Instruction
Keeping your right knee (in my case, left, as I'm a Southpaw) properly flexed is such a major key to a solid, repeatable golf swing that I cannot overemphasize it's importance.
This has, hands-down, been my most successful golf swing tip for this season. Prior to keeping my back knee flexed (and somewhat "tight") I was hitting mostly weak golf shots with no crispness or pop whatsoever. Just a weak, slappy kind of hit.
I was, oddly enough, reading the book, The Secret of Hogan's Swing (see our post,
The Last Word on Hogan's Swing) and there was an image highlighting one of Hogan's "keys" which was a slightly turned-in ...
Lag in the golf swing means keeping the wrists hinged as long as possible before letting them release. This isn't accomplished by keeping tension in the wrists, but rather by eliminating tension.
Your goal is to make the mindset for every swing be perfect, the results don't matter because you can't control them. A perfectly struck putt may not go in because of a blade of grass. If you've created the right mindset and are at peace at that moment, it won't matter. Your success will have already been secured. Golf will always be a mystery, but it can also be enjoyable and incredibly rewarding.
I'm going out on a limb again with another bit of advice on the golf swing. I won't denigrate my skill with the clubs again as I've already done that. Proceed at your own risk, check with your swing doctor and don't blame me if you duck hook your first drive through a course side bay window.
Actually, I think this tip is quite interesting because you don't see it mentioned a lot. I was looking at an old golf article the other day about the Golf X Factor. This is something that Jim McLean* brought to prominence to explain where the power comes from in a golf swing.
Basically the X ...
As we all know by now Rory is off to a rip-roaring start at the
US Open. He is simply playing flawless golf. We'll see where he lands on Sunday and whether or not he can shake those recent Sunday Master's demons behind for good.
When I have caught segments of the Open so far this week I have heard a lot of comments on the beauty of Rory McIlroy's golf swing. And it truly is a thing of beauty. He has everything - speed, power, total synchronization, touch - it's all there. But as most of us fall into the amateur status, what things can we learn from watching ...
More and more as I progress in this utter absurd game of golf I am finding that if your alignment is off your game will go down hill faster than a greased toboggan!
Smart pros know this and it is one of the 1st areas they investigate. If your too open you'll end up slicing the ball, if too closed you'll end up hooking it or shoving it the other way. Also, your ball position can creep forward (or backward) causing you to open or close your stance.
SO MANY thing can go wrong if your alignment is not solid. But it's one of the unsexy things that really won't sell a lot of magazines. Imagine the ...
Truth be told, there will probably never be a 'last word' on Ben Hogan's swing. As long as people play this game there will be speculation and unquenched curiosity about one of the game's greatest and most mysterious players. There's a new book -
Tom Bertrand's 'The Secret of Hogan's Swing' - that is the best I've ever encountered on Hogan's fundamentals.
If you are a golf swing student and/or a Hogan fan, then you need to read this book whether you ever incorporate Hogan's style into your game or not. It's straightforward and easy to read with just enough photos to get ...
As golfers we have all seen hundreds of different golf drills. Some do this, some do that but below is the best golf drill ever and will have your game singing in no time.
No, it's not the "slot and carry" or swinging on 1 leg or putting 10 balls side by side and swinging away or the baseball golf swing, etc. etc. etc . . . it's (drum roll please) the half swing drill.
I am convinced (closing in on by 50th birthday) that this is the best golf drill on planet earth. Why would I be so audacious as to say that? Simply because it get's results quicker than any drill I have ...
If you've been following our recent instructional articles, you've read about the elbow at impact, the takeaway move, and using the left leg to power the turn (for right-handed golfers). Now let's cover the key link that holds it all together. If you've read Tom Watson on the golf swing, then you'll recognize much of what we're talking about here.
The angle of your spine- and consequently the plane of your shoulder rotation - must be maintained at impact. This includes the forward lean (spine tilts towards the ball) and lateral lean (spine tilts towards your rear foot). Releasing one ...
I promise that if you train yourself to start slow and feel the swing, knowing that the strike will take care of itself, you are going to have better control over swing plane and tempo and become a consistent balls striker. Give it a shot, you won't be disappointed.
