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Remember my post on swing thoughts the other day?
Well, today I had another great swing day and have one more modification:
Think more about the process of keeping your upper spine very vertical on the downswing and also think more about the downswing process and let the backswing dictate itself.
What I mean is that you want to be really thinking about the end result, which is good follow-through. Once you get a good follow-through going, your backswing will naturally follow that path. It’s never the other way around, similar to hitting bunker shots.
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Well, the only reason I made this blog in the first place was to record my swing thoughts so I can go back in the future to see the swing thoughts I had when my ball striking and short game was good.
Today was a really good ball striking day, perhaps the best in a long, long time.
Here’s are my thoughts through the swing:
Address
Make sure to setup up with the left foot about 15 degrees open, I have a bad habit of opening up almost 45 degrees, which hinders my balance.
Takeaway
I really want to feel like I am taking my stomach and all of upper body together away from the ball on-plane.
After that, I simply feel the momemtum of my body (stomach and all of upper body) swinging a little further to the top of the swing while cocking the clubs with my hands.
From the Top of the swing
I don’t really feel the top of my backswing anymore as I feel the body constantly moving in action. But from the top, I really feel like my whole body simply swings inside-out pivoting on my upper body or the spine.
Well, that’s about it.
This also worked really well with the short pitch and chip shots.
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Today’s swing keys:
1. Keep weight transfer natural, meaning don’t force yourself to transfer weight to the right on the backswing, let it be natural.
2. To control the weight transfer to the right from becoming a sway, do not sway and turn. Also control the amount of the weight transfer by limiting your backswing length.
Short backswing = smaller weight transfer
3. On the downswing, really let everything go and extend your arms and wrists. Keep the head down through the shot.
Well, I am hitting the ball again and I might actual apply for Amateur reinstatement to play some amateur tournaments again. There’s simply not enough mini-tour tournaments around San Francisco and I cannot afford to play so many mini-tour events right now. It’s gonna cost me $125 just to get my amateur status back though, darn it. You can actually go to USGA online and do everything online now.
Time to go beat the amateurs baby! Wish me luck on the next year’s U.S. Amateur.
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Swing Tips - Swing at your target, not the ball!
0 Comments Published June 18th, 2008 in Junger Woods, Swing Tips, impact, swing analysis.
Today, I had a chance to video tape the person behind me accidently. Here’s how he could be hitting the ball better.
As you can see in the above picture, his left arm and left hand breaks down after impact. This is a very no-no if you want to hit the ball straight and long.
Now the reason behind that a lot of golfer break down their arms after impact is because they are trying to hit the ball.
How to fix the problem?
It’s easy. Don’t try to hit the ball, try to swing through the ball at your target.
I actually try to hit the target with both of my arms, imagining the target in my mind, never the ball. The ball always comes in the way of the swing.
As you can see, my after impact position shows that both of my arms are fully extended after impact. This is the position you want to strive to.
Also note the yellow line and see how straight the point between my right elbow and the club? (That’s the secret. A full release means that even your wrists straighten out near and after impact. The wrists release upwards, not toward the target, this is something a lot of teachers and players do not tell you.)
Mind you, my swing isn’t perfect my any means but I am only pointing out the good parts. (and yes this 2-iron did go straight about 230 yards so I can’t complain)
Today’s Swing Thoughts
I really felt that my hands were soft throughout my swing, meaning I felt like swinging real easy.
To get this feeling, try to maintain the same amount of grip pressure during your whole swing, whether you grip it at level 2 or level 5.
I also really felt like really swinging through the “after-impact” position shown above. That’s actually my swing thought, the image of both of my arms fully extended and released after impact. The lower body must support your upper body so don’t forget the lower body action either.
Now here’s the video in action.
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I haven’t been golfing that much lately other than hitting some balls. (actually just once this year)
My last outing went pretty well though so here are my key thoughts:
1. Swing in rhythm
2. Really feel like standing up.
3. Swing like butter, like Freddy Couples.
4. During practice, hit each ball with thought and quality. Don’t just bang 100 balls and tell yourself you’ve practiced. Even though I don’t practice much or even play ever, I can pretty much take money from everyone because I practice “quality” practicing. This is definitely psychological effect that “quality” practice can give you, by letting you only see your best efforts. If you simply bang balls and not give it your 200% on every practice shot, exact same thing will happen during a round of golf and you’ve just wasted an hour of hitting balls.
Phew, that’s about it. Now, I really gotta take some videos again…
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