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Golf Instruction – No Slide on the Downswing
Posted under Golf Tips by PeteSliding forward on the downswing creates many problems. Watch and learn how the downswing should unwind.
Sliding forward on the downswing creates many problems. Watch and learn how the downswing should unwind.
You bet… (read what I wrote to rw5791) and it will help keep you in position at the start of the downswing…Ross
Yes the head stays still for a second. I don’t like to use the word lateral (gives you room to slide) but the feeling is like someone is pulling your left belt loop from behind you. The downswing MUST start from your HIPS turning left ( the knees work too but much easier to think of the hips starting first and they keep leading all the way to the finish!
A most common error. This is something I need to work on.
Thank for the tip – Burl
I think you’re saying the head must stay in the same position.A slight lateral shift of the hips is ok as long as the head does not move,
Thank you
Thanks, I appreciate the nice comment.
Thank you.
Thank you… If you have a specific problem, I will upload a video to answer that issue… Ross
Yes and throwing the club head with the right hand at the ball also causes fat and chuncked shots. Best bet is to keep hands passive thru impact and concentrate on rotating your hips to the left letting your hands and club come along with your turn… thanks for the nice comment…
Excellent tip. very well explained too.
great instruction
On the downswing… If you allow your body to unwind (best way to achieve this is to start downswing with your hips first turning left) …this will keep your head in position and then your head will come up and out along with the back shoulder. This is a natural athletic move unwinding from bottom to top.
One of the problems I have with understanding instructors is when they say, “just stay back a little bit longer” The swing happens so fast, that anything lasting “a little bit longer” just doesn’t translate for me.
This is NOT true if you do not slide on the takeaway. I do not teaching shifting or sliding on the takeaway… The older players you are talking about all shifted and slid to their back foot.. I do NOT agree. I teach that the lower body does NOT move only the shoulders on the takeaway (winding from top down) and the shoulder turn will turn the hips a little, BUT NO SLIDE TO THE BACK FOOT…Hense no need to slide to the front foot…JUST UNWIND. This is a much more reliable POWERFUL swing.
One comment that may make people understand the use of their hips better is that U don’t slide to the left ,but prior to the turning of the hips there must be a weight transfer to the left foot(side).If U simply turn your hips as U describe timeing is emphasised too much Vs. reacting(falling in the slot)..All great golfers, see Nicklaus,Hogan and Mo Norman shift and then turn,not slide.Simply turning your hips will cause spinouts and over the top movements,lots of practice.
That is very true. Slide forward can cause chunking some grass which you can see the divots that is behind the ball. Good tip.
very important tip, thanks
great instruction…very nice
best i’ve seen on youtube
great instruction..best i’ve seen
good
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