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Golf: Stop / Feel / Check

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To develop the pupil?s ability to feel and perceive the correct backswing position.

Encourage the pupil make the backswing movement then hold the position at any point. The pupil should then try to guess what position they are in before looking to see if they are right. The pupil is then allowed to look at that position, make any adjustments necessary to correct any errors and then move to the correct position to feel the difference without looking at it.

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Turn And Point:

To encourage the pupil to rotate their body correctly in order to maintain the extension of the arms in the forward swing.

Encourage the pupil to point their arm furthest from the target at the ball with the arm nearest to the target behind their back (1). Make a swing back and forwards holding the forward swing finish position for a few seconds to check that: the arm points at the target the weight is onto the forward leg and the body has turned to face the target (2).

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Thumbs up:

To encourage the pupil
to extend the action to
a 3/4 swing.
Following ,Brush away,
encourage the pupil to
hinge or cock the wrists so
the club shaft forms a 90
degree angle with the lead
arm. (Left arm for a right
handed golfer)

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Show The Sole:

To encourage the pupil to check for correct weight distribution in the forward swing.

Encourage the pupil to make their normal swing, at first just clipping a tee and check that the sole of the shoe furthest from the target is pointing away from the target at the finish of that swing (1). Later the ball can be introduced (2).

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club take back:

Put two balls one behind the other, about 30cm apart.
with taking the club back try and push the back ball straight back and lift upnthe club

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