Head Behind Golf Ball in Articles
In order to play golf better and to ensure that you get your swing correct, it is important that your head stays behind the ball. There is a simple way by means of which you can check out whether you are keeping your head behind the ball with this simple experiment where you will require the help of a friend, associate or family member. If you are planning to conduct this experiment outdoors, place an object like a coin on level floor from where you’ll be setting up and taking the full golf swing. If you are trying out this experiment inside a room, take care to see that the ceiling is high enough. In the latter case you should also ensure that there is sufficient space both ahead and behind you to permit a full swing.
As before, place a coin on the ground. With your hybrid club or five iron firmly gripped; take your standard stance behind the coin as if it were the gold ball itself. Tell your friend to grip your hair or head firmly, thereby restricting the movement of your head during the course of this experiment. Now take a practice swing that should be full, yet slower than normal from the coin to the top of the backswing and fully into the follow through. Make sure that the follow through of the club is as complete as possible while ensuring that there is no head movement. If conducted properly, your friend or assistant should require no force to keep your head steady till the time you have completed your swing properly and your arms are parallel to the surface of the ground.
Now your partner can permit your head to come up as if the impetus was from your right shoulder but making sure that your head is behind the ball. Now check out if the following were observed during the course of this experiment. Were you able to see the path taken by the clubhead while it moved over the coin? Were you comfortable till the end of your swing till your arms rested parallel to the ground? Were there no strains in your body while executing the swing? Did your partner need no pressure to keep your head restrained? If the answers to all the above questions were in the positive, you have reasons to celebrate since you had maintained your spine angle and were also keeping your head behind the coin for the entire duration of the swing.
However, if you had faced any difficulties during any point of time while conducting this experiment, there is no need to be worried. This simply means that the body stance you had taken or the movements too are against your natural swing. Your muscles are accustomed to a different type of swing and have memorized these positions. They want to return back to that position. This simple experiment can help you a lot to improve your head position while executing a swing.
The swing, the slice and ultimately the golfing
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