Accelerating through impact
Hello
I recently had a couple of rounds at golf-o-max and found (through my buddy's observations) that I have a tendancy to decelerate a little through impact. I think I am too conscious of not trying to kill the ball.
Do any of you have any usedul drills that will help me to accelerate through the ball.
I know that hitting from the top is disasterous so whereabouts in the down swing do you start to add power? And how do you add power smoothly without ending up with a jerky swing?
Suggestions?
Hank
Adding Power and consistency!
If you want to learn about all these, and have time to practice, I recommend reading (and practicing) Ben Hogan's book "Five Lessons The Modern Fundamentals of Golf". Mike Weir credits the book for his "best" golf tips he ever reveives. It will asnwer all your questions. And make sure you read it 3-4 times and practice it evern more. It's not a long book. I read it and practice it in my living room and I can't wait to try it out on the course.
As a summary for how to accelerate through impact for more power, Mr.Hogan said that the swing is a chain action. The downswing starts from your left hip (RH player), shoulders, arms, hands and club, in that order. You will decelerate if you start your downswing from the wrong order, ie. the hands and the arms. If you do that you will lose most of your power before impact. There are more to learn before the downswing that's why i recommend investing time and money buying the book. It's by far the best golf books I ever read, and beleive me I read a lot of them.
Thom