| The question of how to swing a golf club is probably | | | | ensure that you build up enough power in order to |
| as old as the game itself. At the professional level | | | | get the speed into the club. If you get this right then |
| the study of biomechanics of the golf swing has | | | | the correct position of your arms should then follow |
| gone into extreme detail and investigations have | | | | through. |
| been made into the optimum power, angle and | | | | On the downswing, just let gravity take its course! |
| stance of the swing. Each person is so individual, and | | | | The key here is to relax and imagine the turn again |
| there are so many different muscles involved in a | | | | coming from your back. Don't try and force your |
| swing, that the variations are almost endless. | | | | arms down, just let them flow and in this way you |
| All of this research however, can have the | | | | will not tighten the muscles and this should go a long |
| unfortunate effect of making some people believe | | | | way to correcting an inaccurate swing. You have |
| that swinging a club is actually harder than it actually | | | | probably heard this said before, but when you |
| is. As an example stand up and pretend that you are | | | | actually come to strike the ball imagine that you are |
| hitting a baseball with two arms. From there all you | | | | doing just another practice swing and that the ball |
| then need to do is to make adjustments to take into | | | | has just happened to get in the way. This will help to |
| effect that the ball is on the ground and you are on | | | | keep your arms relaxed and it will ensure that you |
| your way to a successful swing. | | | | are not trying to force power behind the ball at all |
| Getting your stance right is key to your swing. If | | | | costs. Your arms will automatically follow through and |
| your body is in the wrong shape then your muscles | | | | when the ball has gone, wait for your arms to push |
| will focus on correcting this misshape and a lot of | | | | your head upwards, all the while keeping your back |
| energy will be wasted, energy that could have gone | | | | loose and flexible. |
| into the swing. Once you have your stance right then | | | | If you follow these tips on how to swing a golf club, |
| you next need to look at your backswing. To get | | | | you will find your game gradually improving and |
| this right you should imagine that you are turning | | | | ultimately you will get a better result and a better |
| your back to the ball. This turning of your back will | | | | round. |