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This is a good set-up with perfect balance. Notice how Martin’s chin is away from the chest but not so high that his eyes cannot look directly at the ball. Many amateurs overdo the advice of having the ‘chin up at address’. I like the fact that his arms hang outwards from his shoulders and not straight down. This gives him room through impact.
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He has swept the club away with the large muscles of the shoulders, arms and core of his body – no quick break of the wrists here, which is a common mistake. The club points along the line of his feet indicating that it is moving on the correct path.
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The club is nicely on plane here. If the butt of the club pointed towards his toes, it would be too steep, if it pointed to the other side of the ball, it would be too flat. Here it is roughly parallel to where it was at address and that’s always a good indicator.
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We can see Martin’s chest, which shows that he has turned his shoulders, and we can see his belt buckle, which shows that he has some turn in his hips. In other words, he is allowing the swinging of his arms to be helped by the coiling of his body.
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The thing to note here is how perfectly square the club face is. If you were to draw a line along the club face, it would be parallel to the line of his left forearm. That is an excellent reference for assessing if the club face is square and Martin has it spot on here.
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With a driver, Martin swings the club slightly past parallel at the top. The momentum of the longer club takes him past parallel but that’s not a problem because his right elbow still points towards the ground. Most amateurs have a high right elbow when they swing the club past parallel and that leads to a steep down swing.
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This frame shows the change in direction. What amateurs can learn from this is that his lower body has begun to unwind and his arms have dropped down on the same path that they took on the backswing. Note how his left arm is still across his chest and his right elbow is at the side of his body. The biggest fault that I see with amateurs at this stage of the swing is where the shoulders take over, causing the left arm to swing away from the chest with the right elbow moving out in front of the body, resulting in a weak and steep swing path.
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Here we can see that the club is approaching on the correct ‘inside-to-square’ path. The hips have started to open up but the shoulders are square and this helps to keep the right elbow close to the right hip. Whenever daylight can be seen between the arms at this stage, with the left arm higher than the right, it shows that the arms are swinging the club on plane. Feet indicate that it is moving on the correct path.
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Martin’s right shoulder is under his chin and his left hip has cleared ‘up and left’. That ensures that he keeps his angles, and the club can travel down the line towards the target.
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The right thigh, shoulder and hip have moved through the ball and the belt buckle faces the target. When a player does this, it allows the body to support the swinging of the arms and that adds power and keeps the arms swinging the club on the correct arc.
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A perfectly balanced position. Look at how we can see the spikes under Martin’s left foot, proving that the weight has flowed all the way through to the left side. The right foot has pushed the weight onto the left side and now, having finished its work, it rests on the toe. The hands have swung over the left shoulder and his whole body faces the target. This is the mark of a swing that is powerful, on plane and balanced.
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This is a beautifully balanced set-up with no sign of any tension in the arms or body.
One gets a sense of the club being swept away by the shoulders and arms here with only the faintest hint of wrist action.
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The shoulders continue to turn and the hips are starting to assist that turn now. The wrists are also becoming more active, which gets the club head moving on the correct arc. The club head must travel further than anything else, so it needs to move faster than everything else in order to get to the top of the swing at the same time that the arms stop swinging and the body stops turning. The wrists play the role of blending it all together.
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The left arm has kept the swing radius, while the right arm plays the role of adding power and leverage by folding the elbow downwards and setting the right wrist back on itself.
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Martin’s wrists are almost fully cocked and his shoulders have turned behind the ball. One can also see that his hips have aided the turn, which is why his belt buckle points to his right.
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As the downswing starts, Martin’s belt buckle no longer points to the right because he has started the downswing with his lower body unwinding towards the target. As he does this, he drops his right elbow down to his side and that keeps the arms on the correct path.
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Approaching impact we can see that the weight is already on his left side and the left hip has cleared out of the way. Amateurs should take careful note of the ‘lag’ or angle that still remains between the left arm and club shaft. This shows that he still has stored power in his wrists. That power is only unleashed at the ball – very similar to cracking a whip.
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The club has been fully released and the forearms have crossed over. That motion of the forearms crossing over is very powerful because it slings the club head at tremendous speed through the ball.
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Here it is clear that there has been a full and committed body action with a free and powerful swinging of the arms and club head.
Martin’s right shoulder and right hip are facing towards the target. Look at how his right arm is fully slung around his neck. Just by looking at this picture, one can sense that he has pounded this drive down the middle. This is a swing that combines hand action, body motion and leg movement in a perfect blend of balance and harmony – the swing of a champion.
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Nedbank Limited Reg No 1951/000009/06, VAT Reg No 4320116074, 135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa. We subscribe to the Code of Banking Practice of The Banking Association South Africa and, for unresolved disputes, support resolution through the Ombudsman for Banking Services. We are an authorised financial services provider. We are a registered credit provider in terms of the National Credit Act (NCR Reg No NCRCP16).
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