HOW TO FEEL A GREAT BACKSWING
HOW TO FEEL A GREAT BACKSWING
Being able to get into a good position at the top of your backswing is important as it gives you a better chance to make the correct downswing from the “inside”. A great drill to help you feel what a good top of the backswing position feels like is to do this simple exercise.
Take your normal regular set up to the ball, just as you would if you were about to hit it (photo 1).
Then whilst you maintain your posture and body positions, lift the club up and rest it on your right shoulder next to your neck (photo 2). Your arms will be flexed at the elbow.
From here make a full shoulder and boy turn away from the target, just like you would do in a normal full backswing (photo 3).
When you have completed your body turn extend your arms and hands up and away from your right ear until your left arm comfortably straightens (photo 4).
You are now feeling what a good position feels like at the top of the backswing. Practise this often, in front of a mirror, at the range and you can even hit balls like it.
It won’t take long for you to establish this as your normal go to position at the top of the backswing.
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