Global Sports: The Golf Swing and How to Improve It

Thursday, February 3, 2011

The Golf Swing and How to Improve It

By Jeremy Winters


Golfers usually learn their golf swing in one of two different ways - either through trial and error, or through having training. The failings of the first method are clear, even though there is a trend for many to select this method on the basis that they have learned to play other sports in this particular way. Nevertheless, golf is such a difficult sport to master that the only satisfactory route to success is through lessons.

Nonetheless, while practising in your own home, bear in mind the following elements. The very first and most important reality is the golf swing just isn't in fact able to be mastered in one go. Instead, there are a variety of elements which together shape the swing. The two most important elements are those of the turning of the body and the swinging of your arms.

Rotating of the body: To achieve an efficient swing, it is critical for you to move your body in a near to horizontal plane. The plane needs to be at right angles to the spinal column along the line of the shoulders.

Swinging of the arms: Your arm swing is as closely as you possibly can targeted at the ball. The entire body turns to permit the arms to swing, with the shoulders remaining as relaxed as possible to ensure that the entire upper body moves in a single fluid movement.

Although in theory the combination of these aspects seems rather simple, in reality it's very hard to effectively integrate these two movements. Within the golf swing itself, there are two major components to concentrate on, those of the backswing and the downswing. As the terms indicate, the backswing will be the part when the club is lifted to the right of the body (for right handed golfers) from your starting position, with your downswing being the time period when the club is brought down to make contact with the ball.

When performing your backswing, the objective is for the club to move in a circular orbit around the golfer. The body must be turned properly to be able to make enough room for the club to move in and up. From the very top of the swing, the downswing will start. Your hips will need to be moved from back to left, which tightens up the upper body permitting you to have far more power in addition to assisting the club to keep on track.

In general, once professionally mastered, a golf swing seems to be a single fluid easy motion. Even so, in reality, it's a complex combination of the turning of your body and also the swinging of your arms as well as the backswing and downswing linking together. Golf is not an easy game, but with practice and lessons, you'll quickly attain a fair handicap, helping to make your game even more fun.




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