If you wish to hit the ball pure — and with tons of energy — it is advisable to generate ball-first contact.
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There are quite a lot of issues that have to occur at impression for the ball to come off the clubface pure, straight and with tons of pace. Considered one of them is getting your swing arc to attain its low level barely forward of the ball. That is the key to Tour-level contact and that feeling of Yeah, I caught that one good! The one manner to do that is to shift your middle of mass towards the goal as you’re putting the ball.
Right here’s easy methods to visualize what it is advisable to do. At tackle, image a line working straight right down to the bottom simply off your lead shoulder (beneath, left). Simply as you attain the tip of your backswing, your aim is to shift your physique ahead, getting your lead shoulder an excellent half foot in entrance of the imaginary line (beneath, proper). Discover within the image how every part — my head, torso, hips and decrease physique — have shifted towards the goal.
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When making an attempt this, quite a lot of rec gamers merely tilt their hips towards the goal. That’ll solely trigger your higher physique to hold again and transfer the underside of your arc behind the ball. Not good!
When you get it proper, you’ll not solely hear the sound of pure compression, you’ll really feel it.
Brady Riggs is a GOLF High 100 Trainer who teaches at Hansen Dam GC in Pacoima, Calif., and PGA WEST Golf Academy in La Quinta, Calif
