An in depth analysis of how to perform the Key Movement by the Basic Steps to Perfect Golf

The Key Movement is an interaction of the arms that actually begin as soon as the club head makes contact with the ball and the shoulders are Parallel to the Target Line and is a technique that you must learn in order to play consistent golf.
( See Video and notice how the muscles of the left shoulders pull the passive arms through the contact area at the precise moment the shoulders return to the parallel to the target line, thus forcing the right arm into the fully straightened position.
This action is performed whilst the shoulders are held parallel to the target line for a fraction of a second, therefore maintaining the club head square to the target line for that extra milli-second as the club head moves through the contact area.)

Most golfers do not know about this technique, therefore perform this movement correctly and you will have the ability to hit the ball long and straight.

The muscles of the left shoulder force the arms to interact at the precise moment the club head makes contact with the ball, an action that forces the right arm to adopt the fully straightened position.
However this pulling action by the muscles of the left shoulder must work in conjunction with other actions.

1) The muscles of the left shoulder pull the passive arms through the contact area whilst the shoulders are held in the parallel to the target line position.
( The shoulders will only remain stationary for a nanosecond, but this allows enough time for the arms to interact before the shoulders rotate away from this position.)

2) The hands move towards the target area at the same speed as the club head.

3) The movement of the hips continue to rotate/pivot towards the target area thus forcing the whole body to pivot on the left leg and fully face the target area -- but importantly the whole body turns to fully face the target area at the same speed that the club head and the hands move towards the target area.

Therefore it is absolutely vital that the upper body angles are retained so that the right shoulder can be forced to rotate under the chin at the same time the arms are interacting.
Therefore whilst the arms interact, the club face remains square to the target line for a distance of 12" beyond the original ball position.

However this action will only be effective as long as the head remains firmly positioned so that the left eye remains slightly behind the ball and that you also maintain the upper body angles.

The purpose of this exercise is to slowly repeat the movement of the arms from the moment the club head makes contact with the ball -- to just after the ball has been struck.

Place a golf ball on the ground to the left of centre of your stance and then adopt your normal address position.

Form the shoulders and the arms in to the familiar upper body unit by holding the arms so that the elbows are held as close together as is physically possible.

As you stand at this moment the shoulders and the arms have been formed in to a compact, one piece, triangular shape unit, with the left shoulder slightly higher than the right shoulder and with the left arm straight, but with the right arm slightly bent.

Hold the shoulders very firmly in the address position (and by that I mean that the shoulders must remain firmly held Parallel to the Target Line) -- In addition, the head must be positioned so that the left eye is slightly behind the ball and the head remains firmly held in the Fixed Frontal condition.

Place the club head about three inches behind the ball position, and whilst continuing to hold the shoulders firmly on the parallel to the target line and with your head positioned so that the left eye is slightly behind the ball, simply use the muscles of the left shoulder to pull the passive arms into and past the ball position until the right arm is fully straightened, but importantly whilst keeping the elbows held as close together as possible and with the left arm in a perfectly straight condition.

In order to perform this exercise correctly, the head must remain firmly positioned so that the left eye is slightly behind the ball throughout the movement, the upper body angles must be maintained and the shoulders must remain parallel to the target line until the both arms are straight.

Obviously there will be a point when the club face no longer remains Square to the Target Line, but this exercise shows that it is possible to extend the distance that the club face remains square to the target line as the club head swing through the contact area.

This is the very basic movement of what I call the Key Movement and once you are aware of this movement and how it is performed you can begin to expand the movement.

As long as you judge the movement so that the club head makes contact with the ball as the precise moment the shoulders are parallel to the target line, the momentum of the arms created during the down swing movement will ensure that they will complete the interaction whilst the shoulders are parallel to the target line.

However I must point out again that it is absolutely vital to the success of this movement that you keep the head positioned so that the left eye is slightly behind the ball position and maintain the upper body angles as you carry out the Key Movement.

But remember, you must judge the movement so that the club head makes contact with the ball at the precise moment the shoulders return to the parallel to the target line and the hands are in the original address position --- at the precise moment the two actions coincide, the muscles of the left shoulder pull the passive arms/golf club through the contact area.
As soon as the both arms are straight the whole body turns to fully face the target area.

But importantly, you must keep the elbows as close together as possible and also the head must be positioned "pin point accuracy" so that the left eye remains slightly behind the ball with and the head is held in the Fixed Frontal position until well after the ball has been struck.

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