Beginning Golf Class at CCCC
The lecture part last Thursday of the Beginning Golf was very good. The Coach talked about the major terms used for golf teaching such as slice, hook, push, pull, etc. He introduced the evolution of the golf clubs. He mentioned some critical mistakes for amateur golfers in stance and during swings.
One most critical technique I learned in the class was about the body torque produced during the back swings (just before the down-swings). He said Tiger Woods can produce a torque angle of 51 degrees. For average professionals, the torque angle is about 30 degrees. For amateurs, it is great if the toque angle can reach 20 degrees. The torque angle is the angle between shoulder turns relative to the hip line. It is not good to turn the shoulders and the hips at the same rate. One should turn shoulders more than the hips.
Another technique the Coach talked about was the back-spine angle during the swings. The back-spine has to be straight during the swings when eyes are fixed on the golf ball. Do not turn the head before the balls is out already.
I practiced for one hour at the Ridgeview Ranch driving range using this new technique, I felt that I got many more solid shots with the all the clubs, especially for the irons. Today I practiced for about one hour before going to the stock meeting. I tried to do the swing with the following five conditions:
First, the stance is solid with my both feet being square to the intended line. Eyes are fixed at the ball. Keep the left arm straight.
Second, keep the left arm straight and the back straight during the back-swing and slowly raise the height of the club.
Third, during the down-swing, try to come down along the same circle of the back-swing without enforcing my arm strength on to the club.
Fourth, do not move my head and eyes before the club face has the impact with the golf ball. This is required to keep the body return to the starting position when the club face was set to be square to the golf ball at the stance.
Fifth, when the ball has left the ground, gradually turn my head and eyes to watch the trajectory of the golf ball. At the same time, let the club finish its swing without any intention of stopping it quickly or suddenly.
If I could do all the above five steps correctly, then I feel the golf is played right. Otherwise, the golf was definitely not very good. I played two full baskets of golf balls (about 120 balls), I might have done three forth of the swings well. I was happy for practice today.
One most critical technique I learned in the class was about the body torque produced during the back swings (just before the down-swings). He said Tiger Woods can produce a torque angle of 51 degrees. For average professionals, the torque angle is about 30 degrees. For amateurs, it is great if the toque angle can reach 20 degrees. The torque angle is the angle between shoulder turns relative to the hip line. It is not good to turn the shoulders and the hips at the same rate. One should turn shoulders more than the hips.
Another technique the Coach talked about was the back-spine angle during the swings. The back-spine has to be straight during the swings when eyes are fixed on the golf ball. Do not turn the head before the balls is out already.
I practiced for one hour at the Ridgeview Ranch driving range using this new technique, I felt that I got many more solid shots with the all the clubs, especially for the irons. Today I practiced for about one hour before going to the stock meeting. I tried to do the swing with the following five conditions:
First, the stance is solid with my both feet being square to the intended line. Eyes are fixed at the ball. Keep the left arm straight.
Second, keep the left arm straight and the back straight during the back-swing and slowly raise the height of the club.
Third, during the down-swing, try to come down along the same circle of the back-swing without enforcing my arm strength on to the club.
Fourth, do not move my head and eyes before the club face has the impact with the golf ball. This is required to keep the body return to the starting position when the club face was set to be square to the golf ball at the stance.
Fifth, when the ball has left the ground, gradually turn my head and eyes to watch the trajectory of the golf ball. At the same time, let the club finish its swing without any intention of stopping it quickly or suddenly.
If I could do all the above five steps correctly, then I feel the golf is played right. Otherwise, the golf was definitely not very good. I played two full baskets of golf balls (about 120 balls), I might have done three forth of the swings well. I was happy for practice today.
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