What separates the PGA Touring pro and the amateur golfer more than anything is “feel.” Every pro can feel where the club and club head are at any point during the swing. Now you will have 3 tips to better feel in your golf swing.
This is not an easy task, especially for the weekend golfer. Many amateurs struggle with how to develop feel for the swing. It’s a process that requires time, patience, and practice.
Part of the process of developing feel for the golf club is through knowing where your body is in space. Essentially, it means consciously knowing where your body is when moving, what your limbs are doing, and in what order. The good news is that you can improve your feel for the club.
One of the most important aspects of improving your golf swing is the feel for the golf club at every position within the golf swing. Beginning with address, into take-away, your back swing, downswing, and follow through. Feeling where the club is at every moment is key.
PGA Tour pros feel the club during the swing. As a result, they have the ability to make the little adjustments that are crucial in the golf swing. It also allows them to know what is going on with their golf swing the majority of the time.
How do you develop your ability to better feel the golf club and club head?
First and foremost, your development of better golf swing mechanics is center stage. Understanding the mechanics and where the club head should be is the first step. This allows you to consciously know and practice the positions of where the golf club and body should be at any moment in the golf swing. Mentally understanding golf swing mechanics allows you to have a map to refer to when developing your golf swing.
Secondly, when it comes to golf swing mechanics we look at practice. The body learns a new movement through repetition. The mind and body learn either the correct or incorrect golf swing through practice. This is the point where the feeling abilities of your body for your golf swing begin to form. The movement pattern begins to be ingrained as you continue to practice your golf swing.
The third component of developing feel is the body.
Developing feel is linked to your nervous system and the ability of the brain/nerves to input/output information efficiently. Improving the process by which your brain and nerves input (learning the golf swing mechanics) and output (execution of the golf swing) has a direct effect on your ability to feel the club. Improvement in this area lies within performing exercises that increase the efficiency with which the nervous system operates.
Exercises that improve the feel during the swing are called balance exercises. Balance exercises challenge the nervous system, creating more efficiency in the input/output system of the body. Better balance allows for the body to learn new movements more quickly and efficiently. Additionally, these exercises increase the ability of the body to feel athletic movements like the golf swing.
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So there you have it.
1. Develop an understanding of golf swing mechanics. You must have a conscious “road map” of the golf swing. This allows you a reference point to develop the correct swing mechanics.
2. Practice The body learns through repetition. Practice allows the brain and the body to learn the movement sequence of the golf swing. Practice is also the point where the body begins to develop the feel required for the golf swing.
3. Balance exercises. These types of exercises improve the input/output system of the body allowing for better feel of where the body is in space, and a greater capacity to feel the golf swing.
It’s a combination of developing these three things within your golf swing and body that creates feel for the swing. They all work together and cannot be separated.
Most of all, golf is a game. Games should be fun. You can have more fun and improve your game using these tips.
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