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How to Tee-Off without getting Teed-Off
Do you ever have the problem, no matter how hard you try, no matter what you
do you just can't hit that ball up in the air? Do you end up toppin it? Or barely get it
above ground? Well you know golf is a funny game because it's largely a game of
opposites. And one of the opposites that you must grasp is that if you want the ball
to go up you have to hit down. Now for most beginners that's a hard concept to grasp
but even for some experienced golfers it's a difficult one to actually do.
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Transition
The transition from the backswing to the downswing where the majority of the power in the golf swing comes from. And the better your backswing is the easier it is to make a great transition to the downswing -- giving you more power and accuracy!
You see, the backswing sets the stage for the transition.
And what separates the great ball strikers from the average ones is the quality of the transition. So if you want to become a great ball striker this is one aspect of your golf swing that you're going to have to really spend some time practicing. But remember, the pay off for doing this is huge i.e....
Longer and More Accurate Golf Shots!
Now like everything where only a small percentage are successful, the great ball strikers have spent a lot of practice time perfecting their transition from backswing to downswing. And to be completely honest with you, the transition is the hardest move in the golf swing to perfect. The reason for this is obvious.
During your swing, for a brief second your upper body should be completing the backswing while your lower body is starting to move towards the target. So to complete the transition successfully you should have two main segments of your body (upper and lower) going in different directions.
I know that sounds hard....and that's because it is!
But it's doable and if you become my student I show you how to do it. And when you "get it" you're going to get so much more enjoyment from this game due to the extra distance and accuracy you'll gain...you're going to love it!
Now if you've ever taken part in any other sport that requires kicking (e.g. soccer), throwing (e.g. baseball), hitting (e.g. tennis) you would've experienced the transition move that is needed in the golf swing. And one move that almost every one can relate a transition to is the action of throwing a ball.
So if you wanted to throw a golf ball as far as you possibly could down the fairway would you?:
a) shift your weight to your back foot as you're taking the ball back and then shift the weight to your front foot to throw the ball, or
b) keep your weight evenly distributed the entire time you're throwing the ball.
I hope you picked "A" because that's what any athlete would do to throw a ball as far and fast as possible. Just take a look at a baseball pitcher for example.
When they pitch they move their weight to the back foot. And they do this so much so that when they're taking the ball back they lift their front foot up.
That's an example of a powerful transition and one that you'd do well to model in your golf swing.
Now a lot of golfers suffer from an overly steep downswing. Which is sad, real sad, because that’s one of the biggest causes of a slice. But to avoid this, when you’re changing directions from your backswing to your downswing your club should move to the left instead of coming straight down.This is one of the toughest moves in the transition for a golfer to perfect.
Why?
Because it’s generally the complete opposite of what a golfer has done their entire golfing lives. But once you learn and perfect this move it will make a HUGE difference to your golf swing, because this move is what really separates a great ball striker from an average one.