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Sequence of movements -(
Changed - 05/01/2009)
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"
Back swing
The back swing movement consists of rotating the shoulders
and the arms to the end of the back swing movement whilst held
firmly together as a very compact upper body unit, which literally
push the passive arms to the end of the back swing movement, whilst
the heel of the left foot remains firmly on the ground -- so that
at the end of the back swing movement the whole body has been formed
into a fully twisted
condition.
Down Swing
The down swing movement is initiated by pressing the left foot
to the ground and simultaneously rotating/pivoting the hips towards
the target area whilst the shoulders are physically held at the
end of the back swing position.
( As soon as the hips begin to rotate/pivot towards the target
area, the hips must continue in this aggressive manner, thus forcing
the shoulders to literally follow its movement to the completion
of the golf swing movement.)
Therefore as the hips aggressively rotate/pivot towards the
target area, the torsion of the muscles between the lower part of
the body and the upper part of the body quickly reach their absolute
maximum and this torsion forces the shoulders to rotate around the
central core of the spin, thereby automatically rotating the shoulders
back to the original address position which in turn eventually forces
the arms to swing into the contact area.
Therefore it is absolutely vital that the shoulders and the
arms continue to be tightly
held together as a solid compact one piece unit as the movement
of the hips force the unit to rotate around the central core of
the spine.
Therefore it is the skill of the golfer
to judge the down swing movement so that at the precise moment the
shoulders return to the original address position the club head
makes contact with the golf ball.
At the precise moment the club head makes
contact with the ball, the shoulders must be in the original address
position, 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 whilst the shoulders
are parallel to the target line, 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 shoulders, 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 shoulders are parallel
to the target line, the hands
have returned to the original address position and the club head
makes contact with then ball.
Therefore at the impact position,
the next "sequence of movements" begins.
Whilst the shoulders are held parallel to the target
line the passive arms interact causing the right
shoulder to begin to rotate under the chin.
As soon the both arms are straight, the
movement of the hips force the whole
body to pivots on the left foot and quickly turn to fully face the
target area.
(You cannot turn the body to face the target area too quickly as
soon as the both arms are straight.)
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
makes contact with the ball.
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