Backswing Tips You Do Not Want To Miss Out
If you’re like most golfers — your driver backswing is full of errors, or you want to improve, but you don’t have time to bang balls at the range.
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If you’re busy or don’t live at a convenient distance from a driving range, practice your backswing at home with a new twist: make your backswing last an entire minute. This technique has been proven to match the effectiveness of hitting thousands of balls.
When you reduce your backswing to extra-slow-motion speed, your concentration and muscle memory soar to new levels. Get into your address posture with your golf irons, and then start the clubback very slowly. The club should literally move at a snail’s pace. Follow the pace indicated by the photo (i.e., take 10 seconds to swing your hands from address to mid-thigh, then another 10 seconds to get the shaft almost to parallel, and so on). Don’t just swing to the positions and stop — the motion should be extra slow, but you should never stop moving. Keep in mind that this is more of a workout than you might think.
Perform this drill every morning before work, and after a week take your new backswing to the range. You’ll be surprised at your results, and how easily your body remembers the positions you practiced in your slow-motion swing.
How to Control your left arm
When swinging the golf clubs, you want to have a swing thought. One swing thought to improve your swing is left arm position. In the golf swing, there are certain positions your left arm should be in to produce a good shot. Practice these positions, and you will develop a more consistent swing.
Step 1 Address the ball and keep your left arm straight. Don’t tense your left arm up; keep it relaxed and straight.
Step 2 Swing the club back and feel your left arm stay close to your chest. You should feel your left arm hug up against your chest as you turn your shoulders back.
Step 3 Keep the left arm straight as you get to the top of your backswing. Many players relax the left arm at the top, which leads to a loss in power. By keeping the left arm straight, you can gain control and distance.
Step 4 Start your downswing and feel your left arm stay close to your chest. You never want to feel your left arm get away from your body. This leads to the club getting behind you and some very poor shots.
Step 5 Keep your left arm straight through impact, then let it fold naturally as you finish. When you get to your finish, your left tricep should be resting by your left armpit.
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