The
Proper Golf Swing will help you to Play to YOUR Potential. Let`s look
at the different directions the ball can
travel when sruck.
Pushing & Pulling:
When executing a proper golf swing, there are nine different directions the ball
can go as shown in the illustration.
Definition:
Pulling: When
the ball starts out left of the intended direction.
Pushing: When
the ball starts out right of the intended direction.
When executing a proper golf
swing, your forward swing tends to be the mirror of your
backswing.
Pulling:
The direction the ball
starts out will tend to follow the path of your swing. If the clubhead
is taken back to far outside on the backswing, you will tend
to cut across the ball (from outside in) on the forward swing. This
will cause a pull shot with the ball starting out to the left.
Check
your proper golf swing:
If my hands are
approximitly 4 inches from my left leg at the beginning of my
backswing and pass in front of my right leg about 8 inches away
from it, you can see my backswing is moving on an
outside path. This will result in pulling
the ball or sending it left of the intended direction.
Pushing:
The direction the ball starts
out will tend to follow the path of your swing. If the clubhead is
taken back to far inside on the backswing, the
foreward swing will tend to be from inside out pushing the ball to the
right.
Check:
If my hands
are approximitly 4 inches from my left leg at the beginning of
my backswing and pass in front of my right leg about 2 inches away
from it, you can see my backswing is moving on an
inside path. This will result in pushing the
ball or sending it right of the intended direction.
Correcting
Pulling or Pushing:
The focus should be on swinging
the club on the proper plane which is established when you
address the ball. The shoulders initiate the backswing causing
the hands to go staight back and up to the top of the
backswing. During
the downswing, the club comes from inside the target line, to
parallel in the impact zone and back inside on the
follow through. As the club approches the impact
zone, it should be travelling parallel to the intended target
line sending the ball in the desired direction.
Happy
Golfing!!!
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