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Triangle, Plane and Wrists:
The Triangle:
We shall talk about the swing plane soon but
first:
Start your backswing in one piece: Visualize a
triangle created by your arms and shoulders.
This triangle should remain intact when
initiating the backswing with a rotation of the
shoulders.
The Backswing:
Shoulders, arms and hands (The triangle) should
all move as one unit.
Cocking of the wrist:
As the hands reach about waist high, the wrist
will start to cock and continue this movement
until the angle created by the arm and the club
shaft are about 90 degrees.
The Plane of the Swing:
A golf swing can not function effectively
without keeping the swing within the boundaries
of the swing plane.
The swing plane can be pictured as an imaginary
line drawn from the toe of the club up over your
shouders in the address position.
You can invision the plane as a flat surface (a
pane of glass). You do not want to break the
glass while swinging the club.
The wrists:
At the top of your backswing, check your left
wrist to see if it is in the proper neutral
position as shown in the picture. This can help
with the direction of your shots. Proper hinging
of the wrists is essential to keep your swing on
the correct plane.
The rotation of the arms and wrists:
Let me explain the wrists and arm action during
the shorter swing, that is from 9 o'clock to 3
o'clock.
Backswing:
As you are doing your backswing, you should turn
your shoulders and arms together as one unit.
When your backswing reaches about 9 o'clock,
your index fingers should point directly at my
stomach as shown on the left picture.
Forward swing:
After swinging down towards the ball and
continuing through, when the hands gets to about
3 o'clock, the index fingers should point again
at my stomach. This indicates that the wrists
and forearms have rotated naturally with the
swinging of the club.
Practice this drill to feel the proper rotation
of your arms and wrists.
How
far back should the club travel?
The backswing:
As long as you maintain the radius of your left
arm and turn the shoulders as far as you can
relative to your flexibility, you can not over
swing.
The Wall Drill:
This is a drill to help you swing the club on
the correct plane. Your goal is to complete your
backswing and forward swing without hitting the
wall. Place yourself a foot from a wall using a
7 iron. During your backswing focus on how your
wrists are cocked at the top, similar to the
photo at the left.
You can learn much on how both wrists do their
work during the golf swing with this exercice.
Happy Golfing!!!
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