Golf Swing Trainer – Top Of The Swing
In a golf swing there are three different parts that make up the entire swing, the upswing, the top of the swing and the downswing. In this post of golf swing trainer, I’ll cover the top of the swing.
The top of the swing a vital position, and when it is reached the next fatal flaw makes its appearance.
It might be wise to first take a look at the top of the back-swing. Actually there is no absolute top, in a sense that everything which has been moving in one upward and backward direction will reach it’s limit at the same time and start forward and down together. All the parts of the swinging system the club, hands, arms, body, and legs-do not reach their backward limits at the same time.
When we speak of the top of the back swing here, we mean the top of the swing for the hands.
Your swing can be thrown off, caused by an early body twist with a late upward wrist break. A swing that starts out great can easily be ruined as it nears the top.
What happens is that as the swing goes up, it gets tighter and tension develops. You will feel it mostly in the upper part of your body and it’s not a comfortable feeling. Subconsciously the player checks the shoulder turn, letting the left hand bend backwards as the wrist collapses and he/she looses the left hand grip.
At that point any well laid out plan just disappears. The restriction of one’s shoulder turn and the collapse of the left wrist permit the person to bring the club up instead of back and around. Relaxing of the left hand lets the club drop down into an over-swing. The right elbow comes up, and generally more weight settles on the left leg, as the player pivots instead of moving his weight, and settles himself into a more comfortable position the easy chair slouch.
At that point, all bets are off. The result will be a horrible shot that will have you looking for your ball somewhere you don’t want to be looking. The ball can and will fly just about anywhere. Most often resulting in a slice, but it can also be pulled, smothered, hooked, scuffed, topped, skied, or shanked.
How can you avoid having this happening to you?
The Answer:
The move that avoids the easy-chair slouch and gets you to the top correctly is simply a purposeful shoulder turn with a firm retention of the wrist position gained by the backward break. The shoulders are the motivating force, so let them turn then pick up the momentum and let it swing the hands to the top.
The key is to have you shoulders turn on the back swing, not rock. As the hands are brought up and around, the shoulders should tilt somewhat, with the right eventually becoming higher than the left. But one of the worst things that can happen is for the left shoulder to duck.
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