Elements Of A Golf Swing

There are 6 basic steps in the golf swing that each golfer should be aware prior to each golf shot. Step number 1 is body alignment relative to the target. Start by standing 2 to 3 yards behind the golf ball, with your body and the ball forming a straight line to the target. Pick out a guiding target directly behind and directly in front of the golf ball that is in the line your body and the golf make toward the target. These targets could be anything on the ground inches in front and behind the golf ball like leaves, grass, a broken tee, whatever. Focus on these ground targets that fall on the line you picked out to the target as you approach the golf ball.

Now that your body is aligned, the club face needs to be aligned. To do this, place the center of the club face on a straight line between the 2 targets on the ground you picked out in front and behind the golf ball. Your grip on the golf club should be loose and relaxed. The golf club should fit in your fingers more than the palm of your hand. Your feet should be lined up parallel to the line your golf ball makes in its alignment toward your target. Your stance should be athletic, knees slightly bent, balanced and comfortable. Your front foot should be rotated a bit outward toward the target. This will allow your hips to rotate easily throughout the swing.

Step 3 of the golf swing is the set up, otherwise known as addressing the golf ball. In this step of the golf swing, you want to keep your back comfortably straight with your upper body bent at the hips towards the golf ball. The arms should hang tension free in front of your body to grip the golf club, also in a tension free way. Keep your shoulders parallel with your line to the target, as are your feet. This line is defined by the ground targets you picked out directly in front and behind the golf ball forming a line to the target. Tilt your head down toward the ball and ALWAYS keep your eye on the back of the ball. This is where you want the club face to contact the golf ball.

You are ready to begin the golf swing. Keeping your back elbow tucked as closely to your ribs as possible, slowly take the club back on a straight line along the plane of the ground targets. Keep your front elbow locked throughout the back swing and never take your eyes off the ball. This motion should naturally tuck your chin into your front shoulder. Hips should remain still and slightly tilted, while the front knee will turn inward. At the apex of the back swing, allow your wrists to break slightly.

The down swing involves bringing the club down toward the ball. You will uncoil your wrists and start shifting your weight toward your front foot. With gravity helping, your down swing is where you can generate force and speed. Never take the club face off of your target line. This defines the swing plane. The club face should strike the back of the ball first, then continue on through the arc of the swing. This will result in the club taking a divot out of the ground, just past where the golf ball initially was sitting. Continue the swing on past the second target you picked out just in front of the golf ball.

The final element of the golf swing is the finish. This will be the completion of the golf swing and end with a high follow through of the golf club, like you see professional golfers when they hold their pose after a golf shot. The golf swing should naturally rotate the hips toward the flight of your golf ball heading toward the target. Your weight should be mostly on your front foot now. Admire the flight of the golf ball as it sails toward the intended target.

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