How many times have you heard these sayings?
"My practise swing is alright I just can't do the same when the balls there"
"If only I could hit the ball with my practise swing"
So what changes from your practise swing to when you hit the ball? Quite simply it's the ball, for almost as long as golf has been played I can imagine these immortal words have been said "Keep your HEAD down" is this a good or a bad thing? When golfers make a practise swing the sole focus is not the ball, they swing with freedom without the ball but as soon as its introduced they become fixated with it, stopping flowing movements.
So I'm going to give you a couple of things to try on the practise area, I use them on my clients all the time which produce some amazing results.
1) hit at least 6 shots with your eyes closed.
2) just before you strike the ball allow your eyes to start to look towards the target.
Once we take the ball out of the equation by trying these two simple exercises you'll be amazed at how much freedom you'll have, A lot of people say that it feels like a practise swing when they connect with the ball.
Now if you think this is a bit far fetched get a friend to video your best practise swing and watch how your head and body moves, then video you hitting a shot and see if there is a difference.
Positive Impact Golf Coaching breaks some of the rules, through years of study we have been able to dispel 3 myths that hold golfers back, they create tension, stop the body moving and worst of all may injure golfers.
Our 3 Deadly Donts are,
Don't Keep your head Down ( Allow it to move freely)
Don't keep your left arm straight ( this creates tension and shortens the muscles in your arm which may lead to you topping the ball)
Don't keep your left foot flat on the floor. By doing this it breaks the kinetic chain which may lead to injury, allow your ankle to move without resistance.
So my advice to you is simply this, don't become obsessed with the golf ball, allow your body to move freely and above all else swing the club tension free, if you don't find this helps, contact me and come along for a coaching session. Golf doesn't have to be complicated or difficult, once you start hitting the ball with your best golf swing Magic really can happen.
My YouTube video may help if your struggling
Happy Golfing
Julian Mellor
Positive Impact Coach
Stoneleigh Deer Park Golf Club
www.julianmellorgolfschool.co.uk
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