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Condition of the
arms. (Changed
- 14/04/2011)
The arms should only move in conjunction with the movement of
the hips and the upper body unit during the down swing and the follow
through movement as they rotate around the central core of the spine.
During the set up the elbows must be pulled as close
together as is physically possible, thus forming the upper body
unit into a very compact one piece unit and also the biceps of both
arms must be held tightly to the chest cavity.
Left Arm/Right Arm extension.
The important point to make about the condition of the arms
is that throughout the majority of the golf swing movement, one
of the arms must always be fully extended.
For example during the back swing the left arm must remain fully
extended whilst the right arm folds.
During the down swing movement the left arm remains fully extended
whilst the right arm gradually returns to the original address position
of being slightly bent.
At the precise moment the club head strikes the ball, the right
arm is forced into the fully straightened position whilst the left
arm remains fully extended. Once the right arm is fully extended,
both arms then remain fully extended for a milli-second.
However after this milli-second where the both arms are fully
extended, the right arm continues to remain fully extended whilst
the left arm begins to fold.
However by the time the golf swing movement is completed, both arms
will have folded.
Back Swing.
Therefore the passive arms/golf club are moved to the top of
the end of the back swing movement by the rotational movement of
the shoulders.
Down Swing.
During the down swing it is a combination of the the rotational
movement of the hips, the rotational movement of the upper body
unit and the shoulder muscles that swing
the club head into and through the contact area.
However the down swing movement must be controlled so that the
club head strikes the ball at the precise moment the hands return
to the original address position.
As I have said, the down swing movement is all about using a
combination of the hip movement which creates the rotational movement
of the upper body unit whilst the configuration of the upper body
is maintained and the use of the shoulder muscles to apply the club
head into the back of the ball, thereafter the /right upper arm
muscles force the right arm into the fully straightened position
thus pushing the club head through the contact area.
The most important thing to remember is that the left arm must
remain fully extended and straight as is physically possible and
the elbows as close together, whilst the action of the right shoulder
swing the club head through the contact area, but importantly, the
left arm must remain fully extended until it is forced to fold during
the latter part of the follow through movement.
The most common fault for most amateur golfers it to either
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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