Use a tennis racquet to help you see and feel the club face during your golf swing. As we play and practice golf, our focus sometimes gets too caught up with mechanics and results become inconsistent. Getting back to basics, we need to say focused on path and club face. There are positions of the club face during the swing that can help you reconnect with the club and have more ball flight control and consistency.
Words of wisdom are square, plane, and parallel. The club face must meet the ball SQUARELY. To make this impact position achievable, the hands are an extension of the club face. As you swing the club, the hands run PARALLEL to the PLANE during the backswing, downswing, and follow-through. The only time the hands are not PARALLEL is the hitting zone or release area, where the hands, arms, body and club face are rotating to hit the ball SQUARELY.
to add more enjoyment and pleasure of solid contact at impact, keep the grip pressure light and steady throughout the entire swing. Having passive hands in the proper positions will produce perfect shots. Remember, quiet and passive hand action is a gal for all players to achieve during the golf swing. IF you have a tennis racquet at home, try this drill and see how you become reconnected to the club face and watch how well you hit the golf ball solid and straight.
John Nelson is a South Florida PGA Hall of Fame Class A Teaching Professional and Director of Instruction at the Golf Academy located at The County Club of Coral Springs, Coral Springs, Fl. 954-752-4500 x 204, email: jnelson@ccofcs.com, Web page: www.ccofcs.com.
