Golf Swing Arc Width

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The Swing Thing $49.95 The Swing Thing from Double D Golf attaches to your existing club. Two handles separate the hands on the club, preventing them from hiding the effects of an improper shoulder turn and body rotation. Isolated this way, the large muscles of the back and sho

FlatBall Golf Swing Training Aid $6.99 When you get good at hitting the Flatball, you will never hit a real golf ball "Fat" or"Thin" again!

Golf Galaxy Swing Trainer $19.99 Weighted Head Adjusts To Simulate Woods And Irons. Strengthens Your Muscles

Momentus Golf Speed Trainer Swing Aid $29.99 The Speed Trainer is a clubhead speed accelerator. Instantly increase your clubhead speed with this useful swing training aid. You will be able to hear the sound of a progressively increased clubhead speed and potentially add 30 yards to your tee shots. This swing training aid is used by top Tour pros and will boost your clubhead speed 10+ mph.

Momentus Swing Trainer Iron $79.96 The MOMENTUS is a revolutionary swing trainer that incorporates a patented technology, whereby the clubshaft embodies most of the weight which is evenly distributed throughout the length of the shaft. The reason this is so beneficial in a practice club is because as a golfer swings the MOMENTUS, the evenly weighted shaft generates momentum. The momentum causes the club to swing along a balanced and proper swing plane. Through repetitions with the MOMENTUS, a golfer ingrains the feel for swinging the club on-plane. This leads to a drastic improvement in consistency and clubhead speed.The momentum of the shaft swings the club, so a golfer's muscles are stretched by swinging the trainer. Additional flexibility and strength are benefits also gained from swinging the MOMENTUS. It is an excellent club to use for warming up prior to playing a round of golf.

Hank Haney Essentials of Swing $24.99 From one of the most well-respected and sought-after golf instructors in the world comes a book that goes beyond tips and quick fixes to lay out principles that are essential to the perfect swing. Point by point the chapters cover every aspect of the swing-from grip to contact to ball flight. Putting Haney's approach into practice enables players to consistently make a powerful swing that can hit every kind of shape of shot-with every club in the bag. 160 illustrations are included to help players understa

Golf Pride DD2 $5.58 Continued evolution in grip technology! Firm material in the base of the grip provides stability through the swing. Gold material provides comfort where you need it most - under your fingers. Click here for more information on the Golf Pride Golf Grips.

SKLZ Slice Eliminator™ Swing Path Trainer $34.99 Get rid of that golf slice or hook for good. The adjustable guide pads of the Slice Eliminator encourage a correct in-to-in golf swing path for straight shots, and give immediate feedback on an out-to-in and inside out swing path. A simple, yet effective training aid that should be brought to the range whenever you're hitting bananas.

Why the Speed of Your Swing Matters

Would you say you have a fast looking swing or a slow swing?  (If you don't have a fast swing show this article to a playing partner who does).  You would think that a recreational golfer's fast swing would hit a golf ball a long way wouldn't you?  After all, it looks fast!  Yet the ball doesn't go as far as a slow swinging pro's ball.  I wonder why...

If you think about your body for a minute, you know that it moves much slower than your arms in real life.  So if your body can't turn all that fast, how do you get a fast looking golf swing?  You get a fast looking golf swing when you try to hit the ball as hard as you can with just your arms.  This means that your arms are moving independently from your body.  

This fast looking swing can be understood by imagining a clock.  If you look at a clock, you will see that the little post in the middle tells the minute hand how fast to swing.  If the little post moves slowly, the minute hand moves slowly. If the little post moves faster, the arms move faster.  The center post and the minute hand are relative to one another.  If you compare your golf swing to the movement of a clock you will see your body as the center post on the clock and your arms as the minute hand.  Having a fast looking swing would be like the little center post of the clock turning slowly yet the minute hand is moving very fast.  This, of course, would never happen because they are connected to one another.

What happens to your shots when your arms outpace your body?

First, won't make solid contact with the sweet spot on the clubface because swinging with your arms alone will cause you to manipulate the clubface as it swings through impact.

Secondly, the harder you swing, the tighter your wrists and arms will be through impact.  Tighter wrists release slower than looser wrists and looser arms extend more than tighter arms (which increase the width of your swing arc).

To slow down a fast looking golf swing, we first have to think logically about it.  Pros have a slow looking swing and they hit the ball a long way and you have a fast swing that hits the ball shorter.  So why do you insist on hitting the ball harder than the pros do?Unfortunately, human nature usually takes control of us when we go to hit a golf ball.  It says that the harder you swing the further the ball will go.  This does not allow us to see the logic behind swinging slower.  Swinging slower feels like you have less power so you cannot see how you can actually hit the ball better and farther by not using your arms.  You must convince yourself that you must swing slower to hit the ball better.  Once you slow down, you will make better contact in the middle of the clubface, widen your arc and release the club faster.  All of these things add up to more distance with less effort.

I like my students to try this drill in order to take the arms out of their swing.  All you have to do is hold the club at about waist high and feel your body swing the clubhead.  Remember the clock.  If the post turns faster the arms swing faster.  As you swing, listen to the swishing sound the clubhead is making as it swings through impact.  Now, try to make the club swing faster by shifting your body weight from the right leg to the left leg allowing your body to turn at the same time.  If you let your arms swing freely you will hear the club swish faster as you increase the speed of your body.

As you go to hit the actual golf ball, you must relate the same new feeling of using your body to hit your shot.  This means that you cannot think of hitting the ball.  If you think about hitting the ball, it will speed up your arms up again.  You have to now think about turning and shifting your body weight.  This will turn your body and allow your arms to swing down because they are connected to one another. If you feel your swing getting fast again just step back, hold the club off the ground and do some more practice swings feeling your body making the club swing.  It takes some practice and concentration but once you slow your swing down you will not only gain a feeling of effortless power but you will start to look like a pro when you swing.

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