explanation of how to perform the whipping action of the golf club by Basic Steps to Perfect Golf

As the back swing is performed, the forearms are held in a firm condition and must not be consciously rotated. (The rotation of the forearms will happen automatically as the right arm begins to fold, thus forcing the forearms to slightly rotate in a clockwise motion.)

In addition, as the back swing is performed the left wrist gradually becomes fully cocked so that at the end of the back swing movement, the left wrist will achieve the fully cocked position.

Therefore as the back swing movement is performed you must ensure that the left wrist and the left forearm remain in a straight position so that the left wrist does not end up in a cupped position, but importantly, the hands must remain in a totally passive condition.

As the shoulders get very close to the original address position the right arm begins to return to the original address position of being slightly bent.

However, as the shoulders return to the original address position, the shoulder must stop rotating and held in this position, albeit for only a milli-second whilst the muscles of the left shoulder pull the passive arms through the contact area thus forcing the right arm to adopt the fully straightened position.

Therefore it is the skill of the golfer to judge the rotational movement of the compact upper body unit during the down swing movement so that the club head makes contact with the golf ball at the precise moment the shoulders return to the original address position.

However as the down swing movement is performed, you must try to hold the wrists in the fully cocked position and also keep the right arm against the body for as long as possible thus holding the right arm in the folded position which in turn keeps the forearms in the slightly rotated position for as long as possible. In addition, when is comes to the point when you release the golf club, but you must ensure that as the golf club is being flailed into the contact area that the hands are prevented from returning to the original address position until the precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball -- you must concentrate on this last item.

However whilst the passive arms /golf club swing to the bottom of the swing arc, you must ensure that the hands move towards the target area at the same speed that the club head moves through the contact area.

But importantly, you must keep the left arm in a perfectly straight position, and keep the head slightly behind the ball until well after the ball has been struck.

The uncocking of the wrists and the rotation of the forearms is performed very quickly whilst the hands are moving the final 12" back to the original address position but you must concentrate on keeping the hands in a totally passive condition and held back from returning to the original address position until the precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball.

The movement is continuous from the moment you begin to flail the club head, right the way through until after the ball has been struck, when the clubhead will be in a "closed to the target line" position.
( As long as you set your hands on the golf club in the correct manner, the clubhead will automatically return to the ball square to the target line, therefore you can perform this action as aggressively as possible.)

However the overriding factor is that the head must remain firmly fixed so that the left eye remains slightly behind the ball with "pin point accuracy" and the upper body angles must be retained until well after the ball has been struck.

Failure to keep the head slightly behind the ball until well after the ball has been struck, will undoubtedly result in a sliced shot.

You must experiment with holding the right arm in the fully folded condition for as long as possible.

However in order to be successful, you must keep the head in the original address position throughout the flailing action and keep the hands in a totally passive condition.

To practice this technique, use a short shafted club such as a nine iron until you are familiar with the technique.

The important points that you have to remember is that in order to successfully carry out this movement is as follows:-

1) You must ensure that the elbows are held as close together as is physically possible so that the arms remain totally passive to the movement of the shoulders until well after the ball has been struck.

2) The hands must be held back from returning to the original address position until the precise moment the clubhead makes contact with the ball.

4) The head must remain firmly held in the original address position with a "Pin point accuracy" and in the Fixed Frontal condition.

6) The right arm must be held in the fully folded condition for as long as possible.

7) The wrist joint must be held in the fully cocked position until just before the club head makes contact with the ball.

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