Discover this tip about rotating your hips in the downswing that most get wrong. Then pair it with this missing piece to keep yourself from coming down too steep and creating problems with your downswing.
How much should I rotate? When should I do it and how should I do it? The secret to getting your downswing pivot right is marrying those two pieces together. Marrying those two together means my pressure is shifting forward as I’m turning.
Practice Takeaway?
Michael Powers of Northbound Golf tackles the recent trend of the practice takeaway. Tiger and Jack never did it, should you?
PGA Professional Robin Symes demonstrates a transition drill to improve how you start your downswing.
I think most people know by now that the downswing needs to be started from the ground up, where perhaps a little bit of a push into your left foot, the hips lead the shoulders, the shoulders lead the arms, and the arms lead the club head. But, at full speed and in one movement, this can be very difficult to feel for many players.
So, what I ask a lot of my players to do is, in their practice, just hit some shots where you take your backswing and you stop for perhaps three or four seconds and then learn to create speed from this starting position.
The importance of the Trail Side
Everyone has a certain amount of power and much of it is found on YOUR trail side.
Understanding what your trail side should be doing as you approach impact can improve both the quality of the strike and your ability to control the clubface.
Generating Speed in your Golf Swing
Generating speed to gain more distance off the tee is what all golfers are striving for. I can’t even tell you how many students want to jump right into full speed swings with the driver right off the bat.
The issue for most amateurs is that they’re trying to generate more speed in ways that ultimately create less speed in their golf swing. Pushing away during your rotation is a great way to start generating more speed in your swing.
When people think of how to start the swing, they often focus on the direction or shape. This can lead to a disjointed action.
In this video, Martin Ayers of Northbound Golf shows and explains that instead, the best way to start your swing is to begin in sequence.
This beginning sequence maintains the cohesion needed for a more powerful and precise swing motion.
Let’s examine your trail shoulder during the downswing. What’s it doing? Is it staying high?
It is moving down? Or is it moving down and around? I share tips to help you get better impact and rotation with a focus on your trail shoulder during the downswing.
Many players keep the trail shoulder too high, which can result in an early release (losing the lag) of the club. Instead, let’s use that trail shoulder to keep your angles intact, so you can get more distance off the tee and fairway.
