Tips for good
golfing: it’s all in the
swing!
Believe it or not, when one performs a golf back swing, it
is not just your arms. It is also more about the golfer’s
back as it turns away from the target. The club is more
so as being put behind the golfer’s back than it is swung up
towards the air.
The move :
backswing
If you look at it closely, the golf back swing
actually works from up to down. The takeaway back swing
begins from the top as you make the movement on your arms and
follows as you do that turn on your shoulders. The
movement then goes straight down towards the legs and the
hips.
The golf back swing is primarily about how the body is being
coiled upwards thus creating the needed tension in the muscles
as well as torque to be able to let out that all powerful
downswing. Particularly, that swing is created anywhere
in between the golfer’s turning his or her upper body as well
as shoulders and the turning – to a lesser degree – the lower
body and the hips.
Relax
It is highly advisable that one should not do the swing in a
hurried manner. If a back swing is in any way done in a
hurry, the downswing does not become fast, actually it
could do the opposite.
The backswing speed should be in a tempo that is steady and
should neither be fast nor slow. Although some golfers have
that tendency to go way faster than the regular.
Anytime you catch or are aware of yourself doing this,
try to slow it down a bit.
The move : downswing
When you reach the downswing, all you really need to do is
to just let it go. Let the downswing happen.
However, this only applies if ever you were able to start with
a golf stance, backswing and grip that is correct.
The downswing must be the organic result of all that went
before it. If you were able to do your backswing in the
correct manner, your body will unwind in itself thus
releasing the club and striking the ball that will therefore
result in a follow through that is balanced.
The follow-through move
A follow-through should be best seen as the feather in
your cap move. The legs must be adequately straight and
the hips have to form a straight line together with the
legs.
This move will serve as the gauge of the whole swing you
have just done. You know that you were able to pull a
swing that is smooth and balanced if in the end you have a
position that looks like the letter C only in reverse.
Here are some more great tips to
improve your golf
swing
So, your golf swing needs improvement and you know it? Here
are some tips in making better golf swings.
Tip no. 1. A great golf swing does not mean you have to
swing with arms.
Behind your back, put your golf club while you turn your
back to your target. It is like taking your club back as you
hinge your arm at your shoulder.
You could also practice the drill known as no
arms.
Tip no. 2. You should not forget cocking wrists.
Do not forget cocking your wrists. This might be difficult at
first, but it will be natural to you with enough practice.
Tip no. 3. You should let the left arm clockwise slightly when
you start the back swing.
It is not really something that you actually should remember.
It naturally happens if you would just allow it. This just
means that you should not resist this movement that is just
natural. You might not notice it, but you might have been
resisting this movement because this causes the head of your
golf club to go open slightly when you swing it. Just allow it
to happen.
Tip no. 4. Plant your feet firmly on the ground.
You might have copied this from baseball. That is, letting your
foot heel in front to come above the ground when you swing your
golf club back. Some people think that by doing this so, their
back swing feels more huge.
It is something that seems lifting the front heel can easily
make the body
coil and for the tension to build that much harder. Letting the
foot roll freely to the inside is fine. However, one should
keep that foot on the ground to make golf back swing
well-anchored.
Tip no. 5. From the bottom golf down swing.
Assuming that you accomplish all the drills correctly – from
the golf stance, the golf grip you have, and your golf back
swing. But you can still ruin everything if you begin the golf
swing that you have with the shoulders. You might want to use a
swing trigger to begin the golf down swing that you have with
the lower part of your body.
Tip no. 6. And again, on your golf down swing. You should turn
the belt buckle to your target.
Try turning your hips as powerful and fast as possible when
you do your golf down swing, it works.
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