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Sequence of movements. (
Changed -16/01/2011)
It is important to understand is that the golf swing is broken
down into three sections and each section of the swing has its own
"sequence of movements"
But remember, throughout the down swing and the follow through
movements it is the individual movements of the upper body, the
hips and the arms that work along side each other to create the
down swing movement and literally swing
the passive arms/golf club into and through the contact area.
Back swing
The back swing movement consists of using the rotational movement
of the shoulders
to literally push the passive arms to the end of the back swing
movement, whilst both feet remain firmly on the ground and the hips
remain in the frontal facing position foe as long as possible.
(See
Pete Cowen`s -"Axe Drill"- When site comes up, click on
"home page" for the video.)
Down Swing
The down swing movement is initiated by slightly applying pressure
to the left foot to the ground and simultaneously rotating the compact
upper body unit back to the original address position.
Therefore the down swing movement must be seen as a series of
individual movements that come together to accelerate the club head
into the back of the ball. At the precise moment the club head makes
contact with the ball, the whole body must quickly turn to fully
face the target area.
Maintain these movements as individual movements and you will
begin to understand how the professional golfer perform the golf
swing.
At the precise moment the club head makes
contact with the ball, the head
must be positioned so that the left eye is slightly behind the ball,
the hands must not
be ahead of the original address position and the weight of the
body predominantly over the left leg.
Therefore the golfer has to synchronised the whole swing movement
so that the club head makes contact with the ball at the precise
moment the hands return to the original address position, but what
is paramount is that the head must remain slightly behind
the ball and the upper body angles must be maintained.
( Impact Position.)
This sequence ends as soon as the hands and the
clubhead are back at the original address position.
Contact and follow through.
This is the critical part of the golf swing, because during
the down swing movement, these action were simply carried out in
order to ensure that at the impact position the hands
have returned to the original address position and the club head
makes contact with the ball.
At the impact position,
the next "sequence of movements" begins.
Therefore as soon as the club head makes contact with the ball the
whole body quickly turns to fully face the target area - at the
same speed that the club head moves through the contact area
whilst simultaneously, the right shoulder/right upper arm
muscles force the right arm into the fully straightened position
thus forcing the club head through the contact area.
(You cannot turn the body to face the target area
too quickly once the club head strikes the ball.)
However in order to perform the golf swing successfully, the head
must remain slightly behind the ball position and in the Fixed
Frontal condition, and the upper
body angles must be maintained until well after the ball has
been struck.
If you want a clear illustration of this action, observe the
technique of Annika Sorenstam and see how quickly she turns the
whole body to fully face the target area as soon as the club head
strikes the ball.
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