How far can you keep your club head away from your “swing center” during your swing?

One of the most important factors in generating long distance in your game is the distance you keep the club head away from your “swing center” during your swing!

After 25 years of observing my students, it is clear to me that a significant number of golfers don’t understand this principle, and do not feel a loss of the necessary wide radius of the forward arm during the swing.

Here are the places during your swing that you should have the maximum radius: 1. At the end of your backswing, 2. At impact,
3. At the shaft parallel to the ground position post impact.

You do not want your golf swing to break down like a cheap chair at any point during your swing. It will result in a terrible loss of power !! In other words, if the movements of your swing are not sequentially correct, breakdowns occur that result in loss of power and accuracy. I have always believed that most high handicap players have a propensity to pay little attention to their “pivot” sequence which, by default, leads to a swing dominated by broken down arms at critical points functionally slowing the swing down.

Observing your swing on video can validate your suspicions of broken arms. Practicing correctly with the Amazing Angle golf swing trainer will habituate great positions and sequences in your swing.

You can create this efficient position by slow and deliberate practice!

Remember to continue to visit this blog for ideas on practicing efficiently with your precious practice time!

 

Series on the 5 “killer moves” in your golf swing

This is the first in a series of articles, on what I believe are the five “killer moves and positions” of the golf swing.

Please understand that it is my belief that any movement or grossly incorrect position or multiple incorrect positions at 1. address, 2. move away of the swing, 3. at the top of the backswing, 4. transition to downswing, (inability to create an inside swing path), or 5. sustaining the power package in the downswing, WILL negatively effect the all important “impact position”.

These concepts sounds so simple. However, in the 27 years I have been helping students, I see these same violations day in and day out. The continuation of these violated positions and movements are discussed in videos and articles ad nauseum. These five “killer positions” are without a doubt catastrophic and are prominent in the swings of struggling golfers. To be as specific as possible, if you currently are violating one or more of the five, you are probably guaranteeing that you will not reach impact correctly.

To be sure, great players may look different as they execute these swing positions and movements. Swing styles are not of importance, only that the different looks do not become confused with the debilitating “killer moves”.

The next article will concern itself with creating an effective consistent address position. Starting your golf swing correctly and consistently will put you on the fast track to a great golf swing.

I am convinced that a golf swing training aid, such as the Amazing Angle, will help you identify the “killer moves”, eliminate the current behavior and habituate new and effective behavior.

As always, please practice with a purpose!