Raising Head

[steve617]

I have got a bad habit in raising my head when swinging. I am trying to slow my backswing and swing more smoothly. This has helped. Any suggestions in fixing this. One golf partner says he can is going to use the rope training aid to help cure me. You tie a rope around your neck and tie the other end to a body part. Need advice to a alternate solution.

Thanks

[ks8829]

loosen your grip pressure, the tight grip provides tension that run up your arm and cause your head to rise while you are swing your club.

[steve617]

ks8829

Thanks for the comment on the grip pressure.

I have several things I think about before I swing. I think about my swing plane, I think about slowing my backswing, I think about keeping my head down and looseing my grip. I also think about not overswinging. I have noticed when I keep my grip looser I usually strike the ball much better. I believe that one tip if I can execute it it will make me a better golfer. Thanks

One other comment on raising my head.

I seen on a video were an instructor stated that many golfers thinks they raise their head to watch the ball he said that is not right he said they raise their head because they are doing something wrong which causes this to happen and I can see were a tight grip can cause more tension. Thanks again.

[Stacey_E]

I'd say don't worry about the head, work on keeping your spine angle and staying in the shot.

Pick one dimple on the back of the ball and focus on that.

One more thing, I used to force myself into what I was told was a good stance. I had a more bent over spine angle at address than I felt comfortable with. During the downswing I would return to my natural angle and that made me stand up. Now I just address the ball with what feels right (about 20* for me). Now when I return the club, I'm back where I started.