Body Separation - Technical Thursday #17

January 5, 2017

Body Separation - Technical Thursday #17.

Hi, I’m Mel Sole, Director of Instruction at the Mel Sole Golf School, headquartered at Pawleys Plantation Golf and Country Club in Pawleys Island, SC. We conduct 1, 2, and 3-day golf schools, hourly golf lessons, and senior golf schools—any golf instruction program your heart desires. Give us a call at 800-624-4653 or 843-237-4993. We will be happy to book a commuter school or a package that contains accommodations, golf, and golf school.

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In our ongoing Golf Video Blog series, Mel Sole of the Mel Sole Golf School talks about the disassociation between the upper and lower body in the transition of the backswing to the downswing. This move prevents the golfer from starting the downswing with the arms, an all too common mistake!

The best way to get the feel of this move is to exaggerate. Place a golf club across your chest, and as you start the backswing with the shoulders, initiate the hips in the other direction. In other words, the backswing is still going up as the hips are starting down. At first, this move will feel really weird because your body has never felt anything like this before. At that point, start hitting balls while continuing to exaggerate the downswing movement. You will be surprised how much power you can generate on the downswing. The ball will literally explode off the clubface.

https://youtu.be/pOqkXUeTJuY

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Thanks for watching - Body Separation - Technical Thursday #17. A drill to get the upper body's feel still finishing the backswing as the lower body starts the downswing.

Golf Video Blog by the Mel Sole Golf School.

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