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Jerry Newham's 7 Key Golf Swing Stages
from: Jerry NewhamThere are 7 key stages to the golf swing. Popular golf coach,
and Director of Coaching at The Sussex Golf Academy, Jerry
Newham explains:
Address / Setup
Tilt forward from the hips, keeping the back straight and the
chin up. Flex both knees with weight evenly spread between both
feet. Arms hang freely under the chin. Active body, passive arms
and hands.
Halfway Back
Left arm and hand swing club back on a slight inside path. Right
arm folds. This will allow backswing position to be achieved
creating width and depth. Shoulders fully turn along the same
hip turn. Both knees stay flexed and poiting to the front. Toe
of club should be pointing to the sky.
Top of Backswing
A correct position is achieved by swinging the left arm and
hand. The right arm is passive but supportive. Shoulders should
be fully turned 90 degrees and hips turned 45 degrees. The knees
stay flexed with weight in the feet. Balance and body position /
height should be maintained. Downward resistance powers the
hands.
Downswing
The hands initiate the downswing which makes the body respond.
The angle of the backswing is maintained through the downswing,
allowing the club to be released just prior to impact, thus club
head speed is created through the ball.
Impact Position
The club returns square to the target and is now able to extend
forward along the intended line of flight. Note the shoulder
line should be parallel to the club line just as in the setup
but the hip is open. This creates space to allow us to swing
through to our finish.
Extension Through Ball
The weight is transferred to our target side through the hip and
foot action, this allows the arms, hands and club to be swung
through the ball towards our target generating prolonged contact
and most importantly the direction. Note the head remains still
looking at the point where the ball was to allow backward
resistance.
The Follow Through
The follow through tells us what has gone before. If we finish
the swing in the correct position and are poised and balanced
facing the target then we have completed the swing with a
consistent flowing movement which must be repeated until it
becomes automatic.
About the author:
Jerry Newham is one of Europe's most popular golf coaches.
Thousands of pupils each year take
his indoor golf
academy in Sussex, UK in order to learn the ultimate way
to swing. Jerry is also star of the new golf instructional DVD,
The Swingmakers.
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