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