How to Perfect a Golf Swing

By Glenn Mcanally

The golf swing is a complicated, unnatural human motion. Articles published in "Golf Digest" reveal that PGA Tour Champions who have made alterations in their swings took 2 years to rebuild those swings. Bear in mind that these are pros who have all day to practice. Amateur weekend golfers may not have that much free time, but can with a little practice achieve perfection for their own reasonable standards. Try incorporating the steps below, and in time these steps will become ingrained in your muscle memory.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Step 1

Start the backswing with your arms, not your hands. Otherwise, you are picking up the club and not drawing it away in a single fluid motion.

Step 2

Let your shoulders and hips rotate naturally clockwise as you start the club back. Feel your weight transfer to your right leg.

Step 3

Let your hands settle at your waist level. Don't raise them any higher than that as you continue to turn your shoulders.

Step 4

Keep your hands set in their original position or else you will overswing at the top and throw off your downswing.

Step 5

Begin the downswing with your hips unwinding counterclockwise and your left arm will then naturally follow.

Step 6

Finish the swing with your weight transferred to your left leg and your right knee facing the target.

Step 7

Check to see that your hands are close to your left ear.

Tips & Warnings

Keep your spine in the same alignment as your club was at address or setup. It should be at a 45-degree angle. The back should be straight and not hunched. Put your weight on the front of your feet. You will stay on top of the ball better through impact.

Keep your spine in the same alignment as your club was at address or setup. It should be at a 45-degree angle. The back should be straight and not hunched.

Put your weight on the front of your feet. You will stay on top of the ball better through impact.

Don't begin the downswing by bringing your left arm down before you move your lower body. Doing so will cause you to slide ahead of the ball at impact and create a weak, sliced shot.

About The Author

Glenn McAnally is a thriller novelist and life long golfer who lives in Southern California. His most recent work is the action thriller Endangered as well as a story credit for the upcoming Nintendo DS title Elite Forces: Unit 77. He is a graduate of Villanova University.

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