You probably have experience with putting. You swing the putter straight back and then again straight thru down along the target line. OK, we want to use that experience in the full swing. Putting is an activity that uses only one lever (your arms stay in the same line with the putter throughout the stroke.)
What you are going to learn today is the two-lever putt. This is a motion where your left arm is one lever, and the golf club is the second lever. Take your stand by the golf ball. Now the idea is to swing back and swing thru just like putting. The only thing new is to allow your wrists to cock - uncock - cock thru the swing. This means allowing your second lever, the golf club, to swing back and "hinge". Move the club back from the ball just like putting. Imagine a target line going forward and back from the ball for a long distance. Because you are making a full swing, allow the club to go back a lot farther than with a putt. As the club is swung back, around hip height allow your wrists to break or cock (this is using the second lever) and keep tracing the imaginary target line back.
Just let your body react naturally to the movement of the club. DO not create tension between the shoulders and hips. Be relaxed and balanced. When you feel that you have swung back as far as is comfortable, then just PUTT down the target line. And as in a putt, you want to make sure to move a square clubface into the ball at the moment of impact. Continue your PUTT thru the target line and continue your swing comfortable. The metaphor of a two - lever putt can be a very useful one in learning how to swing a golf club. TRY IT! Is your ball flight straighter? Are you more in control of your game? Are you finally playing a Target game because you know your ball is going to go where you are aiming? If YES, and if you want to learn more about this method, then visit http://how-to-swing-a-golf-club.blogspot.com
John Matherly - How To Swing A Golf Club and http://golfvideos.blogspot.com
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