The Triangle:

We shall talk about the swing plane soon but first:
Start your backswing in one piece: Visualize a  triangle created by your arms and shoulders.

This triangle should remain intact when initiating the backswing with a rotation of the shoulders.

The Backswing:  

Shoulders, arms and hands (The triangle) should all move as one unit.

Cocking of the wrist:

As the hands reach about waist high, the wrist will start to cock and continue this movement until the angle created by the arm and the club shaft are about 90 degrees.

The swing plane can be pictured as an imaginary line drawn from the toe of the club up over your shouders in the address position.

You can invision the plane as a flat surface (a pane of glass). You do not want to break the glass while swinging the club.

At the top of your backswing, check your left wrist to see if it is in the proper neutral position as shown in the picture. This can help with the direction of your shots. Proper hinging of the wrists is essential to keep your swing on the correct plane.

The rotation of the arms and wrists:

Let me explain the wrists and arm action during the shorter swing, that is from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock.

Backswing:

As you are doing your backswing, you should turn your shoulders and arms together as one unit.

When your backswing reaches about 9 o'clock, your index fingers should point directly at my stomach as shown on the left picture.

Forward swing:

After swinging down towards the ball and continuing through, when the hands gets to about 3 o'clock, the index fingers should point again at my stomach. This indicates that the wrists and  forearms have rotated naturally with the swinging of the club.

Practice this drill to feel the proper rotation of your arms and wrists.

How far back should the club travel?

The backswing:

As long as you maintain the radius of your left arm and turn the shoulders as far as you can relative to your flexibility, you can not over swing.

The Wall Drill:

This is a drill to help you swing the club on the correct plane. Your goal is to complete your backswing and forward swing without hitting the wall. Place yourself a foot from a wall using a 7 iron. During your backswing focus on how your wrists are cocked at the top, similar to the photo at the left. 

You can learn much on how both wrists do their work during the golf swing with this exercice.

Happy Golfing!!!

    

The Triangle, Plane and Wrists

Swing Speed

Flying Elbow

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