The downswing takes the golfer onto the 4:30 path to impact. Get this part of the swing in order and golf becomes a simpler game
Building forearm strength to support the loading of the club on the downswing and creating hand speed via the forearm release needs strength. In the drills we use tools to help build that strength. Here is another way also.
Whilst instruction leads us to believe that we need to point the club straight to the target line at the top of the backswing, there are many cases of great golfers not doing this. Here is why..
The ball being on the ground down and away from our eyeline entices golfers to come down steep in an effort to strike the ball. Visualizing chopping wood at waist high will encourage a truer arc of entry and exit.
Storing energy in the backswing and downswing is huge in how much power we can release at the right point in the swing. Width becomes load.
Gary Player wrote hundreds of articles for golf books and magazines. This is one of my favorites as it 100% implies the drill one release I teach golfers.
Why is Drill One/ 430 Path the first initiative in building a solid repeatable golf swing from? Because it is based on the fundamentals of the golfer most people agree on was the greatest ballstriker in the history of the game.
The right leg should drive forwards towards the target with the release and post impact. So why do a lot of golfers early extend and pop the right leg out towards the ball? Learn the magic of the right leg here in this video. You may even learn the Greg Norman- Scottie Scheffler shuffle.
Most golfers- even PGA Tour players- have habits they gravitate towards that can cause their swing to not perform as well. Nobody is immune to this.
Connection- Power- Force...How do they all tie in?
