My 2008 Golfing “Tip of the Year”
Ok, that’s a lot to live up to, I realize – just 1 tip.
This is actually not an earth shattering tip (which ones really are) but a sound fundamental tip I picked up from Tommy Toski (brother of legendary teacher Bob Toski) when I had a lesson with him earlier this year.
It’s a tip that really changed my game around and produced noticeably solid shot making.
It is this: keep your left shoulder ( I am left-handed so I will try to make this easy for you righty’s) even and “long” when making your backswing. By even I mean, don’t dip or tilt – not unlike the turn in a baseball swing. Secondly, by “long” I mean it takes *some* time to complete the backswing – so it “feels” long.
I have included a pic of Hogan up top which really gives a good idea of what this looks like. Notice his low, even and long extension with his arms and shoulders.
I think Mr. Toski even mentioned something like practicing the “10 second drill” – He meant it “feels” like 10 seconds because it is definitely not the norm for the average golfer who has a tendency to “dip” the front shoulder and end up tilting rather than turning.
So take your time completing your backswing by turning evenly and long. It really does feel like forever but so many good things happen on the way down you’ll be amazed and hitting solid shot like never before.
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- The "Other" Toski (and a FREE golf lesson)
- Golf Swing Turn! Turn! Turn!
- Why Amateurs Don’t Get Better
- Left Shoulder Locked
- What will make us better golfers this year?
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