer |
| this would actually result to delay in the execution of | | | | for just a few seconds before your weight is shifted |
| the downswing. When this happens, your tempo and | | | | back to your front foot. A mere portion of your |
| timing will certainly be off, causing you to sway as | | | | weight should just be felt by your back foot. |
| you complete your swing. The result? An | | | | |