Connected Golf Swing
Golf swing tips videos as always it all starts at address.
Connected golf swing. I m definitely missing keeping my arms connected to my body. The connected swing has all parts working in proper order namely the hips torso shoulders and arms. We have the golf swing and your total game boiled down to the 5. If you don t stay connected and experience the dreaded chicken wing as i demonstrate in photo 4 and 5 you ll end up with far too long a backswing and an abbreviated through swing.
Many believe the key to the connection is keeping the left arm close to the chest on the backswing and downswing with the right arm mirroring the same action on the follow through. Particularly when they re playing well they talk about a connected golf swing and maybe vice versa when they re playing badly oh he got a bit disconnected there. By keeping it there all the way through the swing as i do in photo 3 you ll feel more connected and see the results immediately both in distance and accuracy. This unity creates an efficient well coiled swing the produces powerful shots with minimal effort.
I worked with the magic move early wrist break and simple golf terry bradley feet pressure grip posture and head behind the ball. Ben hogan has been always been recognized as having one of the most connected golf swings of all time a swing that most instruction has been based upon. That leads to another common flaw. Unfortunately golfers do sometimes too much.
So far your explanation on takeaway is understandable. I know i swing to hard at times. Many golfers lean away from the ball during their backswing and try to correct it by moving ahead of the ball during the downswing. Unlike baseball or tennis the ball doesn t move.
For those looking to make fully fueled golf swings that are nice and tight this video on how to stay connected in golf is for you. If you are hitting offline shots there are ways to. Connected golf swing video by pete styles now whenever you watch any good play on the tv and you re listening to the commentators they ll often talk about how someone who s really connected. However as shown above hogan definitely was not connected in the sense we have been informed.