DRILL OF THE MONTH
By: Bob Schade
One of the biggest problems I see on the lesson tee is the lateral sway. This is where the hips move from side to side instead of turning inside the heels. This causes many of the common swing faults. Here is a drill that will help control the lateral sway.
1. Take your normal address position.
2. Pick up the toe of your right foot.
3. Rotate your right toe to the left pointing at the golf ball.
4. Put your right toe on the ground.
You are now set up to combat the lateral sway. Start off slowly, using only a half speed swing. Increase your speed as you get comfortable and can keep your balance. Practice this drill on the driving range by hitting 5 golf balls using the drill and then 5 golf balls in your normal hitting position. Good luck. Remember to use my site www.bobschade.com for the ultimate resource for your golf instruction.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
GOLF TIP OF THE MONTH
By: Bob Schade
This month’s tip will describe how to successfully set your wrists in the backswing. This subject usually comes up in most of my lessons. A great number of my students think that more wrist set will result in more distance. If you can set your wrists properly on the backswing you will get more distance. If you set your wrists incorrectly you will achieve the opposite effect. Study this procedure and you will have the information needed to set your wrists properly.
1. Take your normal address position. Remove your right hand from the golf club.
2. Leaving your left hand in its current position, slowly lift the club head straight up in front of your body.
3. The club head should be about belt high directly over or slightly inside the golf ball.
4. You should now feel a slight pinch in the crease between your left thumb and the inside of your left wrist.
5. That is called the set position.
The set position occurs when the shaft reaches hip high on the backswing. If you set your wrists too early; you will pick up the club and slice the golf ball. If you set your wrists too late; you will release them early costing a huge amount of distance loss.
Wrist set is one of the most misunderstood aspects of golf instruction. Most people hinge their wrists instead of setting them. Proper execution of the wrist set will lead to better shots and therefore a lower score. Isn’t that the point? Good luck!
By: Bob Schade
This month’s tip will describe how to successfully set your wrists in the backswing. This subject usually comes up in most of my lessons. A great number of my students think that more wrist set will result in more distance. If you can set your wrists properly on the backswing you will get more distance. If you set your wrists incorrectly you will achieve the opposite effect. Study this procedure and you will have the information needed to set your wrists properly.
1. Take your normal address position. Remove your right hand from the golf club.
2. Leaving your left hand in its current position, slowly lift the club head straight up in front of your body.
3. The club head should be about belt high directly over or slightly inside the golf ball.
4. You should now feel a slight pinch in the crease between your left thumb and the inside of your left wrist.
5. That is called the set position.
The set position occurs when the shaft reaches hip high on the backswing. If you set your wrists too early; you will pick up the club and slice the golf ball. If you set your wrists too late; you will release them early costing a huge amount of distance loss.
Wrist set is one of the most misunderstood aspects of golf instruction. Most people hinge their wrists instead of setting them. Proper execution of the wrist set will lead to better shots and therefore a lower score. Isn’t that the point? Good luck!
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