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Lesson
1- Lower Body.--
(Changed - 05/07/2008)
The golf swing involves
two main parts of the body, the upper body and the lower
body.
These two parts move
independently during back swing movement, but work together
during the down swing and the follow through movement
to produce the full golf swing - Therefore as you go
through these lessons it is worth while remembering
this fact.
Therefore separate
the two moving parts and work on them individually and
you will gain a better understanding of how the golf
swing is performed.
The Back Swing Movement.
Although
a combination of the muscles of the left shoulder and
the left upper arm push the passive arms to the end
of the back swing movement, it is absolutely vital that
you forcibly rotate the shoulders around the central
core of the spine, thus ensuring that the upper body
unit rotates into the back swing movement as a compact
one piece unit, but importantly, whilst keeping the
left arm perfectly straight and without consciously
allowing the forearms
to rotate -- whilst the lower part of
the body totally resists the movement.
These actions will force
you to twist
the upper torso to its maximum in order to make
a full back swing movement.
However as the back swing movement
is performed, despite the lower part of the body totally
resisting the movement of the upper body unit, the hips
will eventually and automatically rotate away from the
frontal facing position.
Therefore because the hips will automatically
rotate away from the frontal facing position during
the back swing movement, you only need to consciously
concentrate on performing a pivotal
movement of the hips.
(You will notice that at the end of the
back swing movement, due to the pivotal action of the
hips, the right leg remains in the same flexed condition
as it was at the address position, but the left leg
is slightly more bent than at the address position.)
By holding the lower part of the
body in a firm condition you will probably feel that
the back swing movement is restricted, but persevere
and it will soon become a natural movement.
Therefore throughout the back swing
movement the hips play a resistive but totally passive
role.
The Down Swing Movement.
A fraction of a second before the shoulders reach
the absolute limit of the back swing movement you must
press down on the ground with the left foot and simultaneously
force the hips to rotate/pivot
and slightly sway towards the target area --
thus
setting up the correct down swing sequence of movements.
As a guide line, as you pivot/rotate/sway
the hips towards the target area, the weight of the
body moves onto the outside edge of the left foot, but
importantly, the head remains firmly positioned slightly
behind the ball, thus causing the body to begin to adopt
the reverse "C" position.
(By forcing the hips to rotate/pivot/sway
towards the target area as you begin the down swing
movement, this will ensure that the hips continue to
turn to face the target area as the twisted body unit
rotates about its axis thus automatically returning
the shoulders back to the original address position.)
Therefore as the hips rotate/pivot/sway
towards the target area, the twisted body unit will
be forced to follow the movement of the hips and begin
to rotate about its axis and thus automatically rotating
the shoulders back to the original address position.
I can
assure from my own experience that if you perform the
golf swing by using the movement of the hips to initiate
the down swing movement you will begin to play very,
very good golf shots.**
If you want to increase the velocity
of the club head, simply increase the over-all speed
of the golf swing movement, thus forcing the upper body
unit to rotate at a faster rate.
All of these changes to your golf
swing will not happen "overnight" -- so remember,
the more you practise a new movement, the more natural
the movement will become.
However only practice one
new movement at a time until the movement becomes
automatic, then you can move on to the next new
movement.
Therefore when you have fully absorbed
and thoroughly practised the movements as described
within this lesson, proceed to Lesson 2, the "Upper
Body Turn" --- and learn how take complete control
of your golf shots.
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