Impact is truly the number one goal in conquering the game of golf. The ball can only do what it is told- so the collision of the clubhead onto the golf ball at impact is vital.
No matter the club, the goal of impact is to have the clubface squarely striking into the back of the ball. The stance width can and will dictate the angle our clubface descends onto the ball. The narrower the stance the more the blow will feel down into the ball- this would be the shorter clubs. The wider the stance- the longer clubs- sets our upper body more behind the ball placement and the swing may feel like a more sweeping action onto the strike.
Each club has a specific loft. This is an important fact to remember!! We want to use the loft engraved on the sole of the club to our full benefit, so we can hit each club the designated distance inspired by its design.
No matter the club, the goal of impact is to have the clubface squarely striking into the back of the ball. The stance width can and will dictate the angle our clubface descends onto the ball. The narrower the stance the more the blow will feel down into the ball- this would be the shorter clubs. The wider the stance- the longer clubs- sets our upper body more behind the ball placement and the swing may feel like a more sweeping action onto the strike.
Each club has a specific loft. This is an important fact to remember!! We want to use the loft engraved on the sole of the club to our full benefit, so we can hit each club the designated distance inspired by its design.
Utilizing the correct loft means having a nice straight line between the shaft and left arm at impact strike. Tiger Woods displays that perfectly here on this iron shot.
This "impact ideal" is right at the heart of the very first drill I expose my students to. We learn how to rotate the club from an inside path.
We learn how to fire the club actively into the strike with an accelerating late hit.
We learn to use the right arm as a support close and bent to our side rather than using it as a thrusting tool that can and will twist the clubface out of its true loft and alignment.
We learn how to keep beautiful dynamics of the wrists- the left wrist flat and leading- the right wrist bent and driving keeping pressure on both sides of the grip, almost like a push and pull sensation.
How the club exits impact will have a massive bearing on the trajectory and the curvature of the shot. The exit after impact is generally a mirror image of the entry path. Hence why the characteristics of the ball's flight will be determined here.
Very few golf instructors pay much attention to post impact. Trust me however!!!- it is of the utmost importance. When we understand that what is still to come in the golf swing has the capacity to alter what has come before- then we really begin to gain control of our strike and our shot making capabilities.
This is the heart and soul of drill three. Tying everything together to keep pressure on the club and the ball where it matters- at impact!!.
This "impact ideal" is right at the heart of the very first drill I expose my students to. We learn how to rotate the club from an inside path.
We learn how to fire the club actively into the strike with an accelerating late hit.
We learn to use the right arm as a support close and bent to our side rather than using it as a thrusting tool that can and will twist the clubface out of its true loft and alignment.
We learn how to keep beautiful dynamics of the wrists- the left wrist flat and leading- the right wrist bent and driving keeping pressure on both sides of the grip, almost like a push and pull sensation.
How the club exits impact will have a massive bearing on the trajectory and the curvature of the shot. The exit after impact is generally a mirror image of the entry path. Hence why the characteristics of the ball's flight will be determined here.
Very few golf instructors pay much attention to post impact. Trust me however!!!- it is of the utmost importance. When we understand that what is still to come in the golf swing has the capacity to alter what has come before- then we really begin to gain control of our strike and our shot making capabilities.
This is the heart and soul of drill three. Tying everything together to keep pressure on the club and the ball where it matters- at impact!!.
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Too many golfers assume that once they have the information for a good swing they should be able to do it almost straight away!
However learning golf skills doesn’t work like that. What actually happens is that you need to understand what it is you’re trying to do both physically and mentally first. In other words; 1. You need to understand it conceptually (How does it look compared to my old way of doing it?) 2. You need to understand it physically (How is it supposed to feel to me compared to my old way of doing it?) 3. You need to practice it enough to bring about adaptation …(Bring about what?) Your golf practice routines should be designed so that the objective of the exercise is to put your mind and body under progressively increasing levels of stress to bring about change. |
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Your swing simply won’t change by trying to think of doing something when you swing. You need to alter your muscular movements by doing the correct drill work over and over until the motion becomes subconscious and free of thought.
Each person has a particular swing DNA that has been in built over the years either based on good or bad motion. To change that takes work. The greater the degree of adaptation in the golf training process the greater the potential for higher levels of performance when it matters. For that reason the purpose of any well designed golf practice plan is to bring on adaptations that do one thing; improve your golf performances on the golf course. Golf improvement is only possible if you observe this important practice sequence… Increasing stimulus (Specific practice drills) = Adaptation (Growth of a new pattern of movement) = Improved performance (Measurable difference in a performance – initially on the golf range and ultimately on the golf course). The drills I designed will eventually change your existing motor pattern for a better and more functional pattern and a better long lasting repeatable golf swing. 
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The drills I have designed allow the student to not only learn how to gain the maximum power and control possible but they allow the student make swing changes at a greater rate than would be possible by just hitting golf balls.
Keep in mind that progress can be slow and while some people may see instant results others may perform at a lesser standard for a while until the changes start to take hold. This is due to the body being in two minds- doing what it is learning to do and still trying to do what it previously did. The best thing for the student is to put in the work and the results will come. If I could teach the golf swing in one foul swoop I would- but this is NOT possible... we learn....we ingrain....we alter....we change...we ingrain more......we build......we get better Once the body knows...the body does....so stay persistent in your pursuit. There is NO one magic move to make the swing function ..... but once the series of workings are learned and in your mental and body DNA makeup the mystery of golf will disappear ..... |
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Many of my early YouTube videos discussed how the legs work into the downswing.
Too often we hear that you MUST get over onto your left leg early and transfer weight immediately to the front side from the top of the swing. To a degree this occurs and it is quite true- but we must distinguish that pressure and body mass are two different things. The very best golfers ALL actually used the right leg to exert pressure down to initiate the downswing- they did NOT try and get too left too soon. Using the right leg - as Arnold Palmer shows so beautifully here- allows the lead hip to bump forward and the pressure feels like it has shifted into the lead leg. However the true art of performing this correctly is to keep the upper body behind and turned while the lower half moves laterally forward. You will NEVER have enough torso/body rotation in reserve for the release aspect of the swing if you are trying to get over to the left leg in the transition. Remember- we want to move weight and mass through the strike and release and the only way to do that is to utilize the right leg at the start of the downswing to maintain some pressure down that ankle and leg that can then be used to push and drive through the ball with the release and through swing. When done correctly you may even see the knees separate as Palmer shows here and get the same "squat" look that made Sam Snead's swing so pleasing to watch. That's the beauty of using pressures in one direction to allow the body to balance itself in another direction. I teach this strongly with my Drill 2 & Drill 3 and especially via the Drill 4 & 5 training - all designed to enable your body to feel and work the dynamics exhibited by the very best golfers of all time. |
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