On The Tee with Hank Johnson

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Keep Your Swing "Matched Up"
One of the ongoing debates in golf teaching is based on the following question. Does the turn cause the swing or does the swing cause the turn?
I’ve done some thinking about this and I think the answer is YES!
Even more important than what causes what is that the turn and the swing stay “ matched up” or together.
I give my students the following advice.
Keep your upper arms in front of the sides of your upper chest and your elbows pointed at the ground as you take the club back to the top and through to the finish of your stroke.
This one key will keep your turn and your swing “matched up” in every stroke from putter to driver. If you execute this one key then it doesn’t matter whether you think of the turn causing the swing or the swing causing the turn. Either way your turn and your swing will stay “matched up” or together and after all, that’s really the most important thing.