3 Simple Tips To UNSTUCK Your Swing! || Arm Connection

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In this golf tutorial, we’ll explore three simple tips to help refine and improve your golf swing, focusing on enhancing your arm connection. These tips are highlighted in the accompanying video, featuring an individual named Dylan.

We begin by emphasizing the importance of preventing your arms from lagging behind your body. The primary goal is to maintain the hands in front of the chest for a longer period during the swing. This technique involves setting up your body to rotate more efficiently to the top while keeping your arms slightly more ahead of your body. If done correctly, you’ll maintain the ‘triangle’ form longer into your swing, which in turn promotes a more effective connection.

One common issue players face is letting their arms get too far behind them. As shown in the video, Dylan begins to lose his center body and hands connection. To improve this, we suggest maintaining your arms and hands out in front of you for a longer duration. Avoid having your arms wrapping around your body.

Another key point is the position of your right elbow. It shouldn’t be raised high, rather, it should be oriented towards the front, aiding the correct path of the club. The right arm tends to slide behind as you turn, leading to the club reaching too deep, and the arms getting stuck. Instead, your left shoulder should just be turning, guiding your hands and club down the line, with your right arm in a position akin to shaking hands.

The position of the right elbow is critical. As shown in the video, you should keep your right elbow as if you were about to give blood. It should pre-rotate and stay in position as you turn, not moving sideways but staying in front of your body.

Avoid disconnecting your elbows at the beginning of the swing; keep them in, soft but together. This position ensures the hands stay in front of the body’s center, promoting better control of the swing.

As we progress through the video, Dylan learns to push his arms and hands down the line while fully facing his hands with his chest. This motion requires a combination of turning the body and maintaining an open chest position. As a result, his arms stay more in front of him, enabling a fuller turn.

A common mistake is letting the right arm break down slightly, which pushes the hands behind, leading to a pinning effect behind the chest. This action tends to make the swing stuck behind the player, forcing a game of catch-up on the downward part of the swing. Correcting this with a fuller, outward turn ensures a better connection and creates a larger distance between the body’s center and the hands, thus enhancing the swing’s effectiveness.

In the video, we note that an elbow close to the body can result in the arm going back behind, causing problems in the swing. Instead, we emphasize rotating the elbow inwards while pushing it away from the body. This movement creates the impression that the elbow is close to the body from a certain perspective, but it’s just rotated closer to the left arm.

We then demonstrate a drill to assess the set position strength. This drill involves setting the club, then rotating through, demonstrating that a short half swing with a good set position can still have a decent impact. Maintaining this connection, alongside a strong rotation and releasing the whip, can result in long, straight shots.

The concept of skipping a rock is introduced to explain the importance of keeping the right arm in front. When the arm is on the side of the body, the motion goes sideways. But, by having the elbow in front, you achieve a later release, which adds more leverage and a better whip effect.

A crucial point in the swing is the set position. Once this is achieved, it’s a matter of turning and unwinding without any additional arm movements. If the arms are pinned behind when turning, the arms lag far behind the body, which is detrimental to the swing.

Finally, keep your arms out in front of you, maintaining the space between your arms. Avoid letting the elbows widen out. Instead, keep the gap the same throughout the swing, which should result in a more efficient and effective swing.

This tutorial, along with the Full Swing Master Class mentioned at the end of the video, provides simple, step-by-step processes to improve your golf swing. This learning methodology emphasizes simplicity and consistency, aiming to help golfers of all levels refine their swings and enhance their overall game.

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