Golf Monthly UK – August 2019

Golferswhohitaslicewilloftensufferfromthisposition,

wherethearmsarecrampedforroomafterimpact.The

attackanglewillusuallybesteepandacrosstheball,which

will limit speed and increase spin, robbing you of distance.

AfaultI oftenseeamateursmakeisrushingtheirbackswing,

pickingtheclubupsteeplyandquickly.Thisleadstoajerky

motionwheretheyendupdeceleratinginthedownswing

becausethey’veuseduptheirpowertooearly.Itshouldbe

more of a gradual acceleration and this will help with timing too.

Theotherimportantpositionforpowerisextensionofthe
armsafterimpact.Thisisagoodindicatorthatyou’ve
reachedmaximumspeedatthepointofcontact, rotated your
body and transferred your weight correctly.

Animportantswingfeelingformetostarttheswingistotake
theclubawaylowtothegroundandthenpauseatthetop–I
feellikeI canunleashfromthere.InrealityI don’tpause,but
it’sjustafeelingthatallowsthelowerbodytolead the
downswing, which helps maximise my speed.

In association with

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4

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5

Caution:

Acentredstrikeisjust

asimportant.Spendtimeon

alaunchmonitororusefoot

sprayontheclubfaceto

seewhereyoumake

contactmost

often.