Archives for The Full Golf Swing - Page 2
Weight Transfer Path – The weight moves along the ankle line’
Weight shift (from the left to the right side) is a key aspect of the golf swing, However, there is more than way to attain this weight-shift. A lot depends…
The importance of the right elbow (pointing down) in the golf swing
Keep your arms in front of your chest throughout the swing. This is an oft repeated piece of golf advice that has its merit. Keeping your arms in front…
A restricted backswing–the key to consistency
How many times have you had a spectacular round of golf followed by a ‘not so spectacular’ one? Or a birdie hole followed by a double bogey? Most beginners share…
Fixating the eye behind the ball
For some reason, a lot of instructors ask you to focus your eyes on the back of the ball during the golf swing. More important than the eyes,…
Golf is a game of feel–work on reproducing the feel, not on reproducing specific positions
Most of us do not put much work into reproducing a ‘feel’. We work on reproducing certain ‘positions’ – both during the backswing and during our ‘through’ swing. This effort…
Swing out to the right
If you swing out to your right, your entire torso is POINTING RIGHT in the impact zone, then your ball will go straight. The golf arc is such that ,…
It is the wrist hinge that generates power – experimenting with the golf wrist hinge
Recently, I undertook the challenge of teaching the golf swing to my wife. She was quick to grasp the setup position – and even the backswing. Within a week, she…
Keeping the spine angle (constant) in the Golf Swing
The Importance of keeping the spine angle constant throughout the swing is emphasized almost universally by golf instructors. The trouble is – how do you know you are doing it…
How to NOT hit from the top
The greatest revelation about the golf swing is that the club needs to ALWAYS come from the inside out – any other downswing trajectory is bound to result in weak…
Hogan’s Swing Plane, Modified to a Double Plane ( and the flat wrist on top )
Introduction By now, if you’ve read ANYTHING in the world of golf instruction, you are intimately familiar with Hogan’s plane of glass (imagine a plane of glass resting on your…