Improve YOUR Weight Transfer with this drill
and
improve YOUR
direction and distance!
1. Swinging with less
effort is the key with proper weight transfer!
Hitting the ball
far and straight with less effort is the key! We need to understand how the
correct body motion will bring us to swing easyer.(Good fluid motion) This will enable you to develop
greater club head speed thus ensuring more distance. Direction
will also improve with less effort from the upper body.
Direction is influenced more through
the upper body and distance more through
the lower body although the correct blending of both components
is necessary for optimal results.
Let's
start:
Transfering your weight
properly is necessary to maximize
your distance potential.
Here
is a great Drill
to improve your motion:
Position
your body as if you were addressing the
ball. Place your hands on your hips.
When starting your full swing,
distribute your weight equally on both feet with the left foot
turned slightly toward the target.
Slide your Hips(slightly):
Without
moving your head, slide your hips toward your target, till you
feel most of your weight on your left foot. Feel your
right foot role towards the target keeping your heel on the ground.
Face the Target:
Finish with almost 100% of your weight on your left
foot making sure your right heel is pointing in a
vertical direction. (Straight Up)
Hips and shoulders should be pointing
towards your target. Notice your right shoulder will be lower than your
left shoulder at the finish position. This is very important
as it shows that you have maintained your posture during the
entire swing.
Your head maintains the same angle it had at address...
Practicing this drill
regularly will allow this mouvement to become almost second
nature thus producing a better golf swing.
Let's try to do this exercice 3 times a day for
about 3 to 5 minutes. Hold the finish position
for a few seconds. By holding this position, your body will
become accustomed to what a good finish position feels like.
Weight transfer drill:
This
drill helps golfers to promote
better
weight transfer.
The
left hip initiate a lateral move towards the target accompanied
simultaneously by a rotation of the right hip towards the target as
well.
(Right handed player)
The chair drill:
Positioning
Yourself:
Place yourself 2 or 3 inches
behind a chair.
The
Start of Your Downswing:
Make sure you slide your
hips laterally toward the chair.
The
Finish Position:
The chair on the
ground indicates a correct weight transfer. Finish in balance
facing the target.
Animation
of drill:
You must move your hips laterally at the beginning of your downswing in
order to knock the chair over.
Finish with 100% of
your weight on the left foot at the end of your swing.
Practice
this educational drill until you can consistantly knock the chair
down.
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