| A good golf swing produces a good shot, period. The | | | | hands are slightly in front of the ball. After addressing |
| biomechanics of the golf swing is not a bunch of | | | | the ball, start your pivot by shifting back to your |
| random parts. No one, and I mean no one, can learn | | | | right foot. On impact the hips are turned with the |
| to swing as a series of move this, then this, then | | | | shoulders parallel to the ball. The ball is said to leave |
| this, now this, & then that. It has got to be | | | | the tee at about 140 mph with a backspin of fifty to |
| something that just happens, without conscious | | | | sixty rotations per second. Just recall the fantastic |
| thought. The good news is that you probably have a | | | | feeling when you hit a great shot and imagine that |
| good athletic setup and all you need is to brush it up | | | | feeling happening every time you hit the ball. |
| and be more relaxed. An athletic golf stance and | | | | Tips |
| setup is the launching pad for your swing. | | | | Every night on the Golf Channel, there are new tips |
| The Swing | | | | to try. The magazines have new tips every month. |
| The left foot is slightly open as this makes it easier | | | | Now with the advent of the Internet, online golf tips |
| for the body to follow through. The right foot should | | | | are rampant. You can get the info to help you |
| be placed straight forward from the body, at a right | | | | delivered to you in seconds, if you want. |
| angle to the line of flight, so that when you swing | | | | Shots |
| the weight will come on the inside of the foot to be | | | | For an average golfer, on a Par 72, you would |
| able to push away and do the follow through. This | | | | conceivably hit 14 drives, 4 fairway woods, 18 mid to |
| position will make your arms hang comfortably in | | | | short iron shots, and 36 putts. Overall, you can help |
| front of your body, to be able to swing more freely. | | | | your golf swing a lot more by hitting 30 to 40 shots |
| The backswing now starts with the initial rotation - | | | | in a practice session than hammering 60-100 balls in |
| shoulders, hips, hands and arms - an almost | | | | the same amount of time. Because a truly great |
| simultaneous movement. The downswing begins by | | | | swing is judged by how the missed shots turn out. |
| pushing your weight from right to left and rotating | | | | After all, even Ben Hogan admitted to only hitting a |
| the body and hips. Remember it is a swing and not a | | | | few "perfect" shots per round. |
| hit. And that is how to perform the perfect golf | | | | The classic golf swing is grooved through practice As |
| swing. See, it's that easy. (Stop yelling, I'm just | | | | long as you're working on the fundamentals, you'll be |
| joking!) | | | | working toward developing a consistently good golf |
| The Ball | | | | swing. The best golfers in the world spend 6-8 hour a |
| How do you set up to the ball? There isn't one | | | | day learning the complexities of the traditional golf |
| prescribed ball position, but most of the better | | | | swing. Getting overwhelmed with swing mechanics |
| players have a ball position that is toward the instep | | | | will get you farther away from your goal of a proper |
| of the left foot. Addressing the ball, both arms are | | | | golf swing. The range is where you do the work; the |
| straight but relaxed, and the left shoulder is higher | | | | course is where you play. There's more to golf than |
| than the right due to the position of the hands. The | | | | your swing. |