Basic Body Movements You Need To Learn For Your Golf Swing And Putting




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Using One Conscious Move 

 

One conscious move for your backswing? Wow! Do you mean that a main part of my backswing can be done with one simple movement? Read on to learn some needed understanding of how this can be achieved. 

 

For your short iron hits your backswing is not as long as it is for your longer irons and woods. One conscious move, done correctly, is all you need to get your golf club far enough away from the ball from where you can apply the desired hitting force. However, there is an important “but”. 

 

Oh yes! Along with the “one conscious move” there is a whole bunch of “don’t move this and that”. But, don’t think you have to remember all the “don’t moves”. They are remembered by the thought of “controlled body movement”. 

 

By following the instructions of control and movement in my upcoming putting and swing modules, you will automatically be doing a ‘one-piece takeaway’. In fact, I have designed a putting method which uses the first inch or two of the takeaway movement of your basic chipping, pitching, and full swing skills. 

 

Amazing! You can practice the early part of your ‘one-piece takeaway’ by learning and using my putting technique. 

 

The instructions which tell you how to do the one piece takeaway are BELOW. But, first…. 

 

Some Body Awareness Stuff 

 

When you stand at ease in your attention position your body, arms, legs, and head have a beginning, natural position to each other. There are basic movements which you can do which will maintain most of your natural body position. Three of these movements are: 

1. Bending forward at your hips 

2. Bending your knees evenly 

3. Reaching your arms forward from your shoulders 

 

(Hmmm! Do these 3 movements or positions remind you of something you do when you golf? Or when you see other people golf?) 

 

When you swing your golf club you will do one or more movements which cause part of you to move away from your natural body position. If you keep these unnatural movements to a minimum you will have far less trouble with your golf swing. 

 

It is easy to recognize unnatural movements. Think of how comfortable you are in a standing position without being rigid. When you make any movement from this position you will use some muscles. You will feel less comfortable, even though some movements are done within an acceptable range of comfort. 

 

As you read this try a variety of bending or turning movements in various parts of your body. You will find some which are harder to do and which feel quite uncomfortable. 

 

Hold both comfortable movements and uncomfortable movements at a position away from your starting position. You will become aware that within seconds it becomes harder to hold these positions. 

 

Now, make a comfortable movement to a comfortable position and hold it. While in this position try a second movement. Think about how hard it is to maintain the first position while you do the second movement. Repeat this idea by firstly moving into an uncomfortable position to begin this test. 

 

The final test is to hold your left thumb with your right hand and then try a variety of movements. It does not matter if they are golf related movements or not. Your hands and arms will be in the same position as they are when you hold a golf club. As you experiment with a variety of movements ask yourself: 

 

Does this feel comfortable? 

Does this feel uncomfortable? 

For how long does a test movement feel comfortable? 

When does a test movement begin to feel uncomfortable? 

Does a test movement change the pressure of how you hold your thumb? 

Does one part of your body begin to feel uncomfortable as you move another part of your body? 

 

Let your thoughts wander around trying different variations of this test to find positions and movements which feel comfortable or uncomfortable. 

 

This test will help you to learn more about movements related to your putting and golf swing. When you begin to follow my instructions involving basic body movements and control you will be more aware of your positions and movements which are comfortable or not. 

 

The goal is to guide your golf movements towards total comfort and control. This includes being comfortable during and at the end of the movement you are doing. Incredibly, you will find that you will be establishing takeaway motions which will give you a feeling of weakness but which set you up for explosive and accurate power in the return part of your golf swing. 

 

Do You Get Tired While You Golf? Here’s What Might Be Happening! 

 

No matter what your physical strengths are you will experience some level of tiredness as you play the last few holes of your round of golf. You may not notice this tiredness if you are fairly strong. But, it will occur in the “small” muscles used to control your swing movements. 

 

You will be using one or more movements which take part of your body, arms, or hands out of their natural alignment. Tired muscles will make it more difficult to either maintain unnatural positions or make it more difficult to do the adjustments built into your swing which control unnatural body positions. 

 

The first collapse in this scenario will be that your timing of 2 or more movements will fail. You will feel awkward or weak during a golf shot. Often, you will blame some technical part of your swing such as your grip or weight shift or whatever. As you become more tired you will have problems doing one or more of your takeaway movements. The result is a poor golf swing.