Is Your Golf Swing As Good As You Think It Is?
By Paul Wilson
Who's your favorite player on the PGA Tour? Is it Tiger, Ernie
or Freddy? When you swing the club, do you ever think that your
swing looks like this players' swing? If you said "yes", I have
some bad news for you. As much as you think you look like Tiger
Woods, Ernie Els or Freddy Couples when you swing, the sad truth
is ... you don't.
If you don't believe me, just put your swing on video and you
will quickly see that I am right. Now that I have you totally
depressed because you've have been trying to copy Tigers' swing
for four years let's take a look at what you should be looking
for to take your swing to a new level.
The Overall Appearance of a Pros Swing
When you watch Tour Players on TV doesn't it look like they have
the ability to shoot 65? Their swings are so graceful, powerful
and in control. Sure, some Tour Player's swings through the ages
have looked a little odd but even these players looked like they
could play great golf. In order to get this same look you have
to have the proper fundamentals. In order to get the proper
fundamentals you have to work hard on your swing. Here's a way
you can look like a pro when you swing:
Go through the list below and check off the things that you do
rather well (you or your pro may wish to add to this list based
on your swing). Once you have your list finalized and checked
off, take a little time and go over each point that isn't
checked off. Once you've isolated the things that need to be
worked on, make a new list on a new page. Try to list them in
order of importance.
To determine their order of importance just ask yourself, "what
could I change right now that would make my swing look more like
that of a Tour Player"? Maybe it's something like: working on
staying in balance throughout your swing. If you were someone
who swung out of their shoes and fell over after each shot this
would be a huge change that would immediately take you one step
closer to looking like a pro (after all, they don't seem to fall
over after each shot). Once you master that one thing, move on
to the next and so on until your have crossed out every thing on
your list. The day your list is totally crossed off will be the
happiest day of your life!
Before You Hit the ball:
1. Grip Position - strong / neutral / weak
2. Grip Pressure - too tight / perfect / too loose
3. Set up - too tall / perfect / too low
4. Set up (feeling) - too tense / relaxed / too loose
5. Thoughts - too many thoughts or confused / clear thoughts
Starting Back:
1. Takeaway - inside / outside / perfect
2. Your Pace - slow / medium / fast
3. Your body coil - no feeling of being tightly coiled up /
tightly coiled like a spring
4. Weight shift - weight shifting into the right instep / weight
staying on left foot (reverse weight shift)
5. Swing Plane - inside / outside / on plane
Top of the Backswing:
1. Balance - in balance / swaying to the outside of your right
foot
2. Weight shift - loaded 80% into the right instep / weight
stayed on the left
3. Wrist hinge - fully hinged wrists / broken left elbow
4. Clubface position - open / square / closed
5. Right knee flex - flexed as it was at address / straightened
up
6. Spine angle - dipping down / maintained / raising up
7. Swing Plane - upright / flat / perfect
8. Grip pressure - too tight / secure / letting go
Starting Down:
1. Pace - quick and jerky / smooth
2. Arm strength - trying to kill it / relaxed
3. Weight shift - sliding to the left / shifting and rotating at
the same time
4. Plane - too far inside out / perfect / outside over the top
Impact:
1. Power Level - hitting as hard as you can / scooping the ball
/ solid / weak
2. Balance - leaning forward / perfect / falling back
3. Spine angle - raising up / maintained / dipping down
4. Weight distribution - hanging back on right foot / perfect /
moving too much into the left
5. Arm extension - fully extended / buckled chicken wing
Follow Through:
1. Balance - feet twisting / weight falling back / perfect
balance
2. Consistency - same swing each time / different swing each
time
3. Spine angle - lifting up out of the shot / leaning over too
much / leaning back / perfect
After the Ball is Hit:
1. Balance - can you swing in balance / out of control
2. Control - are you letting the club swing freely / are you
steering the ball
3. Divot pattern - too far left / perfect (slightly left) / too
far right
4. Ball flight - too low / too high / perfect
5. What you felt when you hit the ball - arms / body
6. Energy levels after your practice session - tired / fresh
I really hope this list can take your swing to the next level.
Please keep it close at hand and refer to it on a regular basis.
Keep this thought in mind as you continue your quest for a great
swing. "Great golfers look like they can shoot 65. Great golfers
all have the proper fundamentals. If I were to give you the
proper fundamentals you, in turn, would look like a great
golfer."
Paul Wilson
Creator - Swing Machine Golf
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