When a golfer gets nervous, having little or no confidence in his
swing, there is a tendency for the hips and the stomach to slow down
at exactly the time they should be speeding up. The turning motion effectively
stops through the impact area, all ‘lag’ in the wrists is lost and the
hands are forced to take over (which inevitably leads to a flipping
action through and beyond impact). Contrast this with the dynamics of
a good player turning all the way through the shot, generating terrific
centrifugal force with the ‘core’ – like Vijay. Good players place the
emphasis on the core for the simple reason that this is where the bulk
of their ‘dynamic speed’ comes from. One of the key lessons I hope you
take from this supplement is that only by unwinding your swing from
the ground up are you able to utilise your stomach muscles as you rotate
hard through the ball. The faster the stomach moves, the greater the
acceleration of the clubhead, and the more compelling the momentum of
the swing all the way through to the finish. These are what I regard
as the key dynamics in a good swing. |
