Golf Tips
TIPS AND INSTRUCTION
ON FULL SWING GOLF SHOTS
BEST TIP: It's like
throwing a frisbee with your left arm.
Strive for a "one-piece" takeaway. Move shoulders with arms and hands.
Extend left arm.
Take club back low and slow.
Let your body start the backward movement of arms and club.
On backswing, coil with your shoulders first, then hips.
On takeaway, when club is halfway back, shaft should be lined up with
toes, and right arm should be a little higher than left arm.
At top of backswing, keep weight on inside of right foot.
Feel "lazy" at top of backswing to promote the right tempo.
On backswing, keep arms in front of your chest. Make sure left arm stays
with your chest on downswing. If
arms go slack on downswing, club will fall behind, producing weak pushes
or slices.
Drop arms into downswing by gravity alone.
On downswing, right elbow should lead right arm to impact.
On downswing, pull rather than push the club along the swing plane.
Start downswing by transferring weight to left foot and by moving body
toward target.
On downswing, chest leads arms to create pulling action. It's like
throwing a frisbee with your left arm. Forget the hips on
downswing. Level rotation of chest squares clubface without conscious
forearm rotation or wrist-flipping.
On downswing, try to keep shaft at 90 degree angle when arms are
waist-high.
On downswing, keep the hinge in your right hand as long as you can.
Left side should start the downswing and right side does the hitting.
On downswing, let right elbow fall to right side to keep ball straight.
Make a shallow approach to the ball. For shallow, inside-out swings,
start downswing with body.
Proper sequence on downswing is shift weight, rotate hips, release hands
and arms.
Hands should be in front of ball at impact on all fairway shots.
Think about swinging only the handle of the club to get a smoother swing
motion.
Keep height level and left arm straight throughout swing.
Maintain flex in right knee throughout swing.
Keep arms and shoulders loose throughout swing. It generates extension
and speed.
To help square clubface, try to touch your left forearm with your right
forearm at impact.
Keep clubhead moving along target line.
Keep your elbows together throughout the swing.
Keep spine angle (the forward bend) constant throughout swing.
Divots should point toward target.
keep head and body behind ball throughout swing.
Hit with 80% of power.
When in doubt, use more club.
Point your chin at a spot just behind the ball throughout the swing.
To get correct feel for swing, practice with right foot drawn back and
flared to the right.
Swing path controls the direction of ball flight. An open or closed face
controls fades or draws.
Accelerate through shot.
Make sure left shoulder and arm are in the same position at impact as
they are at address.
Keep body behind ball to prevent "skyed" shots.
Move the ball with the clubhead, not your body.
Drill to promote correct feel: Freeze midway into downswing and make
sure that handle of club points to target line, right arm is pressed
against side of chest and shoulders are lined up to right of target.
Keep both feet flat on ground longer throughout swing for better
balance.
Control shot with speed at which you unwind your body, not with hands
and arms.
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