New golfer help

[Viper5]

Hello everyone. This is my first post and I think the community here is great. I am a fairly new golfer and I would like some advice on the downswing. I feel like my backswing is good (I am on plane) from an iphone app I have which shows it, but I'm stuck from there. I feel it is much more important to start out with good form rather than trying to overlearn bad form. My main question is what is the sequence for the downswing. I've read and watched a lot on this topic but there appears to be many contradicting statements. Also I am left handed so please answer in terms of a lefty for simplicity. I would like to know the answer in terms of hip movement/rotation, pushing off with feet, head, arms, hands, release, etc... From the videos I have a tendency to lift my head as my back foot raises and I would like to have the correct impact position. Also, if you could explain maybe what it feels like in a general sense. I guess I'm asking a lot here, but whatever you can provide would be great. Thank you.

[BWChuck]

http://thesandtrap.com/t/54697/downswing-sequencing

Not for lefty's though

[Viper5]

Thanks for the video reference.  It is very informative.  There is another thing I'm not so clear on though.  At the end of backswing/beginning of downswing I keep hearing that the weight should be mostly on the backside which is simply a consequence of the rotation, but should this weight be distributed on the full back foot or the instep of the back foot? I keep hearing different things.

Also, the video doesn't get into pushing off with the back foot.  Is this something that needs to or should be done to generate more power and if so, at which point?

[Liteenie]

Hi. Feel free to disregard my input because I'm new as well but I've been taking lessons with a former pro and he's helped me a lot with my swing.

Before I went to my first lesson, I read as much as I could and watched as many videos as I could about swing sequence. Then I would try out what I read and it didn't feel good and my ball didn't go where I wanted, if in the air at all.

My teacher's greatest insight so far that really resonated well and helped my swing A LOT: achieve proper address then just swing the grip. (that's the condensed version)

Basically, your lower body will naturally do what it needs to do. All the stuff we have read about swing sequence is correct, but not everything necessarily applies to each of us individually. So in my first few lessons and practice sessions, I tried to think of all the steps I've read and do them per what I've read. That messed me up a lot. First of all, our total swing happens too fast to try and think about all those things then actually do them. Also, during the swings in which I tried to "properly" shift weight and rotate my hips, etc., my teacher would comment that I had too much unnecessary movement in my lower body.

So when I cleared my mind and literally just swung the grip (important to swing the grip instead of trying to swing the clubhead), my lower body reacted to the movement of my upper body and arms, I kept my backswing smooth and controlled and the results were great. On my good hits/swings, I recall that it feels effortless and easy.

I really recommend taking some lessons so you can get specific advice and help on your swing. And also, the instructor can customize all the tips we read to what works for you personally.

Hope I helped, sorry if I didn't!