Golf Swing Fundamentals Hands

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

The Timeless Swing: Tom Watson with Nick Seitz (Hardcover) $29.99 Tom Watson is one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. He has electrified the golf world and showcased a swing that has endured as a model of good mechanics, rhythm, and repeatability. The Timeless Swing is a collection of Watson's knowledge and expertise over the course of his career. From fundamentals to advanced shotmaking techniques, he breaks down the full swing and explains the most effective way for mastering each part. Included are drills, tips, and exercises to help golfers continue t

Hornung's GripIt Rite Swing Aid $16.99 The GripIt Rite is a tremendous instructional tool, designed primarily to teach and develop an ideal grip - one of golf's major fundamentals. The GripIt Rite can be used on your own club, it's easy to take on and off, and you can take it to the course for practice. This results driven product is of top quality construction.

Better Golf For Kids Volume 1 DVD $14.99 James Pugliese, founder of The Better Golf Academy, takes children from tee to green in this fun and engaging DVD program. With his unique teaching method and use of an animated character, he introduces children to golf basics including safety, the swing, pitching, sand play, putting, and more. Chapter reviews and an interactive quiz to reinforce the fundamentals complete the learning session.

Tour Striker Swing Aid - 8 Iron $99.99 All tour players have different types of golf swings but they have one thing in common, the impact position. The Tour Striker has a raised leading edge that promotes the ideal impact position with your hands in front of the ball and making contact with a descending blow. If your hands fall behind the ball at impact the Tour Striker will not make the ball get airborne.

Golf Galaxy Swing Fan $39.99 Helps improves all aspects of your golf game.Natural air-resistance discourages swing flaws.Builds grip, forearm, and rotary torso muscles.Increases club speed and control.

Lamkin Performace + 3GEN White $4.09 The latest revolution in golf is here. 3GEN, the proprietary synthetic rubber material developed by Lamkin chemists, maximizes hand traction for a natural grip position. An enlarged grip profile works with 3GEN to improve overall comfort and stability. End result: Hands marry together in a unified grip and produce stronger swings with a higher swing speed, more accuracy and less hand tension. Click here for more information on the Lamkin Golf Grips.

Lamkin Performance + 3GEN Midsize $4.39 The latest revolution in golf is here. 3GEN, the proprietary synthetic rubber material developed by Lamkin chemists, maximizes hand traction for a natural grip position. An enlarged grip profile works with 3GEN to improve overall comfort and stability. End result: Hands marry together in a unified grip and produce stronger swings with a higher swing speed, more accuracy and less hand tension. Click here for more information on the Lamkin Golf Grips.

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

Improve Your Hands and Improve Your Golf Swing

It seems as though many golfers are unaware of the importance the hands play in the execution of the golf swing. Obviously, we know that the hands grip the golf club and attach the body to the club. But what is the importance of them during the swing?

The answer has to do with releasing of the club. Let’s go back and do a quick golf biomechanics review. During the swing, from address position to follow-through, the hands are active in a passive type of manner.

Let me explain. The goal of the golf swing is to move the club on the correct swing plane to induce the intended golf shot that you want. This occurs through the body’s moving through a series of positions. These positions are found within the different phases of the golf swing.

The phases of the swing are address, take-away, backswing, transition, downswing, impact, and follow-through. During all of these movements the body is performing, the golf club is being moved upon a swing plane. The swing plane is the path upon which the golf club is to travel. Proper impact with the golf ball requires the golf club’s traveling upon the correct swing plane.

In order for the club to travel on the correct swing plane it is necessary for the clubface to open and close. Oftentimes, in golf terms the opening and closing, of the clubface is termed “releasing of the club.” This is where the hands become an integral part of the golf swing.

If you talk to almost any instructor, they will say that any good player has “great hands.” This statement refers to exactly what was described above (the releasing of the club correctly). It’s obvious if you look at players such as Tiger, Phil, or Vijay.

I even remember walking the course at Doral in Miami with top-5 teaching instructor, Rick Smith. One point he continued to return to in terms of discussing the golf swing was “hands.” He stated more than once how any PGA Tour player has great hands. This just provides additional support for how important the hands are in terms of the golf swing.

But what does this all mean? Well, we know the hands are involved in the “opening and closing” of the clubface during your swing. This movement allows for the proper release of the club. As I mentioned, the hands are “active in your golf swing, but in a passive manner.”

Again, to open and close the clubface during the golf swing the hands move back during the backswing, hinge at the top of the backswing, return the club to square at impact, and release the club afterwards. In order for this to occur the hands must be passive!

What do I mean by passive?

You cannot force the hands to move through the golf swing and release the club. This creates tension in the golf swing, affects tempo, and, overall, results in poor shots. If you do not believe me, go to the driving range, grip a club as hard as you can, and attempt to swing. The results will be much less than optimal.

I think Dean Reinmuth, ranked by Golf Digest as a top-30 teaching pro, puts it best when speaking about the hands in the golf swing. He discusses “feel” as an integral part of the golf swing. He states that in order to have a successful golf swing you must be “tension free.”

“Feeling” the club move on the swing plane is an indicator of being “tension free.” And in order to have this feeling, your hands must be relaxed (i.e. passive).

How do you develop good hands in your golf swing?

Easier said than done. In order to develop “feel” in the golf swing, remove “tension” from your golf swing and develop great hands, you must develop three fundamentals.

Fundamental number one is an understanding of the golf swing. In order to know what the body and golf club are to do during the swing you must know the biomechanics of the golf swing. If you don’t, how are you going to know what the body and club are to be doing during each phase of the golf swing?

Secondly, you must develop the mechanics of the golf swing. Your body and mind must integrate the movements of the golf swing into a repeatable movement. This occurs through proper instruction and practice of the correct golf swing mechanics.

Finally, it is necessary to develop the body. Yes, the body! Your body must have the flexibility, strength, endurance, and power to perform the golf swing correctly. If the body is inflexible, weak, and powerless, how are you going to be able to perform the mechanics of the swing correctly?

The obvious answer is: you are not! Developing great hands in your golf swing comes down to developing a “basket” of fundamentals within your golf swing. Understand the biomechanics of the golf swing, develop the proper mechanics within your golf swing, and develop a body to support your swing. These are the keys to developing great hands in your golf game.

About the Author

www.coachingonnet.com

Swing The Handle: Golf 1: Fundamentals - Hand-Wrist Action - Vook

Filed under: Uncategorized

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!