Golf

According to many golfers, the arms and body move together. The prevalent thought on the downswing is to keep swinging the arms fast enough so that they stay in front of the chest. Is this however the best thinking? Is this what really happens in the swing? Sequence pictures of an effective swing show that […]

According to several top professional golfers, when you have a stable lower body you can really drive off your rear leg late in the downswing. This so-called ‘springboard effect’ is supposed to supply extra clubhead speed and ultimately more distance.” However this recommendation is contrary to what occurs in the swing – and what most

An increasing number of articles are dealing with driving the hips forward too soon which creates a lag time between the hips and arms. As a result of this early hip drive and created time lag, the arms and hands cannot get into position for contact in time. From what I have been able to

There are a few simple facts derived from physics that can help explain some of the things that we do — or should do — in the golf swing. For example, the more you can contact the middle of the ball in the middle of the clubhead, the greater will be distance and accuracy. When

Many golfers believe that a long backswing, in which there is much turning of the shoulders and hips, is an indication of good coiling. However, in most cases it is not. In true or effective coiling there should be maximal rotation of the shoulders with minimal rotation of the hips. This means that there should