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The Most
Important Thing About the Downswing
IMPACT! There is nothing like the sweet feeling
of contact when the ball feels soft and the swing
effortless, but the fact is, when you think you are actually
hitting the ball, it has already traveled ten feet! It
takes that long for the electrical impulses to go from hand
to brain.
This being the case, there is no way that a golfer can
change the course of the forward swing once it is well
underway. So leave it alone! The golfer's task
is to get it started right, to get the orbit on the right
path. That first move in the downswing is called the
transition, which means the place where the swing stops
going back and up, and begins coming down and forward.
In order to make a correct transition, an assumption is made
that you have followed the program, to this point, and 1)
have a grip that points the V's to the right shoulder, 2) a
stance that has the tail feathers in the air, and 3) a
backswing that moves the left shoulder over the right hip.
The first element of the change-of-direction is that the
swing is actually moving in two directions at once.
The arms, shoulders, and club are reaching their apex in the
swing, at the same time as the left knee (right-hand golfer)
and hips art moving to the left. This move is subtle
yet definite. It is the mart of all good ball
strikers.
Done correctly, this little "bump" of the lower body sets up
a good down and forward swing; it routes the arms on an
inside track, rather than the common
upper-body-spin-over-the-top move. It also sets the
left hip over the left heel early in the swing, allowing a
free release to happen naturally.
So, the most important thing about the downswing is… the
transition.
Harvey Penick called it the "magic Move." Make it your
own and your game will improve. |
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