Saturday, November 18, 2006

Relaxed swing that works

 Why it's called a golf swing.

 
If you've been playing Golf for a while you'll know how important
relaxation is during the swing. It is not just one of the five swing principles,
it is without question the most important swing principal. It's probably also
safe to say it's the least understood of the five principles. I'm going to give
you an exercise so your understanding will be crystal clear.
 
For your body to be able to make a good, effective swing you must be relaxed
physically and mentally. And that's a broad statement that will absolutely
mean something different to everyone. It's a true statement but meaningless.
What I want you to learn in this lesson is specifics on what to relax and how to relax.
 
First, what to relax.  Should your whole body be relaxed?  Yes.  Does that mean
your whole body should be like Jell-O? No. When the swimmers are on the block
during a meet and ready to dive in the water, what physical things are they doing?
They are shaking their arms and legs to relax all their muscles. Have you ever
seen them do this?
 
In an effective golf swing the legs do all the work.  We want them relaxed and
ready to do all the work. But it's the shoulders that want to help make the club
go fast and accurate. That's the muscle group that wrecks the swing for 99% of
golfers. That's what this lesson will address.
 
First let me say you can do this!  I get lots of questions that ask, “How in the
heck can I make a golf swing with relaxed shoulders? How does a backswing
start with relaxed shoulders?”
 
I'm going to let the cat out of the bag, right now!  This simple exercise will answer
all those questions and give you the sense of relaxation that you want during your
entire golf swing. When you finish reading about this exercise I want you to stand
up and do it. I want you to completely understand shoulder relaxation and prove
to yourself that you can make a golf swing with shoulder relaxation.
 
The exercise: stand tall with your feet spread shoulder width.  Flex your knees
slightly, and then bend forward enough to allow your arms to hang freely. Your
arms should be hanging completely free. Your arms are trying to come out of your
shoulders, because your shoulder muscles are so relaxed. Now, use your body to
cause your arms to be swung or flung. That's a backswing. Don't let your arms to
any of the work! Start with a small swing and build up to a full swing.
 
You may be tempted to help move your arms with your shoulders.  Don't do it!  Your
body and legs must be in control and they make your arms swing freely. Now you
understand why it's called a golf Swing. The legs make the arms swing. The legs
are absolutely in control. It's OK to let your arms be out of your control. Actually,
it's a necessity.
 
When you can successfully do this exercise in your living room, you next want to do
it with a golf club (no ball) in your backyard. With a 7-iron in hand, make the same
small swing with total shoulder relaxation. Make just a small careless swing until
you're comfortable with it. Only then make a little bit bigger swing until you get to
a full swing with your shoulders completely relaxed.
 
It's a great exercise .  When you physically and
mentally understand this relaxation principal through this exercise, you will hit shots
that you only dreamed of hitting.
 

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