Impact Position Downswing
If you can achieve a similar golf down swing & impact position to that of a golf professional, then you will really improve your golf ball striking, shot distance and accuracy. The key is to rotate well and deliver speed through your body in a specific sequence – but what does this actually mean and how do you do it? Here’s a really simple drill to work on to get you moving much better through impact.
Hands First – PGA Professional Robin Symes demonstrates a simple drill to provide the feeling of keeping your hands in front of the club head at impact.
It will help a lower ball flight, more solid impact, fixing early release and scooping.
Complete the Hands First at Impact drill a few times and then return to your normal address. Too many might cause you to keep the clubface open at impact.
Knowing how to start the takeaway is such an important aspect of the golf swing because this motion sets you up for the rest of the swing.
If you know how to start the takeaway then you give yourself the best opportunity to make a solid backswing and keep the overall swing as simple as possible. A simple backswing makes the downswing easier to repeat which will produce more consistent golf shots.
Here’s a video to show you how to flatten your left wrist to get the clubface into better position at the top.
If you want to hit straighter golf shots then you should check the position you get your wrists in to at the top of your backswing.
Having a flat wrist position as you begin your downswing will make it much easier for you to square the clubface through impact, giving you more control over your ball flight and resultant shot.
Golf Downswing Sequence
If you want to make your best golf swings then you need to swing from the ground up in your golf downswing.
Here is a really simple way to get you doing this and to improve your order of movement during your golf downswing sequence, allowing you to hit longer and strike more consistently with every swing.
Trying to achieve a squat in the downswing is something we see golfers do all the time in lessons. But trying to do that comes at a cost for many of them.
In this video, we discuss how the knees work in the downswing, and is the squat something you need to be trying to do in your golf swing.
Everyone wants the open hips and open shoulders at impact. If you could use a little more open at impact, give this drill a try along with the “pre-open” checklist.
Getting more open at impact won’t just happen if you try harder. You’ll need to get the club and your body in places that will make getting more open possible.
