How to Improve Your Golf Swing.
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Pictures and video clips are shown for this parton my website at:http://basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.com/onepiecetakeaway.html
The One-Piece Takeaway Movement
This is a brief outline of what is in my lesson modules.(Note: the references are for a right-handed golfer. I am aleft-handed golfer, myself. Please think left in place of rightif you are also a left-hander.)
You have positioned yourself at your golf ball, set up in acomfortable posture, and you are now ready for your firstmovement to take your golf club away from your ball.
The start of your first move is to draw your right shoulder andarmpit area back towards your right heel --- in a straight line.The completion of this move will place you in a position whichfeatures: * The front of your shoulders closely in line with yourright foot. * Your shoulder blades facing the green or fairway areawhere your golf ball will land.
* During this single movement action you are to maintain yourposture angles. * You must also maintain the position of your arms to yourbody and of your hands to your forearms. * There must NOT be any sideways movements of your armsto help you turn. * There must NOT be any turning of the hands. * There must NOT be any "flipping" or "hinging" of the handsat your wrists during the early part of this movement. An often used instruction to start the takeaway is to initiatethe movement with your left arm and left side. Little thoughtis given to your right side. Your right side has to movebackwards, out of the way, for your left side to arc comfortablydown and under your chin.
And, guess what?
Correctly pulling your right shoulder area back to your rightheel will comfortably draw your left shoulder under your chinwithout any difficult pushing activity.
So, how do you pull your right side backwards as indicated above?First, a practice exercise.
1. Stand up right. (Do this in front of a mirror if you can.) 2. Put your hands on your shoulders to prevent arm movement. 3. Firm your whole body. 4. Pull your right shoulder straight back to be above your rightheel. 5. You must feel the weight of your body about half way betweenyour right hip joint and your tailbone. 6. The front of both shoulders should be above your right foot.
Did you notice what muscle carried out this movement?
No! OK, repeat the movement following the above instructions.As soon as you begin the movement try to identify what muscleis pulling your shoulder and armpit area backwards.
Still can't quite figure out which muscle it is?
It is the part of your large back muscle where it passes overyour right kidney area. At least you will feel more tensionat this spot of your back muscle.
Your back muscle is very powerful --- when it is stretched outand then tightened aggressively. The effort needed by this muscleto draw your right shoulder backwards is not very much. In mylessons, I use an arbitrary number like one twentieth of itspower.
This is the only conscious movement you need to do the "onepiece takeaway".
In the pictures and videos on my website you can see how myupper body responds to the one movement described above.
The One-Piece Takeaway Movement — In Posture
1. Set up in your usual posture when addressing the golf ball. 2. Place your hands on the front of your shoulders. 3. Firm your whole body. 4. Be aware that your spine is now angled forward. 5. Pull your right shoulder straight back to be above yourright heel. 6. But, since your spine is angled forward your right shoulderalso arcs upwards as it moves backwards. 7. Feel your left shoulder arcing forward and under yourchin area. 8. As above, your arms must not move out of position to yourbody to assist the turn movement. 9. You must feel the weight of your body about half waybetween your right hip joint and your tailbone.
This turn in posture must feel comfortable.You should not feel any pinching and stretching in yoursides or backbone areas.
Summary
Remember, the more movements you use or allow in your takeawaymovement then the more problems you will have trying to makeall these movements work together. You can do this. But, youwill have to practice more often.
If you can learn to do the biggest part of your takeaway withone movement you make it easier to improve your golf swing withless practice.
About the AuthorCopyright by Glen OsborneJuly 2004artcomment@basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.comhttp://basicbodymovementforanygolfswing.com
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