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All Just simply about Golf“How to Develop Much Consistency in the Golf Swing”
by:
Sean Cochran
Imagine every one of your shots in the middle of the fairway, every chip two feet from the hole, and every putt nailing the center of the cup. Well, mayhap several of us dream of ne'er
having to ever putt and each approach shot goes into the hole, but I think you get the picture. A consistent swing is probably what many a golfers dream of once
our heads hit the pillow.
The majority of us are aware that golf is a game that requires consistent shot fashioning to be eminent (and have fun). If we are hooking, slicing, and striking our wedges fat, it can actually start to get frustrating. Consistency is key to striking a low score and enjoying the game. So how do we get there?
First, let us do a little review of the golf swing. To hit the ball squarely on the center of the club head you must take the club through the proper swing path. A proper swing path wish allow the club to align itself aright
with the ball to hit the shot you are trying to hit. For more advanced players this could be in the form of a draw, fade, cut, or several different variation. Higher handicappers wish be happy with simply plain old straight shots. Anyway, this process begins with your address, moves through your take away, into the back swing, onto the transition between back swing and down swing, into contact, and finishes with the follow through.
Quite a complex sequence of events for the body to perform! And we all cognize that if our temporal order
is slightly off, or we are simply a little off mechanically, disaster is the result.
Knowing that a consistent swing requires the execution of these complex moves over and over once more is quite mind-blowing. But let’s get back to our question: how do we develop a consistent golf swing? The answer is two-fold, and I imagine most golfers are aware of the 1st point but probably only a few are aware of the second. The keys to a consistent swing are: 1) efficient golf swing mechanics and 2) the body. Got it? Good, now I can finish writing this article and all of us can become scratch golfers, right? Well, not exactly, and I imagine several of you are saying, “I already cognize all this stuff.” Others may be quite intrigued. Regardless of which category you fall into, let me expand on each of these topics a little.
Golf Swing Mechanics
Golf Swing mechanics is probably the easier of the two areas to understand. It is the reason why we take golf lessons and practice so more at the range. Beginning at address, moving through all the stages of the golf swing, and finishing with the follow through, the body is required to come through a specific sequence of movements to perform the golf swing correctly. If the body does not come through this sequence properly then the result wish be a poor, inefficient and awkward looking swing. Over time, a poor swing results in poor consistency (every once in for a while
you hit a nice shot regardless of your swing, that’s what keeps us coming back for more). An easy example of this is once
you “come over the top” with the club. This commonly results in a slice (I know, easy thing to do and really hard to correct).
In addition to the body activity an complex number of biomechanical movements in the golf swing, temporal order
of these movements is critical for you to hit the ball successfully. Each and every biomechanical movement inside
the golf swing has a certain sequence and timing. If they are not performed in the correct order or timing, then the golf swing wish not be efficient. Poor temporal order
results in those extraordinary slices, snap hooks, chili dips and topping the ball that we cognize all too well.
Now, how do we improve on the mechanics of the golf swing? I would-be have to say it is through two things:
1) Proper instructions (Find a nice teacher and stick with that teacher. Most of the pros do, why not you?) and
2) Practice, practice, practice. As they say “practice does perfect”, and I believe this is true once
it comes to the golf swing.
Fix the Engine that Swings the Club
Now, on to the second point once
it comes to consistency in golf. Again, this is probably the lesser best-known of the two points simply about consistency in the swing. It is as well equally as important as the mechanics of your swing. One question power help you realize the importance of “the body” once
it comes to the golf swing. What swings the golf club?
Several of the answers I have detected
are: “my hands,” “the swing,” “my hips” and even as “the grip.” Well, these answers are in the ballpark and are close to being right, but let me alter it for you. The answer is your body. Quite simple once
you think simply about it: The club head is attached to the shaft, your hands grip the shaft, your arms are attached to your shoulders, your hips rotate through the swing, and on and on we go. It is the body that swings the club. So why is this so important to consistency in your golf game?
We cognize from our golf lessons, that there are certain positions the body is required to be in during the golf swing. For example, at address we cognize that the feet are slightly wider than shoulder width, knees slightly bent, back at a certain angle, head in a specific position, and our hands engrossing the club a certain way. This is only the beginning of what the body has to do to swing the club correctly. Now, from the address position your body must come the club on the correct path and generate club head speed to hit the ball accurately and with power. Doing this over and over is what we define as consistency.
What most folk do not understand is that for the body to perform the golf swing correctly, certain parameters need to be met by the body. The body must have certain levels of flexibility, strength, endurance, balance, stability, and power. If your body does not have the bottom levels of these factors in relation to the golf swing, then what do you think wish happen? Well, let me tell you, it wish be really difficult for the body to swing the club with the correct mechanics. And what wish this result in over time? A large figure of time spent on the range with little improvement on the course and a swing that looks less than desirable.
So what does consistency in my golf swing actually come down to?
It is vital to understand that improvements in your golf swing mechanics and improvements in your body specific to golf are equally important once
it comes to creating a consistent golf swing. If you ignore either the body or the mechanics, it would-be be safe to say that your golf swing and game wish suffer. Take several time on a routine basis to address several the mechanics of your swing and the body supporting it. I think you wish find the benefits to be really rewarding.
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Sean Airman is one of the most recognized golf fitness instructors in the earth today. He travels the PGA Tour on a regular basis
with 2004 Masters Champion Phil Mickelson. He has ready-made many a of his golf tips, golf instructions and golf swing improvement techniques accessible to amateur golfers on the website www.bioforcegolf.com. Check out his instructions and DVD, Your Body & Your Swing, at www.BioForceGolf.com.
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