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Everyone's golf swing is different. That should not be a surprise, because every golfer is different. Just look at the different swings you see at your local course whenever you play. Even among professional golfers, there are marked differences. Those differences, though, are merely individual expressions of core movements of the golf swing, movements that you can easily build into yours.

The first move back needs to be a one-piece takeaway. That is, hands, arms, and body move back together. Nothing gets left behind. Nothing gets disconnected.

Start the club straight back from the ball. This keeps the club shaft on plane, making it easier to return the club to the ball on plane. Watch yourself in a mirror or have a friend watch you on this, because from your perspective near the ball what looks like straight back might not be.

The backswing coils around the right leg. You should feel weight moving onto the right foot, but not outside it. You should feel the right thigh and hip tightening. The right knee stalls bent as it was at address. This creates free power.

At the top of the backswing, the right shoulder and hip must have turned rearward, so your back faces the target as much as your flexibility allows. The angle in your left wrist is the same as it was at address. This last point is vital for keeping the clubface square.

Coming down, start with the lower body sliding to the left, and flowing directly into a turn toward the target. The hands and arms stay relaxed and merely follow. If anything, they drop only with the force of gravity. Until impact, the head stays where it is, not moving forward with the lower body.

When the hands are at hip height, they enter the impact zone. Weight should now be more on the left side, but still shifting. The angle between your left forearm and clubshaft has not changed from the top of the backswing.

As the club moves into the ball, the right knee starts moving to the left. The momentum of the swing straightens out the wrists. (Avoid adding wrist snap intentionally. When this works, it really works, but it is hard to be consistent with.

At impact, and this is the key moment, weight is firmly on the left side. The right arm is still bent and the elbow is tucked into the right side. The clubshaft is vertical or leaning slightly forward. The left wrist is straight, or at most bent no more than it was at address. The golfer feels a definite, though momentary, movement of the club head toward the target.

After impact, both arms finally straighten out. Transfer of the weight to the left side completes and the body ends its turn facing the target. The hands finish high and to the left of the head. The golfer is calmly balanced on the left foot and toe of the right.

Overall, the golfer must stay relaxed, especially during the backswing and never rush. Tension introduced to the golf swing at any point by trying to hit the ball hard or by rushing the swing subtracts, not adds, to the strength and the accuracy of the hit.

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Source by Bob E. Jones

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