Most golf books tell you most foremost move in a golf swing is the first move down from the top. But if the swing gets off to a bad start, even a flawless move from the top won't be of any help.
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You're standing over the ball ready to start your swing, and what's the first thing you should do? Hold on a second. Let's back up a bit. There's one thing you should do before you even get to that point, and that is the waggle.
The waggle is a movement that defines the particular swing you are about to make. It sets the tone for the swing by rehearsing the path and manner in which you make the first move back.
Ben Hogan concept the waggle was so foremost that he devoted four pages to it in his excellent book, Five Lessons. The points he emphasized were that the waggle is made with the hands and wrists only, not the arms, and that the waggle should not be grooved. That is, one size does not fit all. The waggle you make before a drive will be dissimilar from the one before a pitch to the green from 110 yards.
After you've made your waggle, located the club behind the ball, and are ready to take the club away, let's add something else. Production such a large movement as a golf swing from a dead stop is hard to do smoothly. It is easier if there is a rhythmic entry into it--the transmit press.
You can lean your hands and arms, or even your whole left side, an inch or so toward the target, you can turn your head a bit to the right, you can tip your right knee a bit toward the target. These are just examples of rhythmic movements.
The swing back is now a rhythmic response to the transmit press.
Here's what I mean. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get your swing going by Production a half swing toward the target, followed by a full swing to the top, then a full swing down through the ball? Try it without a ball. Doesn't that feel light and powerful? We can't do that half swing when we play golf, but we can create rhythm with a transmit press.
You've made your waggle and your transmit press, so now can you swing the club back? Go ahead, but there's more to be aware of. You're exciting the club away from the ball. Do you push the club back with your left hand or pull it back with your right hand?
I had a friend who would say, when he saw man trying to do something in a way that just wasn't going to work, "Just goes to show you. You can't push a rope!" No, you can't push a rope. You have to pull it to make it go anywhere. Which is easier, towing a trailer or putting the car in reverse and pushing it?
These examples might make you think that pulling the club away with the right hand is the way to go, but it's not. You need to lead (not push) the club away with not only your left hand, but your whole left side. (Lefties, this means lead the club away with your right side.)
Taking the club away with the right hand takes the swing out of the confines of your stance, both mentally and physically. Taking the club back with the left side keeps your mind and your swing focused on the ball. Try it and you'll see what I mean.
The final piece of the takeaway is the direction you move the club. Find somewhere in your house where you can take a stance with the clubhead against a baseboard with room to swing away a few feet. Now start to swing. You should scrape the baseboard for a few inches before the arc of your swing moves the clubhead away from touch with it. Your club is exciting back in the right direction.
If you don't hear any scraping, you're taking the club back too far inside. That could lead to pushes and hooks. If you jam the club against the baseboard, you're taking the club back face the ideal line. Hello, slice!
For anything to have a good finish, it has to have a good start. Attending to these four features of your takeaway will give you a good start.
I know. I said three tips and I gave you four. But I liked the faux alliteration in the title.
Three Takeaway Tips
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