05-12-2008, 04:36 AM
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| Re: Downswing Trigger
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Originally Posted by LowPost42  I can't be any more help than these guys above me.
To me, the trigger that it's time to start the downswing is simply that I can't swing back anymore, or I feel as though I've turned enough (if I'm hitting a half or three-quarter shot).
When you say your arms are too active, do you mean you stop turning and swat at the ball? Or that you feel as though you hit from the top? | Thanks for all of your replies. My problem specifically, is that I start the golf swing with my upper body. Recently I have been topping the ball, and I understand that this often results from starting the swing from your upper body. The notion of a “swing trigger’ isn’t mine. I have seen it in lots of literature and most recently in Jim McLean’s 8 Step Swing.” The advice seems sound – but it is difficult for me to implement so I was looking for something a little easier to start with. Some good suggestions that I have come across – one is to start your downswing before you finish your backswing – you can’t move your arms in two directions at the same time – so your lower body will lead the downswing and you arms will follow. Another suggestion is to lift your lead heal off the ground and re-plant it to start your downswing. I think many of us already have a downswing trigger and are unaware of it. Here is something on topic from the Net As you watch many professional golfers you’ll see many variations on the swing trigger. So what is it? The swing trigger is the movement that starts the swing. One example is Jack Nicklaus’ stationary press. He describes it like this. “By firming up my hands as the final preparatory movement, I get a strong sense of affirmation of the coming swing throughout my body. This simple little device seems to alert all my muscles to the job at hand without tensing them in any way. Thus it has become a critical part of my game, a preface to every shot I play. You should work to build a similarly strong “starter” into your game.” Other golfers have different triggers. Gary player has that familiar kick of the right knee as does Vijay Singh to a lesser extent. Others have a subtle and sometimes not so subtle forward press where there is a sense of the body moving forward and then backward with a smooth clubhead take away into the back swing. http://www.golf-mental-game-coach.com/swingtrigger.html  |