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 USGolfer.net Golf Tip for August 2002.
Correct "key" Positions.
In my last lesson, I drove home the point that to learn the correct swing or to make an adjustment in your club swing you have to change your feel. In order to change your feel, you have to put the club and/or your body into the correct position. Now, let's examine a few key positions that all players, regardless of their size, age, strength, flexibility, body type, and athletic ability should strive to achieve.
In previous lessons, I have covered position one, the correct posture, grip alignment, so I will assume for this lesson that these are all correct. If you are not sure if your set-up is correct, review that lesson before continuing.
After a proper set-up, there are several key positions in the swing that I look for when I teach a student. The first key position is that waist high position in the back swing. Starting from address, move the club back with a turn (pivot) of your stomach and chest toward and over your back knee. Your arms should remain in front of your body as they were at address. DO NOT MOVE THE CLUB BACK BY PUSHING OR PULLING WITH YOUR HANDS OR ARMS. Keep both arms extended feeling the weight of the club in your hands. The club head gets dragged back and will get to waist high after your hands and arms reach this point.
Along with you stomach and chest, your forward shoulder turns behind the golf ball which positions your upper body over your back leg ( see lesson on weight transfer ) . Your flexibility will determine how far the hips must turn to accommodate a full shoulder turn. LET YOUR HIPS TURN AS FAS AS NECESSARY TO ALLOW THE UPPER BODY TO GET OVER THE BACK LEG.
Your shoulders, hips and knees turn level with the ground. Be very careful to check your turn in front of a mirror to be sure your body posture does not change while making your turn back. At the waist high position, you should be in perfect balance over your back leg when your body turns level to the ground.
Finally your head and neck should pivot in line with your spine allowing you to see the ball through the corner of your forward eye. DO NOT FREEZE YOUR HEAD OVER THE BALL. This limits your turn and places your body in an awkward and unbalanced position. In no other sport do you attempt to make an athletic movement while keeping your head entirely still. There is no reason to make golf any different.
Practice this move in front of a fell-length mirror or pane of glass. (don’t hit the glass) This will teach you the correct feel while watching the correct movement.
Position Three in our next lesson which will be posted in the tips section of USGolfer.net on September 1st. Good luck.
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