Simple Golf Swing

[wachesawgolfer]

We hear so many inquires about how do I stop coming over the top, start the swing with my hips, keep my left wrist flat, etc. All these faults come from a lack of basic understanding of the golf swing which is a turn back and through and an arm swing up and down which are synchronized automatically be a good back swing/coil.

Good news. The best article in a while appears in Golf Magazine ( Jan, 2009) outlining Vijay's new swing. This is a must read. Not how he keeps the club from getting inside in the back swing and simply swings down at the top with his, of all things, his left wrist. This is what all great players do, even if they cannot feel it but feel only their lower body release. It is the swinging straight down from the top that shifts the weight forward and prevents the body from turning too soon so that there is power left to swing through and accelerate through the ball. Note Vijay's position at impact, same as all great players, just slightly open but the real full turn happens after impact. This could not happen if you attempt to start the swing by turning your hips. You would lose your balance.

Try a simple test at home. After a shower, so your warmed up, in a roomy place with a full mirror take a full torso turn back with a small towel in your hands so your arms are extended to a full backswing, now simply throw the towel straight down behind you. See where you end up. If you coiled back, you weight is fully on your front foot and your arms are extended straight beyond where a ball would have been. In short, you look like the best players in the world at that stage of the swing. And, your lower body did everything right at the exact time with no conscious effort from you. If your not achieving this effortless power in your swing, you are not in good position at the top, ie. club inside, too steep and no coil and/or you are swinging out not down, at the top, in a misguided attempt to swing "on plane" (when the correct swingplane comes from the combination of the swing down and the turn through.

[Crafty]

I found that oddly complicated for a post titled 'simple golf swing', but it was excellent advice nevertheless

[Spackler-esque]

I read that article online last night, picked up a club backwards at the hosel, swung it and could feel the difference between that swing and mine immediately. Went out to the range today and when I wasn't sliding back into old bad habits (letting my hips slide forward and/or over-rotating my shoulders) things felt incredibly pure, controlled, and right.

If I recall, the gist of the article is that he keeps the clubface outside his hands, facing the ball until breaking his wrists in the backswing, and then starts his downswing by just pulling his left hand straight down. Quite simple, for sure, but very good.

[SubPar]

Try a simple test at home. After a shower, so your warmed up, in a roomy place with a full mirror take a full torso turn back with a small towel in your hands so your arms are extended to a full backswing, now simply throw the towel straight down behind you. See where you end up. If you coiled back, you weight is fully on your front foot and your arms are extended straight beyond where a ball would have been. In short, you look like the best players in the world at that stage of the swing. And, your lower body did everything right at the exact time with no conscious effort from you. If your not achieving this effortless power in your swing, you are not in good position at the top, ie. club inside, too steep and no coil and/or you are swinging out not down, at the top, in a misguided attempt to swing "on plane" (when the correct swingplane comes from the combination of the swing down and the turn through.

This is like one of those instruction booklets written in China. It is not possible to understand what you are talking about.

I will check out the article to see what this is all about. SubPar

[jermzkill]

Here is the article http://www.golf.com/golf/gallery/art...865642,00.html


I'll try what it says, pretty good advice... I'm a beginner though so what do i know

[ks8829]

http://www.videojug.com/film/how-to-...ect-golf-swing

simple golf swing video that you might enjoy watching.

[lynchjo]

Placing a small towel or head cover under your left arm (right handed golfer) while you hit balls is an excellent drill, VJ Singh practices it all the time on the range.

The aim of practicing with a towel under your left arm in the golf swing is to keep your upper arms connected to your body during the swing. Keeping your upper arms connected to the body during the golf swing has two huge benefits:

1. Your golf swing stays on plane during the backswing and downswing.

2. You eliminate the dreaded "casting" or "over the top" move during the downswing which is the cause of most golfer's slice.

Hope this helps.

--John

[DeanS]

I haven't posted here lately but I do drop in from tme to time. Anyway nice post, this exactly what I try to do. Nice reading a post that helps unmuddy the waters.