The Back Swing

The Back Swing

The golf swing can be split into two distinct movements, the back swing and the downswing. Most golf instruction publications will tell you that to achieve the desired result of hitting straight golf shots it is vitally important to implement a smooth controlled back swing. For simplicity this golf drill has been broken into a series of steps.

The takeaway movement should be a one piece operation, Step 1. This means the club head, arms, hands, shoulders and torso rotate back from the ball in one combined motion. The movement should be instigated by pushing the left arm to the right and continuing until the right foot is obscured from your eye-line by the hands. Keep both arms straight and in the same relative position with the club as at address.

Step 2, this is the point where we cock the wrists. Ensure that the wrist cock action is from left to right and not in an upwards direction. Rotate the arms and body until the clubshaft is pointing vertically upwards forming a right angle between the arms and club shaft.

Continue rotating the arms and begin turning the shoulders, Step 3. You should be ensuring that all rotation is taking place around the spine. The left foot should be turning over slightly and not lifting off the ground. Your weight should be transferring on to the right foot at this stage.

Complete your shoulder rotation until a full 90 degree rotation has been achieved, Step 4. The clubshaft should now be parallel to the ground on a line parallel with the target line.

After practicing the four steps they must now be combined in to one fluid movement which needs to be implemented with a nice even tempo. Remember, no golfer ever makes a shot with the backswing. Rushing the back swing can lead to loss of balance, which will have adverse results when we move on to The Down Swing

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