The Logical Way to Fix the Golf Swing

How to fix the golf swing

The logical way to fix the golf swing is to fix what controls the motion found between the two positions of address and finish. The first position of address is our starting position composed of the five elements of setup. We set up for success. The second position of finish is at the completion of the swing where we are posted on our left side facing the target and in balance. Between these two positions is a golf swing and since we are swinging the club, all can agree that the only part of the body in position to swing the club are the arms. That being the case it makes sense that the study or correction of the swing should start with the arms. Said another way, as soon as the arms do their job the body will do its job.

So what do the arms do in a golf swing? The first thing they do is to swing the club. That is their job and when they swing the legs automatically coordinate as they do in all athletic motions like running. Example: if a runner wants to run faster they move their arms faster. And if a runner moved their arms slower obviously the legs would respond and move slower. If they moved their arms a greater or shorter distance the legs would continue to respond with either a shorter or longer motion. This tells us that the arms control the legs as they do in all sports. So we can see that  the arms are doing two things: one, they are swinging and two, automatically coordinating the legs. But they do a third very important thing in the golf swing and that is they close the face in the through swing. We shall see the importance of the closing as we move to the lower body of the legs and hips.

With arm swing the lower body of the legs and hips become involved in the motion without any effort on the part of the golfer in trying to do so. With the legs involved there is power and as the lower body turns through the club is brought forward to impact. But most importantly with the turning of the lower body the face is being opened. This leads to the all important match of upper to lower body a result of the arms closing the face and the legs and hips opening the face all resulting in a square clubface for impact.

This is why it can be said that when the arms do there job of swinging the club and closing the face in the through swing the lower body will automatically do its job.