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to Turn.
As my first contribution to Avid Golfer Magazine, I would
like to say; “my goal through out this year of instruction
articles is to write material that will help all skill level
players.”
This
first tip is golf homework and should be done in front of
a mirror from your golf posture. This homework is threefold
and is designed to organize a proper impact with the arms,
hands and body.
The
purpose of the first exercise, as the first set of pictures
illustrates, the feel of the proper body rotation from address
to a balanced finish. I would encourage 5 minutes of this
drill, holding the backswing rotation for a count of 10
and then completing the follow through and 5 minutes of
this drill in a fluid motion. This can be done with a golf
club, but I prefer a weighted bar.
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The
purpose of the second exercise, as the second set of pictures
illustrates, to blend the arm swing to the body rotation.
Allow another 10 minutes for this drill and develop and awareness
of the arms in front of the body. The idea is to learn an
equal amount of body rotation and an equal amount of arm swing.
This can be done with a small beach ball, but I prefer a medicine
ball.
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purpose of the last exercise, as the third set of pictures
illustrates, to develop a proper impact position with hands
winning the race and the club-face square. Allow another
10 minutes for this drill with the idea of combining the
feel of the first two exercises with a club. This can be
done with a duffle bag filled with towels, but I prefer
an impact bag.
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This
golf homework is perfect for the player that has a limited
amount of practice time and bad weather days to keep in golf
shape. Consider this, when playing, swing to create your turn,
never turn to create your swing.
Great Golf, Neil Wilkins |
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