The process of changing direction with the golf club from back swing to downswing -- also known as the transition -- requires proper timing and sequence to maintain the ideal positions with your body and the club. Best results come, however, when you practice this portion of the swing to the point where you can simply let go and allow it to happen.
Step 1
Assume your position over the golf ball and initiate your back swing. Maintain a smooth tempo to your takeaway -- do not jerk the club back.
Step 2
Allow the golf club to pause very briefly at the top of the back swing. Drive the left knee forward -- toward your target -- as the golf club pauses at the top. Incorporate the entire lower body in this controlled forward drive.
Step 3
Allow your shoulders, arms and hands to begin the downswing as the result of being pulled by the drive of the lower body. Imagine the lower body as the engine of a train and your upper body as the caboose to aid in visualizing this sequence.
Step 4
Lead the club head with your hands through impact and into the follow through, maintaining a controlled, unhurried tempo.
Things You'll Need
- 7-iron
- Golf balls
References
- Golf Tips: Automatic Transition; Chuck Winstead; May 2003
- "Ben Hogan's Five Lessons"; Ben Hogan with Herbert Warren Wind; 1957; pp. 86-91
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