Set The Stage With A Great Golf Back Swing (Video) - by Pete Styles
Set The Stage With A Great Golf Back Swing (Video) - by Pete Styles

So, if we have now established how important it is going to be to make sure this clubface comes through square to impact and it’s particularly important to note that we are not going to over rotate the hands and the forearms and create the hook or the overdrill shot. We need to make sure that during the backswing we are doing everything we can to set the club in a right position that isn't going to encourage this over rotation of the hands in the downswing.

So, at the setup we are making a nice movement to the top and actually at this point here we are effectively setting the stage, the downswing transition. So, a couple of key points we want to achieve. Now one of the main thing is that we keep connected, now a connected swing infers the body and the hands and the arms are all working together. So, in a connected takeaway, everything works together. In a disconnected takeaway, the hands move independently or the body moves independently and then the hands are not connected to the body. Now if that’s the case, and it’s not connected in the backswing or top of backswing position, it’s going to be very difficult to stay connected in the downswing position as well. If we are not connected, the hands are playing catch-up and that’s going to make them flip over too aggressively can cause big problems with the direction of the clubface and the direction of the shot. The other area that we might consider, is what the legs are doing kind of effect what the hands do on the downswing as well, because if the leg action on the backswing is a big sway to the side, over locking of the right leg, you could feel, you actually get quite stuck on your right leg. You are not going to be able to transition the body aggressively enough to the downswing, therefore it means the hands and the arms overtake before the body comes through and that’s going to make the clubface close too much. So, we want nice connection on the way back, big drive of the body on the way through, allowing the hands and arms and body to all stay connected and time themselves more accurately rather than staying back and flicking the hands over which can cause the ball to drag off line. So, let’s be really careful that we stay connected, stable and nice and aggressive with that lower half and a good side transition down to the ball should stop your hands over rotating and should stop hawking the golf ball. 2016-05-02

So, if we have now established how important it is going to be to make sure this clubface comes through square to impact and it’s particularly important to note that we are not going to over rotate the hands and the forearms and create the hook or the overdrill shot. We need to make sure that during the backswing we are doing everything we can to set the club in a right position that isn't going to encourage this over rotation of the hands in the downswing.

So, at the setup we are making a nice movement to the top and actually at this point here we are effectively setting the stage, the downswing transition. So, a couple of key points we want to achieve. Now one of the main thing is that we keep connected, now a connected swing infers the body and the hands and the arms are all working together. So, in a connected takeaway, everything works together. In a disconnected takeaway, the hands move independently or the body moves independently and then the hands are not connected to the body. Now if that’s the case, and it’s not connected in the backswing or top of backswing position, it’s going to be very difficult to stay connected in the downswing position as well. If we are not connected, the hands are playing catch-up and that’s going to make them flip over too aggressively can cause big problems with the direction of the clubface and the direction of the shot.

The other area that we might consider, is what the legs are doing kind of effect what the hands do on the downswing as well, because if the leg action on the backswing is a big sway to the side, over locking of the right leg, you could feel, you actually get quite stuck on your right leg. You are not going to be able to transition the body aggressively enough to the downswing, therefore it means the hands and the arms overtake before the body comes through and that’s going to make the clubface close too much.

So, we want nice connection on the way back, big drive of the body on the way through, allowing the hands and arms and body to all stay connected and time themselves more accurately rather than staying back and flicking the hands over which can cause the ball to drag off line. So, let’s be really careful that we stay connected, stable and nice and aggressive with that lower half and a good side transition down to the ball should stop your hands over rotating and should stop hawking the golf ball.