It is very difficult to slice or hook the ball if the golf swing is followed along the pivot like a pendulum. There are many saying the cause is where the rhythm is at fault, over powering, unstable knees, looking up on downswing, etc. Why are all these symptoms important?
Take for instance a swimmer who also plays golf. A swimmer is used to thro
w his hands over his head to power a stroke to move forward. However, this over the head movement, if transpose to a golf swing, pivoted off the spine, it is a natural that the swimmer is going to direct the force from above the right shoulder line and pull inward to the left side of the body. It would be the same for basketball players, maybe tennis players, sports that utilize one side of the body at one time.
For a golf swing to move along the swing plane, right shoulder is suppose to brush along the right foot before it keep rotating towards the left foot. Swimmer has the tendency to move the right shoulder directly to left foot, without crossing the right foot first. In swing effect, it will look like the picture on the left along the black line, an over-the-top swing.
In simply put, the only movement allowed in a golf swing is rotating right and left pivoting the spine as a line and rotating in sequence. The guideline is where the force exerted is felt. Once this is followed, it is not possible to swing too inside the swing path or too outside the swing path. It would be easier for a non-swimmer or non-basketball player to pick up the correct golf swing, because powering a stroke with the right shoulder rotating towards the left side on a single cross-sectional plane is not natural to a good swimmer.
Take for instance a swimmer who also plays golf. A swimmer is used to thro
w his hands over his head to power a stroke to move forward. However, this over the head movement, if transpose to a golf swing, pivoted off the spine, it is a natural that the swimmer is going to direct the force from above the right shoulder line and pull inward to the left side of the body. It would be the same for basketball players, maybe tennis players, sports that utilize one side of the body at one time.
For a golf swing to move along the swing plane, right shoulder is suppose to brush along the right foot before it keep rotating towards the left foot. Swimmer has the tendency to move the right shoulder directly to left foot, without crossing the right foot first. In swing effect, it will look like the picture on the left along the black line, an over-the-top swing.In simply put, the only movement allowed in a golf swing is rotating right and left pivoting the spine as a line and rotating in sequence. The guideline is where the force exerted is felt. Once this is followed, it is not possible to swing too inside the swing path or too outside the swing path. It would be easier for a non-swimmer or non-basketball player to pick up the correct golf swing, because powering a stroke with the right shoulder rotating towards the left side on a single cross-sectional plane is not natural to a good swimmer.
