Beginner golf swing
Beginner golf swing instruction
When you consider how much is written on the swing, it’s really no surprise that most golfers are utterly confused. I know from my own experience in running golf schools that players of all age and ability find it hard to get away from quite complicated and (often) contradictory thoughts that basically tie them in knots. Certainly, if there’s one thing you must have before you can contemplate building a sound, correct swing, it is a clear mindset, so let me begin with a simple definition of what the golf swing is. Break it down into its component parts and you are looking at a body turn coupled with a natural hand action. These two distinct movements are connected via what I like to term the ‘control area’ of the arms and shoulders – the long, narrow triangle that we have illustrated here. Over the page we will look in detail at the importance of establishing this triangle, and the keys to you incorporating it in your set-up. But first, let me stress the simplicity of the two key movements you have to learn in order to play good golf – the body turn and the hand action.
Create balance, then turn: Use the basic body-turn drill as a warm-up to train your body to move correctly. The idea is that you rotate your shoulders through 90 degrees, the lower body stabilising the turn. Sense that your weight flows in harmony (and logically) with the direction of motion, and finish with your body in this straight up-and-down position.
Natural hand action: Grab a club and rehearse this wrist-action exercise (right). The key is to establish a regular set-up. Then, without actually moving your hands from their original position, simply hinge your wrists as far as you can to get the clubhead working away from and then towards the target. Keep the upper arms and shoulders passive and cultivate this hand-and-wrist action. When you go on to combine the body turn with this natural hand action, you will be on your way to building a solid and repeating swing.
Once you have set the control area (the long narrow triangle), the key is then to try and maintain it as you develop this hand action.
Upper part of the arms remain passive throughout - just as they should in the swing itself
1. Extending the arms gives you the long narrow triangle that enables the wrists to hinge freely and fully. As you prepare to rehearse this exercise, keep the upper arms passive
2. Without actually moving the arms too far to the right, hinge your wrists back to the max - really crank the right hand back on itself to get the clubhead moving away
3. Upper arms and shoulders remain passive as the right hand releases the clubhead. Though the hands move only a short distance, you can actually build good clubhead speed
4. Use this simple drill to isolate the hand action and work on it. The right hand and forearm releasing over the left through impact provides the ‘snap’ that maximises your speed
You want a firm grip but at the same time one that leaves the forearms
free of tension for a free-flowing transfer of energy
Hinge the right hand back on itself to get this full wrist ‘cock’
Hands ‘release’ to return the club to the ball
Training hand action in this fashion paves the way for a dynamic ‘release’
once you marry this with the body turn
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