If you get a chance to go to a professional golf tournament, men’s or women’s, go to the practice ground and watch the golfers warm up. You will be stuck by the apparent ease with which they swing the club.<\/p>\n
No one is pounding the ball. Everyone is just swinging the club. There is no hint of forcing the shot in any way. You could watch this all day.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the difference between us and them in a nutshell. We think the swing ends when the ball is struck. They think the swing ends when the club stops moving at the finish. That difference makes all the difference.<\/p>\n
Golf swing instruction in almost any book you read, instructional videos and Internet videos you see, breaks down into four areas: pre-swing fundamentals, backswing, downswing, and impact. There is little, if any, instruction on the finish. <\/p>\n
So, I\u2019m going to give you some. It\u2019s in the form of a drill that focuses on the finish.<\/p>\n
Make shortened swings with your driver, no ball, in this way. Take the club halfway back and swing smoothly and slowly (emphasis on \u201cslowly\u201d) to a full finish, just like you see the pros do. When you get there, hold that pose for a few seconds to let your mind absorb the process of your swing leading you to this place. <\/p>\n
Repeat, repeat, repeat. This drill makes you aware that the finish is a part of the golf swing, not residue of what came before. <\/p>\n
When you play, instead of taking your stance and thinking about how you\u2019re going to hit the ball, send your mind to the end of the swing, and beyond that. Let impact be another thing you breeze right through on the way to your finish. <\/p>\n
In a sense, it feels like you\u2019re giving up control of the shot. What you\u2019re doing is getting more control. Try it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you get a chance to go to a professional golf tournament, men’s or women’s, go to the practice ground and watch the golfers warm up. You will be stuck by the apparent ease with which they swing the club. No one is pounding the ball. Everyone is just swinging the club. There is no … Continue reading Swing Through to the Finish<\/span>