| Copyright 2006 David Nevogt | | | | slightly flexed, and then we bend from the |
| | | | hips. |
| I'm going to give you some great golf | | | | |
| backswing advice that's going to help you a | | | | In the golf swing, the knees never ever get |
| lot. There are two mistakes that you can make | | | | straight in the backswing. They stay flexed |
| in the backswing. And then I'm going to tell | | | | the entire way. |
| you the correct way to do it. | | | | |
| | | | The game of golf starts and ends right here. |
| The first mistake is, if your shoulder | | | | Good players play the sport from inside the |
| doesn't move and doesn't turn backwards, then | | | | right knee as they turn. It doesn't go out |
| your arms will run into it and the shoulder | | | | and it doesn't go straight. But it stays |
| will tilt up in the air. And if you do that, | | | | where it was at the beginning of the |
| the golf swing will look too vertical, and | | | | backswing, so as we start back the knees |
| you'll hit the ground and you'll hit a lot of | | | | don't move. |
| shots off to the right. | | | | |
| | | | Now, the downswing: As the arms start to |
| On the other hand, some of you think so much | | | | unwind the knees don't move at all. The |
| of turning that you turn your right shoulder | | | | centrifugal force, the speed of the golf club |
| and your hips together, and the golf club | | | | swings into the ground. |
| gets way around inside. | | | | |
| | | | As the club passes you and your left hip |
| So, for those of you that do this, you'll | | | | starts to move out of the way, then, and only |
| wind up hitting a lot of tops because the | | | | then, does the right knee start to get |
| club won't swing back down. | | | | straighter in the downswing after impact. |
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| So, let me give you some golf backswing | | | | And the entire time, make sure that you don't |
| advice. This is the correct way. After | | | | lock your left knee in the downswing. Keep it |
| you've addressed the golf ball, the right | | | | slightly flexed as you swing through. You |
| shoulder starts turning backwards. And that | | | | don't have to come all the way up and |
| way, this enables the golf club to swing up | | | | straighten it up. |
| on the correct plane. | | | | |
| | | | I think that that might help you improve your |
| So, if you can move your shoulder out of the | | | | golf swing. Think about this tip a couple of |
| way and don't turn your bottom much, the golf | | | | times and make sure that this is what you're |
| club will move up on plane as you turn away | | | | thinking of when you swing the golf club, in |
| from the golf ball. | | | | relation to your knees. |
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| Now, I'm going to tell you the role that the | | | | And thanks. |
| knees play during the entire golf swing. The | | | | |
| correct posture in golf, in order to improve | | | | David Nevogt writes golf instruction material |
| your golf swing, is that you bend at your | | | | that helps golfers of all levels reach their |
| hips, over the bones that are on both sides | | | | full potential and lower their scores. David |
| of your hips. | | | | is the author of "The Simple Golf Swing" |
| | | | which guarantees to have you shooting 7 |
| We don't sit in this sport. We have our knees | | | | strokes lower in only 1 week from today. |