| We all strive to perfect our swing on the course. By | | | | Hand positioning and overall grip on the club although |
| taking into account certain aspects of our body, hand | | | | basic , is often overlooked as an aspect we can |
| and foot positioning, along with the introduction of | | | | improve on within our game. One major element we |
| power, we should see a major improvement in our | | | | should consider with regard to the grip is to keep the |
| overall swing results. | | | | hand pressure soft. You should have complete |
| First, try to stabilise the lower half of your body. This | | | | control of the club, but if someone wanted to pull |
| will enable you to have softness in the upper body | | | | the club out of your hands they should not have to |
| to make a full shoulder wind, however this in itself will | | | | yank it that hard. |
| not give you the powerful coiling action we are after. | | | | The finished foot position is extremely important |
| For coiled power you must set your lower body to | | | | when we are perfecting our swing. As a rule you |
| resist your free-flowing upper half. By doing that you | | | | should always be aiming to ‘show your spikes'. |
| limit your hip rotation and so increase the difference | | | | This is a perfect indicator that not only has the |
| between hip and shoulder turns, which adds the | | | | correct swing taken place but power has also been |
| powerful sprung tension to your limbs. The overall | | | | transferred through the body. Your torso should be in |
| benefit of adopting these strategies is that your | | | | line with the shot and your right foot should be |
| downswing starts correctly for you. When you | | | | vertical and balanced on the toe. As your hips rotate |
| correctly turn your shoulders a lot more than your | | | | fully through the shot correctly, then the right heel is |
| hips, you will feel your hips wanting to snap back, | | | | pulled up naturally into this position. |
| releasing the springy coil you have created. | | | | |