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&houlder stretch
/lasp your hands behind your back, bend forward from the hips, and raise your arms over your back as far forward as you can. 0old this position for five seconds, release, and repeat. This is a great stretch to warm up your shoulders before the round and keep them loose on the course.
0ip stretch
This one is a little tougher, but if an old sour puss like me can do it, you probably can, too. .end forward, letting your arms hang as close to the ground
as possible. 1rab your ankles and pull yourself down to allow your knuckles to touch the ground. 2ou should feel a burning sensation in your hamstrings as well as your hips
To feel this pendulum-like motion, try the "front-loader" drill. -irst, place the clubhead ahead of the ball 'photo left(, and swing forward to the finish position 'photo right(. -rom there, swing to a full backswing, then through impact as normal. 2ou should feel as though the arms and club are leading the body into the ball. $ow you can combine the pendulum with pace and rhythm. ;ace is the speed at which something happens4 rhythm is the relationship between the moving parts. Tom *atson swings at a faster pace than )rnie )ls, but the relationship between their body parts and club will be nearly identical, because they both have good rhythm. To find your ideal pace and rhythm, tee up a driver, and with a full swing, hit the ball 9== yards. 6o it again, swinging a little faster, and hit the ball 9"= yards. *ork your way up in "=-yard increments4 when you reach full speed, you will have grooved a balanced swing and found your ideal pace. This drill also teaches your body parts to move in rhythm with the club.
Rule ,: Tilt B!c- to St!y B!c*ith all full swings, your head should be behind the ball at impact. This keeps most of your body weight where it belongs -- behind the ball, not racing out in front, which leads to a slice. :nly after impact do the head and body get pulled through to the finish by the swinging of the club and arms.
0ow far behind 'away from the target( your head should be depends on the club8 The longer the club, the shallower its approach angle, and the farther the head should be behind the ball. 2our head will be farthest behind with a driver, when you're trying to hit up on the teed ball. It will be more forward with the short irons -- which have a steeper angle of approach -- but should never pass ahead of its original address position. To visuali>e proper head position, focus on your spine tilt at address. -orm a "ball" by making a circle with your left thumb and forefinger 'left photo(. ),tend your left arm outward, then tilt your spine slightly to the right as if you were at address with a driver. %aintaining this tilt, swing your right arm into the "ball" 'photo(. 2our right arm should swing slightly upward as your head stays back.
-or high-tra3ectory pitches, your right arm is in control and your right hand is even with or behind the ball at impact. ;ractice hitting a sand wedge with 3ust the right hand, feeling the clubhead's leading edge pass under the ball and launching it upward.
+emember, golf is an evolving process, re<uiring ad3ustments to create the desired ball flight. 6eveloping patterns and good habits takes time -- be fair to yourself@