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Whenever I am enlisted to tutor a beginner, I know going into it that one of the problems that they will start off with is the raising of their head during their swing. As minuscule of an issue as it sounds, you would think this bad habit would not be so rampant. But, as we have it, many inexperienced golfers (and experienced golfers, mind you) can find the cause of many seemingly unrelated faults in their game in their head movement.

Moving your head during your swing is not necessarily a bad thing. Players who know what they are doing will move their head, but only as a result of a change in their posture (or, as we in the business like to call it, their “spine angle”). Note, however, that I did not say these players “in the know” raise their head. Oh no, that’s the last thing any player would want to do. Their head just shifts its directional placement a tiny amount.

Raising your head during your swing can cause you to anticipate the point of impact before your club head reaches the ball, resulting in a huge decrease in your potential distance, and a “ballooning” affect on your shot. In some cases, it can also contribute heavily towards exaggerating a slice or pull, or cause you to top the ball for a good old “worm-burner” shot. Watching your ball dribble down the fairway without so much as 3 feet of distance between the ground and the ball after impact is a lonely feeling, let me tell you.

Here is what you can do to fix this problem – if you are at home, go outside and take a short golf club with you, along with your club of choice to swing with. Now, position the shorter club against your butt so that it feels almost as if you are sitting on the club (Note: do not actually sit on the club. You should only lean into it slightly). Now, take normal swings as if you were knocking your ball across the fairway. Once you have “made impact” with your imaginary ball, you can come out of your position, letting the short club fall to the ground.

This may seem a little silly to do at first. However, with practice, you will see a major improvement in your game as a whole.

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Source by Hank Gilbert

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