Hello all,
Apologies for the lack of posting this week, been quite busy and rethinking some ideas for the site. Going to try and get more exposure here with the help of some twitter friends and other bloggers.
The Enemies Mascot - "I'm Fat And Not At All Afraid Of You"
Upcoming to the site is going to be a new category called “The Enemies” in which we discuss some of the poor examples of behavior on the course. We will also be trying to describe some of the more challenging aspects of golf such as bunkers, poor lies and tree lines. Hopefully with some ideas of what has worked for us in our game.
As a quick note, the other day when I was playing at Los Verdes we had met up with another golfer who was watching my swing. Some areas that he mentioned I could improve on:
- Taking my time at address. He noticed that I was rushing my hit and did not let my body (and mind) relax. “No relaxation, no focus”, he said.
- “Watch your balance” was another issue he saw. This is another area I have been working on and still need to improve. The shifting of my body weight is still inconsistent. Likely as a result of me rushing in point 1.
- The point that was the most interesting was that he noticed that I was pushing with my right arm. Like I was trying to create momentum by extending my arm in the downswing. This point really struck home.
I had read long ago that the left arm needs to do most of the work in the golf swing. The right arm is key to guiding the club in a swing, but it is extension of the left arm that is what will define the momentum and contact of the swing. Since this point I have been just swinging a club in my backyard and trying to notice my “arm work”. Where are my elbows, how is my extension at addresswhere do they go in the follow through, etc. Once I get to a point that I am happy with what I am looking at, I take several more swings then do a “stop motion” type of movement where I freeze and review myself again and again. Basically, I am still looking for my muscle memorized, consistent swing which is what I believe to be the golden key to a great game.
