Improve Your Swing Efficiency! Part 3
The final element to making your golf swing of the day work for you is making sure your golf ball starts on the correct line. A hula hoop (or at least the ability to envision one) will really help you with this exercise.
So why the hula hoop? It's an easier way to explain the swing plane, which in simple terms is a circle that you are trying to swing your golf club upon around your body.
Take note of the photo down below. The middle ball with the white shaft, no matter if your stance is open or closed, represents your personalized, standard ball position. Through trial and error, this is where you have found you hit the golf ball the straightest with the most frequency. The back ball with the yellow shaft represents a ball position on your swing plane arc which encourages a golf ball to start right. The forward ball with an orange shaft represents a ball position on your swing plane arc which encourages a golf ball to start left. What are we discovering? By changing the ball positioning we can start the golf ball on a different line! Or, if we're hitting pulls for the day, move the ball position back to help you start the golf ball more correctly on line. Get the picture?
In conclusion, our golf swing's are always going to have inconsistencies. A more mechanically sound technique will make us more consistent. But in the end, no matter the level of your consistency, you need to control your golf ball from day to day to lead to better scores. This information should help you achieve that. Good luck!
Tim Mitchell is Director of Instruction at DLGA Strawberry Farms located in Irvine, CA.
Any questions for Tim? Email him directly at tim.mitchell@davidleadbetter.com or write a comment below!
