My Golf Notes - The Swing

This is a bumper harvest for my fans (if any) - TWO POSTS IN A NIGHT!!!

Sorry to disappoint you, but this one's for me.

1. Address the ball with clubface facing the target. Position straight left arm in line with club. Relax right arm and drop right shoulders slightly.

2. Clasp both hands closer to each other to ensure good contact with the club. But don't grasp the club too tightly.

3. Relax.

4. Before proceeding with swing, "look down" on the ball to make sure that the neck is straighten and in line with spine.

5. During test swing do a 4 o'clock towards the target before backswing. This will get body to "feel" the targeted direction before the swing.

6. Always swing outwards to the target.

7. SLOOOOOWW backswing.

8. Drag the clubface along the ground for a few inches before lifting.

9. Cock wrist only after halfswing point.

10. Lift arm upwards, not backwards.

11. Maintain the left arm-right arm-body triangle.

12. Hold and pause for a second at the end of backswing. Count in head "one thousand" before proceeding with downswing.

13. At the end of backswing, remember to tuck right biceps/triceps in and position forearm perpendicular to the ground.

14. Begin downswing with a pull to the direction of elbow towards the direction where forearm is pointing at the end of backswing.

15. Drop right shoulders, do not look up and do not turn body before clubface contacts the ball.

16. Uncock wrist and unleash clubface towards the ball. Rotate and close left and right wrist to square as clubface approaches the ball.

17. Again, maintain the left arm-right arm-body triangle.

18. Open hips towards the target just about time when clubface contacts the ball and begin body rotation after clubface contacts the ball. Still, do not look up.

19. Follow through and swing outwards to the target. Let the momentum carry club forward and rotate the body.

20. Let the momentum carry through and allow arms fold back to finishing posture gradually.

21. Hold finishing posture... Just hold it... Enjoy the flight of the ball... Smell the clean air...

See how easy the swing actually is?