-Focus On The Right Part of Your Game To See Improvements-
When their swing goes bad most weekend golfers work on their mechanics; you can see them on the range, hitting ball after ball trying to “find” a swing that works by making changes to all parts of their swing. They may be looking in the wrong place – in fact, I know they are!
Unless you have an endless amount of time to work on your swing and spend time plenty of time with your swing coach, you will have a hard time changing the actual mechanics of your swing.
If you want to play better golf and you do not have a lot of time to practice, work on your rhythm.
Consider the basic golf swing is like throwing a ball, where you step and throw at the same time. When you swing the club back, your weight goes back to the right foot and your left heel rises slightly. As the club swings forward and makes contact with the ball, your weight goes on the left foot and the left heel lowers.
By doing this drill with a golf ball you will get a better feel for the timing of the golf swing, especially the footwork and how it affects the clubface at impact. The ability to repeat this motion in the same sequence will lead to more consistency at impact, resulting in better contact with the golf ball that produces a more repeatable ball flight.
If you can focus on getting this basic body and club head rhythm working together you when you play, you will be on your way to hitting more solid golf shots every time you swing.
Sometimes it is the simple things that will have a greater effect on your golf swing!
Photo Captions:
Photo #1 (Loading Motion With Golf Ball)
Just as you swing a golf club, throwing a golf ball requires the same loading motion. Taking a ball in hand, swing back, allowing the weight to move on to your rear foot while allowing the forward foot to rise off the ground slightly.
Photo #2 (Unloading Motion With Golf Ball)
As you make the “downswing” with the golf ball as you move to throw it, ensure that as the ball reaches the “impact area” your weight is moving to your forward foot and that the rear foot is rising. The rear foot rising indicates a turn of the hips and a weight transfer.
Photo #3 (Loading Motion With Club)
In the backswing you should note your weight moving to the rear foot (just like in the ball drill) and your forward foot rising up, as you get loaded in the backswing.
Photo #4 (Unloading Motion With Club)
As you move the club through to impact, your weight should be moving to your forward foot. To do so you must turn your hips towards the target rather than making the common amateur mistake of simply “throwing” the club towards the golf ball with your arms alone.