Golf Swing - Downswing - The Secret of the Golf Swing
An article by: Bobby Eldridge
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The Secret
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The Secret to the Correct Downswing
This is where PurePoint Golf Instruction varies from all other golf instruction out there. Now
you are ready to start the downswing. You have arrived safely at the top and now you need to return
to the bottom in one piece. When you are ready to start the downswing, the very first move is for
the right arm to begin to straighten out and return to impact in the exact same position it started
in.(#52)
Golf Instruction - The Right Arm must Unhinge FirstIn
order to do that, the right arm has to start to come unhinged as soon as you begin the
downswing.(#52) There have been millions of words written on
this topic. As a matter of fact, it seems like every time anyone goes near this subject, the entire
golf world throws the four letter word "cast" at you. The terms "cast" or "casting the golf club"
were used in the 60's and have escalated to the point where if you mention any other way of
swinging the golf club down other than "pulling on the handle" or creating drag and creating a
tight angle with your arms, the golf world is ready to pounce on you.
The good news, bad news is the terms "pulling on the handle" and "creating a tight angle" have kept
me very busy for the past 25 years. If you are trying to practice the above mentioned phrases, I
feel very confident you'll end up hitting too many shots to the right. The ability to hit a golf
ball squarely with the correct timing has more to do with how many hours you can dedicate to the
game than it does with how hard you can pull on the handle of the golf club.
Downswing Creates Club Head SpeedYour ability to
create clubhead speed lies in the speed you can swing your hands, arms and golf club not in how
fast you can pull the grip end of the golf club. Clubhead speed is created from you generating
width in the right arm on its journey back to the golf ball.
Swinging just the hands, arms and golf club back to the golf ball with maximum clubhead speed
independent of the lower and upper body is not the answer either. Swinging the golf club back to
the golf ball on the correct path with maximum clubhead speed is the combination of the hands, arms
and golf club swinging in conjunction with the lower body moving out of the way and the upper body
turning back towards the target. The upper and lower body CANNOT swing independent of each
other.
As the right arm begins to unhinge, the left hip must move one or two inches towards the target.
Then the left hip should start to turn out of the way so the hands, arms and golf club can have a
place to swing to after impact.(#53)
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