initial movement

This exercise promotes good width in the early part of your swing, which is carried all the way to the top. Use the shoulders to push the arms to the end of the back swing movement, but focus on the left arm as the controlling element of the shoulder turn, whilst the heel of the left foot remains firmly on the ground and the head firmly held in the original address position..

Therefore to wind the body up fully, but you must try to hold the right arm against the body for as long as possible as the back swing movement is performed.

Another way to think about this is that you are creating a hub and rim-of-the-wheel scenario. The rim (i.e. the clubhead on the end of the spoke, or shaft) has to move faster than the hub (i.e. your body) because it is further away. With practise, improving the start of your swing in this way benefits the entire sequence - with the result that you will hit more solid, straight shots.

Therefore after setting the position of the head slightly behind the ball, I initiate the back swing movement with a forward press and then blend this movement with the action of using the left side of the shoulders to push the arms/golf club to the end of the back swing movement but ensuring that the elbows remain held as close together as is physically possible, but ensuring that the left arm remains in over-all control during the back swing movement (Or to the limit of your back swing movement)

Therefore to assist in this task I ensure that the elbows remain as close together as is physically possible and the back of the left hand remains squarely facing the target area for as long as possible whilst the left arm pushes the arms to the end of the back swing movement.
( Whilst the back of the left hand is held square to the target line/ball position, the right hand remains on top.)

In addition, I try to keep the clubhead as close to the ground as possible for as long as possible, so that as the back swing is performed, the clubhead only lifts away from the ground in a very gradual manner.

However whilst the back swing movement is performed I concentrate on keeping the muscles of the legs, the thighs and the buttocks in a firm condition, also keep the left heel firmly on the ground.

I also ensure that the weight of my body is evenly distributed over both legs at the address position -- but this will gradually move slightly over to the right leg as the back swing is completed but the head must remain in the original address position.

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