Too many golfers do not have a sound understanding of how to start the takeaway. Players will often use too much forearm rotation or wrist hinge making the take away far more complex than is necessary.
In making such complex motions, they get the club out of position early and from there the rest of the swing is a rescue mission trying to get the club back to the ball.
Starting the club away from the ball in a manner that is easy to consistently reproduce and contributes to as simple of a down swing as possible is critical to consistent ball striking. The takeaway should involve as few moving parts as possible thus producing a motion that is easy to repeat.
In this video I explain a simple way to start the takeaway. A technique used by many great players and one you can use in your own game to help you hit the ball solidly more often.
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Now that you know how to start your take away, watch this video to learn how to keep your swing on plane throughout your golf swing – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwYoOWrQKJU
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I hope you enjoyed this post. As always comments are welcome and appreciated
Good Golfing
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Great video Derek,
The takeaway in my opinion is the most important part of the golf swing. It triggers so many good things about the golf swing and conversely can trigger so many bad.
If we get it right we are well on our way to a great golf swing!
Cheers
Derek .
excellent tuition , please advise if you have a instruction feature on how to stop raising the hands high at back swing
Hi Trevor
Thanks for the question. If your hands are getting too high at the top of the backswing, and thus the club is too far above plane, the best solution is to work on keeping the upper arms more connected to the rib cage as you swing. This will keep your arms lower and thus your hands.
A great drill for this is to hit balls with a towel under both arms and hold it against your chest as you hit shots with half swings. This will give you the feeling of how the elbows work during the swing and will help to lower the hands.
I hope that helps and all the best with your golf game.
Derek
the reverse pivot!
how does one eradicate the reverse pivot?
Hi David
Great question. Here is a video I did a little while ago which addresses that very question. I hope it is helpful – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NM6UBDeSUZU
All the best with your golf game
Derek