Simple Golf Tips - Keep Your Head Still
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Wayne Armstrong asked:
One of the things that is drilled into the new golfer when they take lessons from a professional golf coach is ‘keep your head still’, but this is one of those things that is easier said that done. Even players on the professional circuit winning millions of dollars per year from golf tournaments sometimes have problems with this aspect of the game. Lets face it, when there is so much movement going on through your arms, shoulders and torso, keeping the thing that sits on top of it all still is quite a tall order.
The next time you watch a golf tournament on television concentrate on the head movement of several different players and you will see that everyone will have some degree of head movement, and some more so that others. However, the one thing that you will find they all have in common is that their heads will remain behind the ball all the way through the swing right up to the point of impact between the club head and the ball. During their back swing you see some head movement but it will still be behind the ball when it is hit. You should try and follow this example and at the same time try and keep your head movement down to as little as possible. However, when you are playing for real, you shouldn’t be concentrating on your head movement. Mastering these techniques is something for the practice game to the point where once it is mastered in practice it will become second nature the rest of the time.
Once the ball has been struck you should make an effort to watch the ball or turn towards its flight. This is something that again will come naturally as you complete your swing and allow the head to move with the shoulders.
As ever, you shouldn’t feel you have to force any of these movements. Your golf swing is something that should be natural to you, so any adjustments you make should be made in small steps over a long period of time so as not to disturb your swing.
Hands On CPR
One of the things that is drilled into the new golfer when they take lessons from a professional golf coach is ‘keep your head still’, but this is one of those things that is easier said that done. Even players on the professional circuit winning millions of dollars per year from golf tournaments sometimes have problems with this aspect of the game. Lets face it, when there is so much movement going on through your arms, shoulders and torso, keeping the thing that sits on top of it all still is quite a tall order.
The next time you watch a golf tournament on television concentrate on the head movement of several different players and you will see that everyone will have some degree of head movement, and some more so that others. However, the one thing that you will find they all have in common is that their heads will remain behind the ball all the way through the swing right up to the point of impact between the club head and the ball. During their back swing you see some head movement but it will still be behind the ball when it is hit. You should try and follow this example and at the same time try and keep your head movement down to as little as possible. However, when you are playing for real, you shouldn’t be concentrating on your head movement. Mastering these techniques is something for the practice game to the point where once it is mastered in practice it will become second nature the rest of the time.
Once the ball has been struck you should make an effort to watch the ball or turn towards its flight. This is something that again will come naturally as you complete your swing and allow the head to move with the shoulders.
As ever, you shouldn’t feel you have to force any of these movements. Your golf swing is something that should be natural to you, so any adjustments you make should be made in small steps over a long period of time so as not to disturb your swing.
Hands On CPR
