A common question in lessons is what to do with your lower body in the golf swing. In this lesson Maria Palozola demonstrates how the lower body and hips work in the golf swing.
Getting it right can increase your distance and result in more accurate shots as well.
How your hands work through impact and follow through is essential to controlling where you want the ball to go. I see a lot of people twisting their wrists or trying to turn the toe of the golf club.
Once you have an idea for how your hands and wrists work through the ball, you’ll have more consistent ball striking.
Chipping technique of The Hinge and Hold is fairly simple and easy to hit if you know how to do it that is…. Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy are two well known proponents of it. It’s not ideal for everyone, but it can help many.
With this shot you want the ball to have half carry and half roll. A true chip is 1/3 carry and 2/3 roll.
This chipping technique is not for everyone though. It can cause you to stab at the ball, resulting in poor consistency A pitch would be the opposite…2/3 carry and 1/3 roll.
The Hinge and Hold is a shot that is called for often times during a round and one that you need to add to your arsenal to have a better short game.
Do you have a trigger for your golf swing? Do you freeze over the ball with anxious anticipation on how and when you’ll finally take the club back.
If that’s the case you should develop a Trigger for your golf swing. All the major players have one: Jack has a head tilt, Gary has a knee kick, Jason waggles, The Shark moves his club.
Quite The Chap isn’t he that elite category but he uses a swing thought made famous by Harvey Penick.
Start the swing with a gentle forward press. If you don’t have a Trigger, start experimenting and develop one now there are hundreds to choose from.
In today’s video Nick Clearwater takes a real golfer who struggles with a slice and walks her through all of the steps to help her hit a draw instead of her typical slice.