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Like most golfers I developed a nasty slice. However over time I
learned that the slice can be tamed. At first we are too worried about
the typical myths. "Keep your head down, or keep the left arm straight,
or keep your eye on the ball". Do those sound familiar? Of course they
do we have all heard them. Many golfers simply never learned how
to swing their arms first. They just picked up a club, gripped it so it
felt comfortable, and tried to make contact with the ball. Today we
will look at a simple golf drill that will teach you how to rotate your
forearms properly.
One step in learning to square the club face
at impact is to swing the hands and arms in the correct manner. This
aspect is often overlooked in today’s teachings. Too often the rotation
portion of the swing is over emphasized. Today’s drill looks at swing
the arms in the correct manner after impact. Get into a balanced
set up position with a narrow stance. Balance on your target leg and
bring your trail leg behind about 12-18 inches. Swing the club with a ¾
length back swing and strike the ball. Pay attention to the ball
flight, when done properly the ball should draw or hook. After hitting
a few draws in a row assume your regular stance and hit shots. Take
notice if the ball flight has improved. If not repeat this drill. Setting
up with our trail leg behind us allows our body to turn easily back,
however the body is restricted from turning fully towards the target.
Our set up in this drill allows us to swing the club on inside path. To
square the club face the arms must work in the proper sequence. To
square the club face the forearms must rotate correctly through the
impact zone and in to the follow through. To be able to draw the ball
the arms must swing in the proper motion first. Summary
--Take neutral stance.
--Then close your stance
--use a 3/4 length backswing and follow through
--closed stance restricts the turn into follow through forces the fore arms to rotate.
This
is a simple and effective golf drill to teach your body how to rotate
the forearms. This will help you square up or even close the club face
at impact. The result will be a reduced slice and hopefully a slight
draw.
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