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The Golf Swing.
( Changed -25/07/2010)
The back swing movement is all about rotating
the upper torso around the central core of the spine whilst
the heel of the left foot remains firmly on the ground and keeping
the head firmly held in the original address position.
The down swing movement uses the lower part of
the body to rotate the upper torso around the central core of the
spine whilst the head remains firmly held in the original address
position.
Having said that, the majority of the golf swing
is performed at a slow
tempo, but if you want a smooth seamless golf swing, you must
ensure that you hold the elbows close together thus holding the
shoulders and the arms firmly together as a very compact unit and
the use the rotational movement of the shoulders to push the club
head away from the ball - until the back swing movement is completed.
(The whole upper body unit must move into the
back swing movement as if the shoulders and the arms have been welded
into one piece solid unit.
In addition, you must ensure that from the absolute beginning of
the back swing movement, the arms/club head begin to move inside
the target line - as a good indicator, look down at your right foot
as you practice the back swing movement and make sure that the hands
move diagonally across your right foot.)
As soon as the back swing is completed where the
torsion of the core muscles are at their absolute maximum, simply
apply pressure to the left foot thus causing the hips to begin to
rotate towards the target area which in turn force the shoulder
to rotate around the central core of the spine.
This rotational movement of the shoulders will
literally swing the passive arms/club head into and through the
contact area. However whilst the down swing movement is performed,
you must incorporate the magic
move as described by Harvey Penick.
However throughout the down swing movement you
must continue to keep the head
in the original address position, maintain your focus on the back
edge of the ball and keep the heel of the right foot firmly on the
ground until the club head strikes the ball.
(You must judge the swinging action of the club
head so that the club head makes contact with the ball with a descending
blow at the precise moment the shoulders return to the parallel
to the target line.)
Point to remember:-
During the back swing movement the club head is
pushed as far as possible by the rotational movement of the compact
upper body unit whilst the heel of the left foot remains firmly
on the ground, whilst during the down swing movement the club head
is simply pulled into and through the contact area by a combination
of the hip movement and the rotational movement of the shoulders.
As long as you combine this method
with the basic principles as explained in this website, such as
watching
the ball right up to the precise moment the club head makes
contact with the ball, you will hit the ball fairly long and straight
down the middle of the fairway.
To hit the ball further, the down
swing movement has to be speeded up and it is the ability to consistently
perform this action at a higher speed that produces very good golfers.
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