7 Faults Most Amateurs Make

6. Poor Swing Sequence? Place The Grip In Your Belly!

Here’s a great exercise that’ll help you understand the correct swing sequence. All you have to do is place the butt end of your grip in your belly and make a swing. This will help keep your arms in front of your chest.

While many amateurs either start the swing with their hips or use only their arms, this exercise helps create the correct in-sync sequence.

Here’s how to do it: Stand erect, choke far down on the club so that the grip end of the shaft sticks into your belly button. Next, push the golf club back while keeping the relationship between your arms, chest and shoulders the same. After completing the backswing, start your downswing with your legs while the triangle remains the same.

Next, bend into your golf position and put the grip end into your belly button. Make a backswing and when the motion is complete, lift the club above your back shoulder to the top of the swing. Then, as you begin your followthrough, replace the grip end back in your belly button. This will help you to avoid pulling through with your shoulders.

If it helps, practice this in front of a mirror so that you can see and feel the triangle effect that’s created between your arms, chest and club.