What Starts the Downswing?

Posted by Todd Mann | 11/02/2009

The start of the downswing should be a quiet kick of the front hip towards the target followed by a weight shift to the front foot. Doing this will allow the club to drop into the slot position and allow the body to properly unwind to complete the swing.

Avoid the common flaw of starting down with the hands and upper body. A downswing that starts down with the hands and upper body pushes the club outside the line -or over the top. An outside to inside swing path is the main cause of a slice. Other ball flight woes from coming over the top are shots that are pulled. It is difficult to hit consistent shots that are straight and on-line when the downswing is over the top.


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