Top Swing
Posted on Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Golf Swing Article by Dave Gremmels by Jackmrzhu
It is amazing to me how many golfers don’t really understand why the ball slices, pushes, pulls or hooks. If a slice occurs, a typical golfer will say ” I cut across that one” without understanding the dynamics of what is really happening. We get caught up in the mechanics of the swing to correct our faults. We know that in order to correct a slice we need to swing more from the inside out. So if golf instruction is there to correct our hooking and slicing problem then why is it important to understand what is actually happening in terms of spin on the ball?
Anthony Kim made a comment that he really doesn’t know mechanically in his swing what he does to make the ball fade or draw, he just does it. What this comment means is that he has to conceptually know what happens in terms of spin to the ball to get it to do what he wants it to do. He has a clear understanding of what makes the ball hook, fade, slice or draw. He can visualize what he wants to do in terms of spin and his swing adjusts for the desired result. He is not focusing on mechanics only in terms of concepts.
This brings to light the fact that the golf swing is happening so fast that it is impossible to physically make changes on a conscious level during a golf swing. Everything must be preprogrammed to be effective. A.J. Bonner has a video out (The Truth About Golf) that is fantastic in developing an understanding of what the objective is in the golf swing.
I believe that it is absolutely critical to understand what is happening to the ball in terms of swing path, clubface angle and the resulting spin on the ball before any correcting instruction can be effective. Without a clear understanding and a visualization of what the objective is, the swing cannot be effectively preprogrammed to accept the physical swing instruction being taught. In other words, if you can visualize what you are trying to do to the ball, the instruction you are trying to apply will be putting your body in a position to be able to achieve your objective.
Having said all this it is time to take the confusing journey of what is actually happening during the golf swing that make the ball do what it does.
There are two forces at work. One is swing path, the other is the angle of the face at impact. The many combinations of these two forces produce the ball flight of your shot. It is easy to understand a straight shot.
The face of the club is square to both the target line and the swing path of the club. The result is straight shot, no side spin.
What if the clubface is square to the target line but our swing path comes from the top of the target line ( outside to in) and goes on a path that is 5 degrees to the target line? What will happen?
Here we have a 4 degree inside out swing path that will produce a 4 degree draw ( or mild hook). However the clubface is 2 degrees open, this will produce a fade (or mild slice) spin. The net effect is a 2 degree draw. This is a shot that will start out to the right of the target and gently curve back in. This demonstrates that you can have an open clubface and still hit a draw.
You can see that all different combinations are possible. You will have to digest them for yourself. Having a clear understanding of these principles will go a long way to improving your golf swing. Perhaps now you can see how Anthony Kim can look down at the ball in relation to the clubface and visualize the clubface coming slightly outside to in while keeping the clubface square to the target line to produce a fade.
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