I just joined Golf Rewind, my first forum, so I could get feedback on something. I recently developed an exercise that helped my swing a lot. I would like others to try it and see if it works for them. It makes my head stay in one location, produces the right swingplane, timing, wrist bending, and swing length, and perhaps other benefits. If anyone is interested, I'll post a description of it here later.
Here is a short description of the exercise I mentioned.
Basically, this exercise is a short continuous back and forth swing through the impact position that grows in steps to a repeating full swing. You take your address position with one of your clubs and start swinging back and forth continuously with a very short swing, say four inches on each side of the impact position. Keep the shoulders, arms, and club one-piece at this point. Don't hit the ground. Get the line right in both directions. Make the clubhead go through the same point on each pass. Then increase the speed to a maximum. Then relax the speed and add a little length to the swing, so there is about an eight inch clubhead travel on each side of impact. Again get it controlled and then speed it up. Repeat this process, adding about ten inches at a time to both sides of the impact point until about a half swing is reached. From there onward you use a leisurely pace on the "returnswing," but continue with the full power moments on the downswing. Then continue adding short lengths until a full swing is reached. Always have your legs do only enough to keep your head location steady. With the longer swings there is enough time to sway, so watch out for that; you could monitor your reflection in a window. As the swing length grows, the wrists will hinge more and more. At each stage you must control the hinging so as to obtain proper timing. The hands and clubhead should reach impact position at the same time. If they don't then you are using too much or too little wrist hinging-- too much makes the hands early and the clubhead late; too little hinging makes the hands late and the clubhead early. Get the timing right during the high power moments, when it is most difficult to do. The swingplane is automatic because of momentum. The backswing length is limited by your flexibility and the rule that the hips turn but do not slide.
That's a minimal description of the exercise. I may have left a few things out. I have some additional preferences for a golf swing but they are not necessary for getting an idea how the exercise works.
If you can't see the club when it is going fast, add some bright tape to the head or shaft. If you try to hit balls using the swing this exercise generates, be sure to use the same distance between hands and body that was practised, or you will be in a different "groove," which may cause mis-hits. I try to keep the distance between hands and body the same for all my clubs, changing only the lean of the torso. Let me know if something is not clear in the above. I am looking forward to hearing of any results, good or bad, with this exercise.
I just joined Golf Rewind, my first forum, so I could get feedback on something. I recently developed an exercise that helped my swing a lot. I would like others to try it and see if it works for them. It makes my head stay in one location, produces the right swingplane, timing, wrist bending, and swing length, and perhaps other benefits. If anyone is interested, I'll post a description of it here later.
I would be interested in your exercise,perhaps it would help.me to lower my handicap as i'm really in a rut with my golf.evansshirley@btinternet.com
March 6th, 2007, 04:31 PM
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