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Key Movement.
( Changed - 13/04/2010)
The Key Movement
is an interaction of the arms
that you prepare to do as the down swing
is performed, but begins at the precise moment the shoulders return
to the parallel to the target line.
This is one of the techniques of golf that you
must be aware of if you wish
to play consistent and accurate golf.
( See Video and notice
how the whole body quickly turns to fully face the target area as
soon as the club head strikes the ball.)
To perform this movement correctly you must judge the down swing
movement so that the club head strikes the ball with a descending
blow at precisely the same time that the shoulders return to the
parallel to the target line (i,e. Original address position.)
At the precise moment the shoulders are parallel to the target
line and simultaneously the club head strikes the ball the shoulders
stop rotating, albeit
for only a nanasecond whilst the arms continue to swing through
the contact area, an action that subsequently forces the right arm
into the fully straightened position.
( The top class golfers force the right arm into the fully straightened
position simultaneously, but this technique needs to be practiced
a lot, so for now just concentrate on stopping the shoulders rotating
whilst the arms continue to swing through the contact area thus
forcing the right arm into the fully straightened position.)
As soon as the right arm is fully straightened, an action that
I must point out only takes a nanosecond to perform, the whole upper
body unit resumes it rotational movement thus rotating the right
shoulder under the chin, and pushing the club head to the bottom
of the swing arc.
(This is why it is important to maintain the upper body angles
at all times.)
However as soon as the both arms are straight the whole body
must quickly turn to fully face the target area at the same speed
that the arms swing 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.
Practice Routine.
Here is a practice routine that you can carry
out whilst in your own home:-
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 into the compact
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 into 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 directly behind the ball
and whilst continuing to hold the shoulders firmly in the parallel
to the target line( frontal facing position) 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 left arm/club head
past the ball position until the right arm is the fully straightened
position, but importantly whilst keeping the elbows held as close
together as possible and keeping the left arm in a perfectly straight
condition.
( Remember you must keep the shoulders
facing the frontal facing position throughout this exercise.)
In order to perform this exercise correctly,
the head must remain firmly positioned so that the left eye remains
slightly behind the ball throughout the movement and the upper
body angles must be maintained.
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.
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 remains slightly behind the ball
position and maintain the upper
body angles as you carry out the Key Movement.
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