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With different clubs, use the same swing
Keith McElroy - Thu, Aug, 26, 2004
Many beginners at golf, and not instructed otherwise, think they must learn a different swing with every club in the bag.
But not so!
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If that were true, an already immensely difficult game would be become virtually impossible.
Thankfully, this is the exact opposite of the truth and here’s why:
• First, as the length of the shaft of the club shortens, let’s say a pitching wedge, a player will stand progressively closer to the ball.
• Second, the scale of the swing – the amount of body motion and the arc of the club head – decreases as shorter shafts and increased clubface loss progressively change the emphasis from power to precision.
• Third, as a player progressively narrows his stance — by moving the right foot closer to the left — he will find this position accommodates a decreasing body motion and increases his need for club control.
Then, the secret to good shot-making is not 14 different swings, but one fundamentally sound swing and yes, this can be obtained through instruction, knowledge and practice.
Keith McElroy, a monthly golf tips columnist for the
farragutpress, is a PGA Professional at the Concord Park Junior Course (659-9103).
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