A critical piece of the golf swing is to stay behind the ball, or as I like to say it, stay back. My latest video shows you what that means and how to learn it.

Byron Nelson, in his book, Shape Your Swing the Modern Way, said, “swing out from under your head.” Here’s the passage:

“I can’t emphasize too much the fact that your lower body must lead the downswing while your head remains relatively still. You must create the sensation of swinging past your chin, of keeping your head back while your hips and legs swing past it toward the target. The best way I can describe the feeling is that you swing completely out from under your head. Your body moves clear past the point of your chin and your arms swing into the follow-through before your head moves.” [Nelson’s emphasis.]