| Do you have a perfect golf swing? I sure don't. Most | | | | flex with the front knee moving toward the ball. Get |
| folks reading this probably would say they don't have | | | | this right and you will automatically achieve the next |
| a perfect swing either. That is why you are here | | | | component in the perfect swing. |
| reading this article, you know you have room for | | | | Perfect Coil & Transition - The better you coil |
| improvement. We are all in pursuit of the perfect golf | | | | your body the more power your golf swing will have. |
| swing. | | | | The trick to a perfect coil is to rotate your torso |
| How much different is your swing than the perfect | | | | behind the ball within the area of your hips. There |
| swing. Do you know? It is important in this pursuit to | | | | should be no lateral movement, just turn. At the top, |
| be crystal clear about what it is we seek. Otherwise | | | | your front shoulder will have turned under your chin, |
| we might not recognize the perfect golf swing when | | | | the shaft is parallel to the ground, the front knee |
| we find it. | | | | points toward the ball and the back knee has |
| We will never achieve the perfect swing; we all know | | | | accepted the transfer of weight from the front side |
| that. Knowing what the swing should look like helps | | | | without losing its flex. After a brief pause at the top, |
| us to get our swing as close as possible to the one | | | | transition into the downswing with a slight bump of |
| we think of as perfect. Our game will improve in the | | | | the hips toward the front leg. Now you are into the |
| process. | | | | downswing. |
| So let's discuss the elements of the perfect swing. | | | | Perfect Downswing - As your hands drop the club |
| The Perfect Swing | | | | straight down the torso begins to unwind bringing the |
| Perfect Swing Balance - The golf swing requires | | | | arms and hands along for the ride. You want to keep |
| dynamic balance. That is balance in motion. | | | | the club on plane to make proper contact with the |
| Understanding this one fact will do more for your | | | | ball. Avoid the tendency to allow the front shoulder |
| swing than a new driver ever could. Balance begins | | | | to move back and up too soon. The primary aspects |
| with the set up. Here are a few key points on the | | | | of a perfect downswing are: the feet stay |
| perfect set up: | | | | connected to the ground, the spine angle remains |
| - Head behind the ball | | | | unchanged from address, the knees stay flexed and |
| - Shoulders tilted - front higher than back | | | | the head stays reasonably still. |
| - Shoulders aligned - parallel to the target line | | | | Perfect Impact - Mission accomplished. The impact |
| - Hands placed about halfway between the outside | | | | position is much like the set up position. The front |
| of the front leg and your zipper | | | | shoulder, arm and hip are in a straight line with each |
| - Knees bent slightly | | | | other. The hands are in the same position they were |
| - Feet just outside the shoulders | | | | during set up. The front wrist is flat and the back of |
| The set up determines the success of the swing | | | | the front hand points parallel to the target line. The |
| before it ever starts. Get this right and you are on | | | | front foot now supports most of your body weight |
| your way to that elusive perfect swing. | | | | with the head and torso still behind the ball. From |
| Perfect Takeaway - The first motion in the golf | | | | here the body simply follows the momentum of the |
| swing sets it on its path. Begin the motion correctly | | | | swing into a balanced finish position |
| and you will eliminate the need to make corrections | | | | When done as described above the golf swing |
| during the swing. Think low and slow here. Move the | | | | becomes a beautiful thing to watch and an even |
| clubhead back away from the ball along the target | | | | more beautiful thing to experience. Knowing what |
| line using the larger muscles of the shoulders while | | | | your swing should look and feel like will help you to |
| keeping the clubface aimed at the ball until the wrist | | | | hone your swing into a perfect swing; at least as |
| hinge. Keep the hands and shoulders moving together | | | | close to perfect as is humanly possible. |
| during the takeaway while both knees retain their | | | | |