Golf Swing – Novice’s Guide To Swinging A Golf Club (Part 6)

The following points sum up the advice commonly given to novices whilst they are acquiring the skills of making a great golf swing:

1. What causes a golf swing to be more difficult to perfect than some other sports which utilise a similar accessory, such as baseball for example, is due to the fact that it involves vertical and horizontal planes. Whereas you only swing the bat for one motion in baseball  - horizontal.

2. When you make your golf swing, you shouldn’t be thinking of making contact with the ball. Instead, your concentration should be on swinging through the movement and beyond the ball. Make believe that the ball Is not there.

3. A perfect swing should be balanced, smooth, and graceful. It should never be forced or created with brute strength. Technique and fluidity is everything.

4. Your ideal swing plane shouldn’t be steep. Rather, it should gravitate toward being flatter.

5. Start your backswing very slowly while the clubhead moves low to the ground. Your body should start to move in unison, as one unit.

6. During the top of the swing, the right arm should be closed snug into your side (right-handed golfers). The left arm should be straight, but not entirely stiff. The hips should be turned at about 45°. The shoulders should be about 90°. Most of your weight should also be placed on the right foot.

7. The downswing should be regarded as an “uncoiling” of the body. Your hips turn first, followed by the shoulders, then the arms and hands, and finally the clubhead. Think of the movement as the same as cracking a whip. The majority of your weight should then be transmitted to the left foot during the downswing.

8. You must always follow through once the ball has been hit and is moving towards the target. If you don’t follow through, you can risk injuries to the arms and torso, as well as lessening the speed of the ball.

9. And finally, novices who are bent on learning how to establish the perfect golf swing should always use the 7-iron. This golf club is perfect for learning the appropriate techniques that make a great swing.