Proper Golf Swing Sequence, (Video) - by Pete Styles
Proper Golf Swing Sequence, (Video) - by Pete Styles

Now, when you develop a good, consistent golf swing, one of the keys to make sure it stays consistent when you're out in the golf course and particularly when you're under pressure is making sure that you stay nicely sequenced and you don't get quick. Now, we all remember that key shot of McIlroy when he was playing the Master's last year and he duck hooked it off the 10th tee and he was up in the bungalows looking for his golf ball where nobody had ever been there before. Now, that was an example of him getting quick under pressure. Playing beautiful golf for the first three days, getting a bit erratic in the front nine and then that quick swing on ten and we all know it unraveled from there when he lost the tournament.

Now, when you're thinking about being quick yourself, don't mistake quick for club head speed. You can have plenty of club head speed without getting quick and without getting out of sequence. So the key to sequencing your golf swing correctly should be from a good setup position, you have a nice, one-piece takeaway. We've talked about turning the shoulder and the left arm all nicely as one piece. Then make sure you complete your backswing. Sometimes if you don't get the top of your backswing, you start your downswing; your shoulders wouldn't quite be in the right sequence either.

So, one piece turn back, lift it nicely to the top, complete the shoulder rotation to about 90 degrees. Now, start your downswing from your legs, from your left heel, from your left hip. Make sure that its hands, shoulders, and then legs start the downswing. We don't want the hands to get quick from the top with that resulting coming over and then the McIlroy snap hook comes from there. So, one piece, lift to the top with the shoulders, drive with the bottom half on the way down, nice, big, balanced finish.

Try and maintain your temper right the way through your practice sessions and right the way through your entire round of golf, particularly taking note that when you're under pressure you don't get out to sequence and you don't start getting quick with your swing.

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Now, when you develop a good, consistent golf swing, one of the keys to make sure it stays consistent when you're out in the golf course and particularly when you're under pressure is making sure that you stay nicely sequenced and you don't get quick. Now, we all remember that key shot of McIlroy when he was playing the Master's last year and he duck hooked it off the 10th tee and he was up in the bungalows looking for his golf ball where nobody had ever been there before. Now, that was an example of him getting quick under pressure. Playing beautiful golf for the first three days, getting a bit erratic in the front nine and then that quick swing on ten and we all know it unraveled from there when he lost the tournament.

Now, when you're thinking about being quick yourself, don't mistake quick for club head speed. You can have plenty of club head speed without getting quick and without getting out of sequence. So the key to sequencing your golf swing correctly should be from a good setup position, you have a nice, one-piece takeaway. We've talked about turning the shoulder and the left arm all nicely as one piece. Then make sure you complete your backswing. Sometimes if you don't get the top of your backswing, you start your downswing; your shoulders wouldn't quite be in the right sequence either.

So, one piece turn back, lift it nicely to the top, complete the shoulder rotation to about 90 degrees. Now, start your downswing from your legs, from your left heel, from your left hip. Make sure that its hands, shoulders, and then legs start the downswing. We don't want the hands to get quick from the top with that resulting coming over and then the McIlroy snap hook comes from there. So, one piece, lift to the top with the shoulders, drive with the bottom half on the way down, nice, big, balanced finish.

Try and maintain your temper right the way through your practice sessions and right the way through your entire round of golf, particularly taking note that when you're under pressure you don't get out to sequence and you don't start getting quick with your swing.