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Golf Tips - The Back Swing - Lower Body Motion


Photo showing the top of the swing The key to the back swing is to turn your center (front part of your torso) behind the ball without changing your head position and without losing your balance on the right leg.

Photo showing backweighted sway at the top of swing Losing your balance to the outside of your right leg and allowing the body, including your head, to move laterally off the ball is known as a sway.

Photo showing a bad forward sway, a reverse pivot The opposite is just as bad or worse. That is leaving your weight on the left side, never turning your center behind the ball, and creating the position known as a reverse pivot. *




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One-Piece Takeaway Cock your wrist up (not back), swing your arms back, turn your shoulders and rotate your forearms
Proper Body Movement: The Pivot Rotate around your axis and maintain the same posture throughout your swing in order to pivot properly
Proper Pitch Shot Technique CHRIS TOULSON demonstrates pitching basics including set up, wrist hinge, turning of the body and finish position