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Control of the
Arms. (Changed
-12/01/2012)
It is absolutely vital to understand that during the down swing
and the follow through movements it is a combination of the hip
movement, the rotational movement of the upper body unit and the
shoulder muscles that control any movement of the passive arms/club
head.
The muscles of the lower arms remain firm throughout the golf
swing to ensure that the wrist cock is held for as long as possible
and are only used to uncock the wrist as the club head gets close
to the ball.
Therefore to ensure that the above apply, there are two action
that are performed at the address position and once instigated,
must be maintained throughout the complete golf swing:-
1) The elbows must be held as close together as is physically
possible at all times.
2) The biceps of both arms must be held against the chest wall
at all times.
Therefore focus on the the left shoulder as being in over-all
control so that as the compact upper body unit rotates into the
back swing movement thus pushing the club head to the top of the
back swing - whilst the hips resist the movement.
(During the back swing movement the angle between the left arm
and the shoulders become very acute, therefore during the down swing
movement it is absolutely vital that this acute angle is maintained
for as long as it is physically possible.)
During the down swing and the follow through movement it is
the movement of the hips that force the compact upper body unit
to rotate around the central core of the spine, thereby using a
combination of the movement of the hips, the rotational movement
of the upper body unit and the shoulder muscles to swing the arms/club
head into and through the contact area.
Faults.
Most High to Mid Handicapped Golfers make a back swing without
either keeping the elbows held as close together as is physically
possible or/and also failing to keep the biceps held against the
chest cavity - failure to perform these two items will result in
the golfer losing control over the arms.
The other most common fault for most amateur golfers is to allow
the left arm to bend or/and allow the left shoulder to lift at the
precise moment the club head strikes the ball.
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