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hi, well i tried something today, seemed different. usually when i take away after the wagle, i try and move my left arm, shoulder etc. finally somewhere i cock my wrists, usually finishing at the top of the back swing.

today, i tried cocking the wrists as part of the intial take away, it seemed very powerful and complete. is this wrong? my wrists end up cocked fully right about when the club is even with my hips and the club head is straight up.

thanks

pat

Hi Paterick,

It is not a great idea to try and cock your wrists as soon as you begin your takeaway, as this can lead to a quick jerky takeaway action. Shoulders, arms, hands should all move away together in a one smooth action. Generally the wrists should start to cock just before your hands reach waist height. When your hands are at waist height a good indicator to check your wrist cock is that the end of your grip should be pointing approximately at the ball.

Good Luck

Who can give me a key tip to help initiate the takeaway.I have tried left hand,left shoulder, (best so far) bellybutton,left arm,hips even but none with any great success.I need to get that nice wide feeling that comes with a proper turn away from the ball but it constantly proves elusive.When I do hit on it I generally strike the ball well

Regards

BIGDEE

Hi Pat,

A great tip for the take away to feel really wide is to try to keep your hands as far away from your body as possible. This keeps your arms extended and your left elbow (for righties) straight.

When taking the club wide back, should I feel that the lower body stays still to create torque, or in other words, should I try and resist the temptation to let the legs move to the right as the backswing takes place? I say this because pros suggest to move the naval along with the arms/shoulders, but by doing this, I feel the swing to be more "loose" as the legs tends to move to the right and I cannot turn into the right lieg/hip. If I start the backswing with thoughts of keeping my naval still, I sense more torque created, but not sure if synchronisation of the upper body is there with the arms/shoudlers and body.

Thanks

Koon

Hi Koon,

On the back swing it is imperative that you keep the lower body as still as possible. Your front knee should move in as you come back, but your back leg should stay in one place. As for a "sway" on the move back, definitely do NOT do this! Also, in your backswing, do not turn your hips. You hips should be at a 90* angle to your target at the top of your backswing, just as they were at approach. With both of these positions stable you have created maximum resistance and as you 'unwind' in your down swing you create maximum velocity without a lot of effort. Just make sure when keeping all of the above in mind what to do and what not to do, make sure that you DO load your weight onto your back foot as you bring your club back in the backswing.

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Thnx for that - don't you mean 45 deg hip turn?

Koon

"You hips should be at a 90* angle to your target at the top of your backswing, just as they were at approach"

Yea...i dont understand that. Aint the hips 180* to the target at address? and turn 45* or so at the top of the backswing

Hi guys,

Sorry about that. At address, your hips should be facing 90* from the target. OR, if you were to hold a club across your hip bones, the club should be parallel to the target line. Try to keep your hips at that position in your back swing to build resistance which increases the power in your shot.

Actually, at address and square to target, hips, shoulders are at 0 degrees. Backswing turns the shoulders 90 degrees and hips 45 degrees.