| It seems as though many golfers are
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| | the backswing, return the club to square
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| unaware of the importance the hands play
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| | at impact, and release the club
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| in the execution of the golf swing.
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| | afterwards. In order for this to occur
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| Obviously, we know that the hands grip
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| | the hands must be passive!
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| the golf club and attach the body to the
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| | What do I mean by passive?
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| club. But what is the importance of them
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| | You cannot force the hands to move
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| during the swing?
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| | through the golf swing and release the
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| The answer has to do with releasing of
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| | club. This creates tension in the golf
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| the club. Let's go back and do a quick
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| | swing, affects tempo, and, overall,
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| golf biomechanics review. During the
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| | results in poor shots. If you do not
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| swing, from address position to
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| | believe me, go to the driving range, grip
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| follow-through, the hands are active in a
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| | a club as hard as you can, and attempt to
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| passive type of manner.
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| | swing. The results will be much less than
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| Let me explain. The goal of the golf
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| | optimal.
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| swing is to move the club on the correct
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| | I think Dean Reinmuth, ranked by Golf
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| swing plane to induce the intended golf
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| | Digest as a top-30 teaching pro, puts it
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| shot that you want. This occurs through
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| | best when speaking about the hands in the
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| the body's moving through a series of
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| | golf swing. He discusses "feel" as an
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| positions. These positions are found
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| | integral part of the golf swing. He
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| within the different phases of the golf
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| | states that in order to have a successful
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| swing.
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| | golf swing you must be "tension free."
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| The phases of the swing are address,
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| | "Feeling" the club move on the swing
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| take-away, backswing, transition,
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| | plane is an indicator of being "tension
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| downswing, impact, and follow-through.
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| | free." And in order to have this feeling,
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| During all of these movements the body is
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| | your hands must be relaxed (i.e.
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| performing, the golf club is being moved
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| | passive).
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| upon a swing plane. The swing plane is
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| | How do you develop good hands in your
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| the path upon which the golf club is to
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| | golf swing?
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| travel. Proper impact with the golf ball
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| | Easier said than done. In order to
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| requires the golf club's traveling upon
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| | develop "feel" in the golf swing, remove
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| the correct swing plane.
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| | "tension" from your golf swing and
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| In order for the club to travel on the
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| | develop great hands, you must develop
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| correct swing plane it is necessary for
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| | three fundamentals.
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| the clubface to open and close.
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| | Fundamental number one is an
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| Oftentimes, in golf terms the opening and
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| | understanding of the golf swing. In order
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| closing, of the clubface is termed
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| | to know what the body and golf club are
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| "releasing of the club." This is where
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| | to do during the swing you must know the
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| the hands become an integral part of the
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| | biomechanics of the golf swing. If you
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| golf swing.
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| | don't, how are you going to know what the
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| If you talk to almost any instructor,
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| | body and club are to be doing during each
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| they will say that any good player has
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| | phase of the golf swing?
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| "great hands." This statement refers to
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| | Secondly, you must develop the mechanics
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| exactly what was described above (the
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| | of the golf swing. Your body and mind
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| releasing of the club correctly). It's
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| | must integrate the movements of the golf
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| obvious if you look at players such as
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| | swing into a repeatable movement. This
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| Tiger, Phil, or Vijay.
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| | occurs through proper instruction and
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| I even remember walking the course at
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| | practice of the correct golf swing
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| Doral in Miami with top-5 teaching
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| | mechanics.
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| instructor, Rick Smith. One point he
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| | Finally, it is necessary to develop the
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| continued to return to in terms of
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| | body. Yes, the body! Your body must have
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| discussing the golf swing was "hands." He
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| | the flexibility, strength, endurance, and
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| stated more than once how any PGA Tour
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| | power to perform the golf swing
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| player has great hands. This just
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| | correctly. If the body is inflexible,
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| provides additional support for how
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| | weak, and powerless, how are you going to
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| important the hands are in terms of the
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| | be able to perform the mechanics of the
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| golf swing.
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| | swing correctly?
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| But what does this all mean? Well, we
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| | The obvious answer is: you are not!
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| know the hands are involved in the
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| | Developing great hands in your golf swing
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| "opening and closing" of the clubface
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| | comes down to developing a "basket" of
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| during your swing. This movement allows
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| | fundamentals within your golf swing.
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| for the proper release of the club. As I
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| | Understand the biomechanics of the golf
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| mentioned, the hands are "active in your
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| | swing, develop the proper mechanics
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| golf swing, but in a passive manner."
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| | within your golf swing, and develop a
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| Again, to open and close the clubface
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| | body to support your swing. These are the
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| during the golf swing the hands move back
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| | keys to developing great hands in your
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| during the backswing, hinge at the top of
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| | golf game.
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