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Backswing – Easily Train Yourself To
Come From The Inside On Your Backswing
By Joe Sharkey
Putting hard work and effort into fine-tuning your backswing is
an investment every aspiring golf player should take the time
to yield. The are many tips and tricks that can help you
develop better form and aim. But the best overall advice is to
stick with the basics, especially if you are a beginner or even
an amateur golfer. Every
golfer wants to hit the ball with as much power and
accuracy as he or she can possibly muster up, of course without
sacrificing form and balance. So in order to accomplish this,
you must be able to give the ball everything you've got, but
without “coming over the top”, as it is commonly referred to.
This term describes a swing flaw which causes the clubhead to
veer off to the outside of your target line during the
downswing. The result of such a shot? A horrendous slice.
Come From The Inside
To avoid such a terminal shot, you must learn how to avoid
coming over the top and keeping your clubhead from moving
outside of the target line. This can be accomplished by simply
working on a technique which is opposite of coming over the
top: come at the ball from the inside.
Swing slowly and steadily using a
nice rhythm.
The most accurate and powerful of golfers can accomplish
this each and every time they try, but coming at the ball
from the inside may be easier said than done for the
beginner golf player. Practice is key and once you get the
hang of it, you can rid yourself of that terrible slice
shot by making impact with the ball from a downswing which
comes from the inside of the target line ever so
slightly.
How To Train Yourself
It is recognized that a properly
directed and consistent backswing is an important part
of a good overall golfswing.
There are drills that you can practice which will help
you train yourself so that you can come from the inside
on your swing whenever needed. Below is a simple
training procedure known as a swing path drill:
1. Take 3 tees and placed them into the turf
approximately 3 to 4 inches apart from one another, and
in a perfect line at a 45° angle with your target line.
If you are a right-handed golfer then the line should
be pointing to your left foot. Make sure that you have
enough room in between each tee so that you can swing
the club through.
2. Now it is time to find your swing path. Take out
your 5-iron and initiate a few swings by attempting to
hit the top portion of the middle tee. In order to do
so, your clubhead must pass between the outside tees in
a pathway best described as “in-to-out” in order to
avoid contact with them. By practicing this technique
and hitting the middle tee in this fashion on a
consistent basis, you are making contact correctly from
the inside. If you happen to hit the outside tees then
you are still coming over the top and need more
practice on your swing.
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