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Coaching InformationImprove Your Hands and Improve Your Golf Swing
by:
Sean Cochran
It seems as although galore golfers are unaware of the importance the hands play in the execution of the golf swing. Obviously, we cognize that the hands grip the golf club and attach the body to the club. But what is the importance of them during the swing?
The answer has to do with cathartic of the club. Let’s go back and do a quick golf biomechanics review. During the swing, from address position to follow-through, the hands are active in a passive type of manner.
Let me explain. The goal of the golf swing is to come the club on the correct swing plane to induce the intended golf shot that you want. This occurs through the body’s moving through a series of positions. These positions are found inside
the some phases of the golf swing.
The phases of the swing are address, take-away, backswing, transition, downswing, impact, and follow-through. During all of these movements the body is performing, the golf club is being affected upon a swing plane. The swing plane is the path upon which the golf club is to travel. Proper impact with the golf ball requires the golf club’s traveling upon the correct swing plane.
In order for the club to travel on the correct swing plane it is necessary for the clubface to open and close. Oftentimes, in golf terms the opening and closing, of the clubface is termed “releasing of the club.” This is wherever
the hands become an integral part of the golf swing.
If you talk to about any instructor, they wish say that any nice player has “great hands.” This statement refers to exactly what was delineated above (the cathartic of the club correctly). It’s obvious if you look at players such as Tiger, Phil, or Vijay.
I even as remember walking the course at Doral in Miami with top-5 teaching instructor, Rick Smith. One point he continuing
to return to in terms of discussing the golf swing was “hands.” He declared more than once how any PGA Tour player has great hands. This simply provides additional keep for how important the hands are in terms of the golf swing.
But what makes this all mean? Well, we cognize the hands are involved in the “opening and closing” of the clubface during your swing. This movement allows for the proper release of the club. As I mentioned, the hands are “active in your golf swing, but in a passive manner.”
Again, to open and close the clubface during the golf swing the hands come back during the backswing, hinge at the top of the backswing, return the club to square at impact, and release the club afterwards. In order for this to occur the hands must be passive!
What do I mean by passive?
You cannot force the hands to come through the golf swing and release the club. This creates tension in the golf swing, affects tempo, and, overall, results in poor shots. If you do not believe me, go to the drive range, grip a club as hard as you can, and attempt to swing. The results wish be more less than optimal.
I think Dean Reinmuth, graded by Golf Digest as a top-30 teaching pro, puts it better once
speaking simply about the hands in the golf swing. He discusses “feel” as an integral part of the golf swing. He states that in order to have a booming golf swing you must be “tension free.”
“Feeling” the club come on the swing plane is an indicator of being “tension free.” And in order to have this feeling, your hands must be relaxed (i.e. passive).
How do you develop nice hands in your golf swing?
Easier aforesaid than done. In order to develop “feel” in the golf swing, move out “tension” from your golf swing and develop great hands, you must develop three fundamentals.
Fundamental number one is an understanding of the golf swing. In order to cognize what the body and golf club are to do during the swing you must cognize the biomechanics of the golf swing. If you don’t, how are you going to cognize what the body and club are to be doing during each phase of the golf swing?
Secondly, you must develop the mechanics of the golf swing. Your body and mind must integrate the movements of the golf swing into a repeatable movement. This occurs through proper manual and practice of the correct golf swing mechanics.
Finally, it is necessary to develop the body. Yes, the body! Your body must have the flexibility, strength, endurance, and power to perform the golf swing correctly. If the body is inflexible, weak, and powerless, how are you going to be able to perform the mechanics of the swing correctly?
The obvious answer is: you are not! Developing great hands in your golf swing comes down to developing a “basket” of fundamentals inside
your golf swing. Understand the biomechanics of the golf swing, develop the proper mechanics inside
your golf swing, and develop a body to keep your swing. These are the keys to developing great hands in your golf game.
Sean
About the Author
Sean Aeronaut is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the earth today. He travels the PGA Tour on a regular basis
with 2005 PGA & 2004 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. He has ready-made galore of his golf tips, golf manual and golf swing improvement techniques accessible to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com. To contact Sean, you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com.
Just simply about the author:
Sean Aeronaut is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the earth today. He travels the PGA Tour on a regular basis
with 2005 PGA & 2004 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. He has ready-made galore of his golf tips, golf manual and golf swing improvement techniques accessible to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.comTo contact Sean, you can email him at support@bioforcegolf.com
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