The Center of the Golf Swing

Where is the center of the golf swing? It is somewhere between the bottom of your spine and your navel. It is not your head, although the fallacy about controlling head movement persists. Don’t think about your head. It serves only two purposes during the swing:

a) It holds the brain that sends messages to muscles,
b) It holds the eyes that see the ball.

The swing’s stabilizing force is in the abdomen. This, not your head, is the axis around which to rotate.

Ideal rotation should allow for the back to be facing the target, or thechest facing straight back away from the target. It is not important that the club get to parallel. If the back is facing the target and the hands are still basically in front of the center of the chest, you have more than enough power stored for the downswing.

The Reverse Pivot
Typical Cause: Attempting to maintain your head on the golf ball.
Remedy: Begin your set up with the head behind the ball and start your swing with your left shoulder.

The Sway
Typical Cause: Using the lower body to create weight shift.
Remedy: Turn the hips; don’t slide.

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