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Friday, October 1, 2010
Phase 1 - Address the Ball
To begin our approach you must first grip the club. Your thumbs should line up with the top of the club.
Step up to the ball aligning it up with the inside of your front foot.
Keep your feet shoulder width apart. The feet, the knees, the hips and the shoulders should in line with the target. You should lean forward slightly from the waist, and have your knees slightly bent to allow flexibility. Your arms should hang comfortably in front of your body, to be able to swing more freely. The weight of the body should be on the balls of the feet. Both arms should be straight but relaxed.
Novice grip
Expert grip
Step up to the ball aligning it up with the inside of your front foot.
Novice view
Expert view
Keep your feet shoulder width apart. The feet, the knees, the hips and the shoulders should in line with the target. You should lean forward slightly from the waist, and have your knees slightly bent to allow flexibility. Your arms should hang comfortably in front of your body, to be able to swing more freely. The weight of the body should be on the balls of the feet. Both arms should be straight but relaxed.
Scientific Terminology
Stand at the anatomical position.
To begin our approach you must first grip the club.
Adduct both sternoclavicular joints until your hands meet along the coronal plane around the anterior posterior axis.. Flex all fingers on both hands. Pronate hands 90 degrees. Adduct both hands towards your anterior until they meet.
Stand above the ball with it directly in your median plane. Slide your body so the ball moves laterally to the inside of your front foot.
There should be slight flexion in the tibiofemoral joints.
Phase 2 - The Swing
The backswing starts with the initial rotation of your shoulders and hips. Bring your arms and hands back and over your head. Your back elbow should be horizontal with the ground. The shoulders should turn fully leaving your back facing the target and your weight on the back foot.
The downswing begins by pushing your weight from back to front and rotating the body and hips. Your shoulders, arms and hands will follow, powering the club through impact. As the ball is struck your hips are turned with the shoulders parallel to the ball. The movement continues until the whole body is facing the target. The motion should be constant from the start of the downswing to the finish of the follow through. Remember to keep your head down and keep your eye on the ball.
Novice view
Expert view
The downswing begins by pushing your weight from back to front and rotating the body and hips. Your shoulders, arms and hands will follow, powering the club through impact. As the ball is struck your hips are turned with the shoulders parallel to the ball. The movement continues until the whole body is facing the target. The motion should be constant from the start of the downswing to the finish of the follow through. Remember to keep your head down and keep your eye on the ball.
Novice view
Scientific Terminology
Rotate the hips and shoulder to begin the backswing. The humeroulnar hinge joints will flex as the club moves up and behind the head. At the top of your swing, your posterior should be facing the target. The superior half of the body will twist as the inferior half of the body should remain stable splitting the transverse plane. Rotate the hips and shoulders forward to begin the forward motion of the swing. As the club follows thru, extend the humeroulnar hinge joints to strike the ball.
Phase 3 - The Follow Through
As the club strikes the ball, you must follow your swing all the way through. If you do not continue your swing all the way through you may hook or slice the ball. Practice these motions till you are fluent.
Expert View
Scientific Terminology
It is important on the follow thru for the front hand to supinate and the back hand to pronate together. Radiocarpal joint rotation is key to hitting the ball straight. The front foot should remain stable and the rear foot should plantar flex. The head should rotate after the ball is struck as the follow thru of the body will pull it that way.
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