I found this video by Brian Manzella over at the GOLF Magazine site and was absolutely fascinated by the concept it teaches. (Manzella is one of their Top100 teachers.) Here, take a look at it and then I'll discuss it. (And if the video didn't embed properly, just click on the link at the beginning of this paragraph. That will take you to the original video at golf.com.)
One of my pet peeves on this weblog and in my books is the manner weekend golfers tilt their spines away from the ball an excessive amount of at some point of their downswing. As a result, they generally tend to hit push-slices. Manzella talks approximately that, after which suggests the drill in this video to help prevent it.
The complete idea of the usage of the position of your lead hand and lead knee to prevent this trouble is a creative one. It forces you to push your lead hip lower back, faraway from the ball, as you make your downswing as opposed to sliding it towards the goal and leaning faraway from the target. Instead, as your lead knee movements toward the target, you are compelled to keep your head and shoulders more over the ball.
But it does more. If you keep your lead hand on or close to your lead knee, you won't stand up for the duration of your downswing. That approach you preserve your knee flex and consequently maintain your distance from the ball extra regular throughout your swing. No extra skinny shots!
Try doing the drill some instances without hitting balls; you're simply seeking to get a sense in your body function as you near impact. Next, take your ordinary grip and make some clean practice swings while feeling you're swinging with the identical posture. Finally, attempt to hit some balls this way. Again, please start off swinging clean; you could have a few stability troubles at the beginning if you've been status up for the duration of your downswing.
This may feel honestly awkward at first, however it should help you learn to hold your backbone angle greater steady at some stage in your swing... And that ought to translate into greater solid photographs.
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