Golf Swing Sequencing - The Hidden Secret For Effortless
Power
The sequence
in which you make your golf swing has a HUGE effect on the
distance you hit the ball. If you get it wrong you'll be robbing
yourself of a lot of distance, and if you're like most golfers,
you want to hit the golf ball the longest you possibly can. To do
this you need to understand golf swing sequencing.
So let's get
started by looking at what should be happening in the backswing
and in what sequence.
To start the
backswing you must do so with your big muscles…namely your back
and shoulders. You do NOT want to start your backswing with
your hands.
Now as you're
starting the backswing by turning your shoulders and back you also
need to shift your weight to your right foot. And you should continue
to move your weight to your right foot (for a right hander) all
throughout the turning of your backswing so that when you reach
the top of the backswing position you have about 90% of your weight
on your right foot.
So you can sum
up the backswing as a shift and turn.
Now at what
part of the golf swing does the most power come from?
The correct
answer is the transition. And the transition in the golf swing is
when you change directions from the backswing to downswing.
Just think,
if this wasn't true you'd have golfers setting themselves into a
perfect top of the backswing position and then swinging from there.
But that doesn't happen and never will because it's the change of
directions from moving the club back to bringing it down where the
real power in the golf swing comes from. And that's the key place
in the golf swing where most amateur golfers lose a heck of a lot
of distance. This is through a lack of the correct golf swing sequencing.
Let me explain.
Imagine you've
reached the top of your backswing position. What should start the
downswing?
The correct
answers is: The weight shift should!
To start the
downswing you need to first move your weight back to your left foot.
Then you need to move your left knee towards the target, then the
left hip needs to move towards the target, followed by the left
shoulder and finally your hands should move.
The sad thing
is that most golfers start their downswing with their hands and
that's a killer as far as creating distance is concerned. You've
got to start the downswing with the weight shift and then the left
knee.
So go out and
try this now….
Swing slowly
back to the top of your backswing and then when you've almost reached
the top of your backswing move your weight back to your left foot
and move your left knee towards your target. Once you've got the
feeling of doing this then speed up the swing.
Now personally
I just like thinking about moving my left knee towards the target
to start the downswing. And I suggest you try that golf swing trigger
as well.
If you get this
sequencing correct from the backswing to downswing you'll gain a
lot of distance and the golf swing will be a lot easier for you.
Try it…you'll love the results!
Nick Bayley
is a professional golfer who has discovered just one golf swing
fault that could be stopping YOU from ball striking consistency
and success. But luckily for you, now you can take a simple 2 minute
golf swing test to see if you have this swing fault or not. So don't
delay! Go here to take The Golf Swing Test now: http://www.yourgolfswingtest.com/
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