Free golf lesson 2
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Take this information to the chipping practice area, or your
back yard, and just get used to hitting down, forward, and through, the golf ball. Weight
60% on left side, small pendulum swing, strike the ball first, then take a small divot,
keep the arms and hands moving forward. In just a few minutes you will be hitting the ball
crisply and solidly. For slightly longer chip shots just increase the length of your
pendulum swing.
Note: Do not use the hands!
By this I mean swing the "whole unit". The whole unit includes the
shoulders, arms, wrists, hands, handle, shaft and clubhead. The whole unit moves "as
one" therefore no flicking or intentional use of the wrists and hands please. This
"whole unit pendulum" will never breakdown and is extremely consistent at
returning the clubhead precisely back to the golf ball.
Once you start taking a consistent shaped
divot (depth and line), irregular shaped divots will then tell you many things about your
golf swing. This is of great help both when practicing and playing out on the golf course.
Here are some examples of divot patterns:
These are general interpretations. There are a multitude of variables that can
cause different divot patterns.
No divot taken but hitting top half of the ball: - Body lifting "up' through impact
(anticipating the hit) / Using
a "scooping" action in trying to help lift the ball into the air / Left knee moving up and down (rather
than across)
Divot taken before striking the ball: -
Weight staying on right side through impact / or a reverse pivot body action.
Ball starts left of target and fades to the
right, divot has small left to right shaping: - "Out to in" swing path.
Ball starts right of target and draws to the
left, divot has small right to left shaping: - "In
to out" swing path.
Divot very deep
: - More severe up and down swing action used / probable body lunge at impact
(another form of anticipating the hit).
Ball lands left or right of the target, normal
straight divot pattern: Incorrect body alignment at address.
Next time you watch golf on TV take a close look
at the divots being taken. Nearly every shot includes a divot. Approach shots to the
green, especially at the flagstick, will often produce extra large divots (as seen flying
through the air) as a result of a fierce downward attack at the golf ball (below the
equator) for extreme backspin. Think of the divot as part of your golf swing!
The emphasis in this lesson has been on iron play. The
Driver is used mainly from the tee box and therefore only used approximately 13 or 14
times during a typical round of golf. The irons are used a great deal more, so it makes
sense to start hitting your irons solidly first, then move on to the Driver.
Also stopping the lesson at this stage will allow you to get
completely familiar and comfortable with swinging the "whole unit" with 60% of
your weight being favored on the left side.
The "set-up" for the Driver changes this
weight preference. The 60% now moves to the right side! More about that in the next
lesson.
Summary:
- TRUST THE LOFT
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Address the ball and move 60% of your weight over to the left
side.
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The "Bottom Dead Center" of the swing arc has now
moved fractionally left (or forward ) of the golf ball.
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Arms and hands are now ahead of the golf ball, and stay that
way through impact.
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Swing the "whole unit"
(shoulders, arms, wrists,
hands, handle, shaft and clubhead) in a pendulum type swing motion,
down, forward and
through, on a path to the target.
Start observing golfer's out on the golf
course or on t.v. Whenever a bad shot is made, the participant has failed to execute
all or part of The #1 Principle for solid ball striking (Irons).
Ron
Tutt
Director
of Golf (MGP)
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