One of the worst habits I developed over the years is dropping my left shoulder and tilting my body on the take-away. In order to really hit it hard I just instinctively would tense my right bicep on the takeaway and pull the club back into position causing me to be way out of balance through my swing Joe and I have been working on this for a long time. He's tried getting me to be more stable with my right knee, to work on holding the angle through the swing, and many other keys.
But those other important swing tips weren't having a large effect because of this dipping motion. Finally yesterday, Joe went back to me keeping my head level (not stationary) throughout the swing. I kept working on it, and FINALLY it started to come together.
By keeping my head level all kinds of good things start happening. First, the arc that is created on the backswing is much longer, creating a pendulum motion of much greater force. Second, by keeping level it allows me to feel the sensation of generating force with my lower body rather than my upper body.
This had an incredible impact on my my distance off the tee. I went from hitting my driver, 200 - 220 yards to hitting it 240 - 260 yards.
For me now, my swing thought is to keep my head level by keeping my left shoulder my left shoulder high. That's probably not written in any golf tip guide, but for me keeping my left shoulder high throughout the swing has improved my swing significantly!
But those other important swing tips weren't having a large effect because of this dipping motion. Finally yesterday, Joe went back to me keeping my head level (not stationary) throughout the swing. I kept working on it, and FINALLY it started to come together.
By keeping my head level all kinds of good things start happening. First, the arc that is created on the backswing is much longer, creating a pendulum motion of much greater force. Second, by keeping level it allows me to feel the sensation of generating force with my lower body rather than my upper body.
This had an incredible impact on my my distance off the tee. I went from hitting my driver, 200 - 220 yards to hitting it 240 - 260 yards.
For me now, my swing thought is to keep my head level by keeping my left shoulder my left shoulder high. That's probably not written in any golf tip guide, but for me keeping my left shoulder high throughout the swing has improved my swing significantly!
