Lesson 1

Basic actions. ( Changed - 27/07/2010)

The Golf Grip.

The golf grip is one of the first thing that is performed before you address the ball, therefore you must get this right if you wish to play very good golf.

The method that I prefer is the overlap grip.
( The actual grip must remain as a light pressure throughout the complete golf swing, because the hands are only used to hold the golf club whilst the shoulder muscles and the action of straightening the right arm deliver the power. )

The Upper Body Movement.

The next thing to understand is how the upper body moves during the back swing, down swing and the follow through.

Back swing.

Address the ball as if you are going to strike the ball and whilst keeping the upper body firmly held together, rotate the shoulders to the end of the back whilst keeping the heel of the left foot firmly on the ground, allowing the hips to follow the movement of the shoulders.

At the end of the back swing movement the right hip is higher than the left hip. However the shoulders will only rotate so far whilst the heel of the left foot remain firmly on the ground, so in order to perform a full back swing movement you must twist the upper torso.
(The upper body angles must be retained throughout the complete golf swing.)

During the back swing movement the hips must remain passive and must only rotate/pivot because of the pulling action created by the rotational movement of the shoulders

Down Swing.

When you reach the end of the short back swing movement, apply slight pressure onto the left foot, which reverse the hip movement, which forces the upper body unit to rotate back to the original address position.

( The upper body angles must be retained throughout the complete golf swing.)

Follow Through.

Whilst continuing to keep the both feet firmly on the ground, continue to rotate the upper body unit around the central core of the spine towards the target area until the right heel is literally forced to lift off the ground - but you must continue to look at the ball position until the head is forced to rotate away from this position and follow the flight of the ball and in order to do this correct;y, you must maintain the upper body angles.

( The upper body angles must be retained throughout the complete golf swing but especially as the follow through movement is performed.)

Summary.

Therefore during the back swing movement, the hips play a passive role. However during the down swing movement and the follow through movement, the hips play a much more active role.

Head Position.

It is absolutely vital that you learn to hold the head in the original address position at all times.

I cannot over stress the importance of this basic action.

These are just a few pointers to help you understand how the golf swing is performed before you begin to read the rest of the website.

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