After my recent round of golf with Tony Hall, I have been putting practice and getting things right a priority. I have noticed that I have a tendancy to hit the ball better when I don't analyze the shot. If I think the shot through and pick a spot to get to, I either draw the shot or slice it. I need to work on my footwork, my grip and my technique.
As with all things you can be over self critical and I rely on others to help point out my faults. Hopefully I will put a new video up in the next day or so to show my hopefully improved stance and technique. Please be critical as it will not offend me, only help me.
Thanks
Mike
- Post to:
del.icio.us
Digg
Newsvine
Nowpublic
Reddit
« Previous | Home | Next »
John wrote...
Helpful (?) comments on golf swing:
Establish a full wrist hinge (90 degree angle between club and left arm) halfway through backswing (i.e. quarter to the hour).
At start of downswing, move weight towards the target, maintain wrist hinge as long as possible and point right knee towards target as right elbow comes down (this will turn your hips towards the target, add zip to the ball and prevent you from falling back). Should end with weight on left leg supported by toe of right foot. Try above in slow motion until you can do it with balance and aggression. Stick at it, it will work for you - you have good rhythm. If you practice in long grass you can measure improvement by the sound of the clubhead zipping through the grass.
Power comes from the wrist hinge (i.e. hands)and body turn, not from the arms or shoulders (they must be totally relaxed).
Cheers and good luck,
John
Posted by: John | October 18, 2007 6:39 PM