We all desire additional distance out of our drives and iron shots—myself included! To get the most “mileage” out of your swing, it is important to swing the club in an arc over each shoulder. It is a simple swing thought, however it has a powerful effect to the height and flight of the ball.
Look over these notes before you head out to the range this weekend, and see if you can gain a little extra yardage.
• For optimum speed, you should swing the club in an arc over each shoulder.
• Leg work and body rotation is critical in the full ranges of the swing arc.
• Proper timing is needed for the arms and body to work in “step.”
• If the body dominates the swing, then the club face tends to remain open, and shots go to the right or are hit thin.
• If the arms dominate the swing than the club face tends to close, and shots go to the left.
• Feel the hands work above each shoulder in the backswing and finish.
• Keep the arms soft to allow for a folding action of the right elbow in the backswing and the left elbow in the finish.
• Feel as if you are “hitch hiking”: the left thumb over the right shoulder in the backswing and the right thumb over the left shoulder in the finish.
• To keep the club head on the same arc in the downswing, the arms need to work down and in front of the body.
• The sensation should be to point the knuckles of the hands down your toe line, and then let the club head brush the grass into the follow through.
• Keep the right elbow in close to the body and then extend into the follow through.
To see lasting change in your golf swing, it is important to rehearse your movements frequently. In fact, I have heard experts say that it takes up to 1800 repetitions to make any change in your swing automatic.
Enjoy your golf this weekend . . . and Happy Father’s Day to all you Dad’s out there.
—Dee Forsberg and Gerald McCullagh
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