Advice On Grooving A Consistent Golf Downswing

The downswing in golf is certainly a popular topic for golf writers. There just seem to be so many things that can go wrong as you approach the ball. Some golfers fall away from the ball while others slide way ahead of it. You have the golfers who fall away from the ball and actually pivot around their back foot. Then there are those that really break their wrist as they approach the ball trying to help get the ball in the air. Anyway, you get the idea. Certainly one article cannot address all of these issues so these golf downswing tips will simply look at a few factors that any good downswing needs to have.

Before you can make a good downswing you need to be in a good position at the top of your backswing. So what exactly does this look like? The main thing is to make sure you don’t over-swing on your golf backswing. As long as you do not sway off of the ball, maintain a consistent spine angle and stop swinging your arms as soon as your chest and shoulders have stopped rotating you should be in good shape.

What then is the best advice for initiating the downswing? Unfortunately this piece of advice will not really be useful for anyone who falls away from the golf ball but in general a lot of golfers tend to focus too much on driving their hips forward as a means to start the downswing. This is what many of the best teachers advise though isn’t it? Too much lower body at the beginning of the downswing makes it very difficult for the hands to catch-up and also results in sliding too far forward and not being able to square-up the clubface – translation slice.

Try sticking an old golf shaft just in front of your left (or leading) leg and then practice not sliding or bumping into it during your downswing. This will force you to quiet down your lower body and give you a chance to “post up” on a firm front leg. If you simplify your swing you should see better results. Once you have control of your lower body the trick is to get your upper body rotating around your spine basically in one piece but you may actually need to feel like your hands are leading to achieve the proper impact position. This may seem a little restrictive but not many average golfers appreciate the added distance that can result from simply making solid contact.