When Seeking To Improve Your Golf Swing, Don’t Neglect The Set Up
Article by Stan Thomas
When you’re looking to improve your golf swing, don’t forget the basic premise of your set up. Jack Nicklaus has said many times that there is nothing more important in the game of golf than this.
Nicklaus: “If you set up correctly, there’s a good chance you’ll hit a reasonable shot, even if you make a mediocre swing. If you set up to the ball poorly, you’ll hit a lousy shot even if you make the greatest swing ever.” He went on to say that the set up is eighty per cent of the game of golf, and I concur.
When considering your set up, keep the following in mind: body alignment, the position of the head, your general stance, the placement of the ball between your feet and the distance the golf ball is from your body, and aim of the clubface itself.
It is easy to be distracted with the mechanics of your golf swing, but if you are to improve at playing golf, your set up is going to demand your constant attention. You’ll want to pay particular attention to the alignment of your body and the aim of your clubface.
How can you ever hope to hit a target if you don’t aim properly? How can you expect your body to perform the task of hitting a golf ball to a particular target if your mind is not focused and attentive to the target?
Golfers of all types could save themselves a lot of anguish and strokes by mastering the set up. But for many the set up seems too obvious of a task to cause concern. This is a big mistake.
The truth is that your golf swing begins before you begin to draw your club into the backswing. The golf swing actually begins at set up.
When addressing the golf ball, do the following:
· Make sure the clubface it square to the ball.
· Make sure your hands are comfortable and correctly gripping the club.
· Position your body properly over the ball.
It should be in that order. If you square the clubface first, it should make your stance follow properly and allow for a more exact aim.
To do this take the club in your right hand (if you are right-handed) and set the bottom of the edge of the club face perpendicular to the aim of your target. This should set your aim in direct contact with your goal.
About the Author
Stan Thomas has been playing golf since before dirt covered the earth. He knows he’ll never master the game, but he can’t deny the quest.
He invites you to visit his website:
http://www.golfimproveswing.com http://www.squidoo.com/golfimproveswing/