| Most duffers have a hard time with proper swing | | | | carry a tray. |
| timing. We struggle with creating maximum clubhead | | | | At this position the front hand, both shoulders and |
| speed and squaring the clubface at impact. The shots | | | | the back hand should all be in a straight line from the |
| we end up with are often embarrassing; slices and/or | | | | ball to the back hand. That indicates you've |
| blocks. | | | | completed a full shoulder turn, a key to creating the |
| If the description above hits a little close to home | | | | proper width and length in the golf swing. |
| then you have just found a drill that will help you | | | | Now start your downswing using the lower body, |
| develop better swing timing; hitting shots longer and | | | | most of us will use a slight bump of the hips toward |
| straighter than you could have ever imagined possible. | | | | the target or replacing the heel of the front foot |
| Let me introduce you to the "Clap Your Hands" drill. | | | | back to the ground as a trigger to start the |
| This drill will teach you to synchronize the | | | | downswing. Keep your head back and don't allow the |
| straightening of your front leg and back arm along | | | | hand to rush through the shot. |
| with squaring your shoulders and clubface at impact. | | | | The back hand should come down and around during |
| Straightening your front leg produces the down force | | | | the swing and "clap" the front hand. This drills helps |
| required to create maximum leverage. This leverage | | | | you to keep from starting the downswing with your |
| is necessary to allow the arms and hands to swing | | | | upper body and making an "over the top" swing; a |
| the club faster. Straightening the trailing arm produces | | | | common swing fault which destroys the resistance of |
| additional leverage increasing clubhead speed and | | | | the front side and makes it difficult to square the |
| power. Combine these to moves correctly - perfect | | | | clubface. |
| swing timing - and you'll multiply the speed and power | | | | Time Your Arm & Leg - At the moment the |
| of your swing significantly. | | | | clap, described above, takes place straighten your |
| Add to that a square clubface and you'll amaze | | | | front leg. That is the perfect timing needed for a |
| everyone, even yourself, at the shots you're | | | | great swing with the simultaneous straightening of |
| producing. Your golf buddies won't have a clue how | | | | the front leg and back arm. |
| you are suddenly hitting it past them and keeping it | | | | Straightening the front leg provides the resistance |
| down the middle too! | | | | needed for a great golf swing while the straightening |
| The Clap Your Hands Drill | | | | of the back arm provides clubhead speed and power. |
| Simulate Your Backswing - Stand as if at address, | | | | Further this clapping drill will train you to keep your |
| assume the correct golf swing posture and bring | | | | shoulders square longer helping you to also square |
| your arms and hands in front of your body with the | | | | the clubface. It also provides you the room your |
| palms together as if holding a club. Now turn your | | | | need to straighten your arms for maximum leverage. |
| shoulders using the back arm only to simulate a | | | | The beauty of this drill is that it can be done |
| backswing leaving the front hand in its original | | | | anywhere you have a moment at home, the office, |
| address position. | | | | on the range or the course. I've even done this when |
| Your back arm, once it reaches the top of the | | | | in the grocery store with the wife. Of course you'll |
| backswing, should be bent with the elbow kept close | | | | need to be prepared for the strange looks others |
| to the torso and the hand pointing up toward the | | | | may cast in your direction if they should catch you in |
| sky. Except for the torso being bent forward it | | | | the act. |
| should look to an observer like how a waiter would | | | | |