FEEL: GET OFF THE BLOCKS LIKE A SPRINTER I can tell how good most golfers are before they even swing. You just have to watch them move. However, I will say that bad golf swings aren’t always the result of aging or poor physical fitness. Nowadays, many amateurs are getting their golf instruction on social media from people they’ve never heard of. A common piece of bad advice is to stay down and swing in the same posture you started in at address. When I see golfers trying that, they might manage to stay down, but they can’t move or turn freely. They’re in big trouble. Instead, I’d much rather see you rising up as the club moves through impact. You want to squeeze your glutes and thrust up with your legs, which in turn whips the club through impact. As you swing down, use your trail foot to push off the turf like a sprinter coming out of the blocks (left). That’s how you pick up some serious swing speed and hit one way down the fairway past those cocky kids!
GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA 31
MAY 2024
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