Fixing Your Golf Swing Now

Archive for May, 2010

A lot of golfers have inconsistant swing planes.  Possibly you are looking for improvement like me . I started looking for ways to fix my golf swing plane , accuracy , and consistency .  This was when I first learned how to swing in a better and more consistent plane. In keeping with the general theme of this site,  I thought I would list 3 golf swing tips to help with your swing plane and your overall swing .

1.  Here is a very good practice to help you really feel what a proper swing plane feels like.  Address a ball at the range’ without a club.   Next,  point at the ball with your left hand, and pull back your right arm as if you’re going to shoot an arrow right at the ball. This position is the proper position. The plane of your shoulders point at the ball. Now, hold this position, then move your arms so you point a few feet above the ball. See how this golf swing plane doesn’t feel right ? (Too flat .) Now move your arms downward, so you’re pointing at your left foot . Do you feel how this swing plane is too upright? Now lets go back to pointing at the ball. Go ahead and turn like you’re starting your backswing. It’ll be hard to turn totally, but you can still feel the right way to come back on the proper swing plane. Next , put both hands together pointing at the ball. Pull your right hand back to the arrow shooting position. Go back and forth a bunch of times. This is how the proper backswing (on plane) should feel.

2.  To feel the correct swing plane, address a ball on the driving range and lift your club to waist level, like you’re going to hit a baseball. Take a couple of swings and feel how circular this swing feels. It’s just a turn, back and around. Now imagine a huge pane of glass through your shoulders, arms, grip and club. Swing along this swing plane. Go in a circlular motion, not in a straight line. Drop the club. Now start with your hands together at address position. Leave your left hand pointing at the ball, and swing your right hand back to the top. Now swing down with your right hand and clap. It’s a circular motion, like opening and closing a door. Do this a bunch of times and see how it feels.  Now, swing normally but still feel the circular motion. Coil and recoil, feel how your swing is circular, not a straight line back and forth .

3. Who wants to hit the ball further? Your number one source of power and increased swing speed, is the coiling and uncoiling of your core (your entire body). The best golfers revolve their body to the right on the backswing, and begin their downswing with the hips. A high percentage of golfers think their clubhead speed should max out when you hit the ball. This has been disproven. Your maximum clubhead speed should occur after you hit the ball. That’s the way Tiger Woods and all the other best pros do it. This makes sure that your swing speed is accelerating when you hit the ball. You know deceleration is bad. To do this, start your downswing with your hips. Many golfers start the downswing with their hands. Your transition starts before you reach the top, Your hands are still moving back, and your hips are already loading downward. You can’t begin your downswing with your hands, this causes ,casting, and slicing . The lower body starts, the hands will follow along afterward.