Ballard Golf
This review is from: How to Perfect Your Golf Swing: Using Connection and the Seven Common Denominators (A Golf Digest Book) (Paperback)
In my humble opinion based on reading perhaps 1,000 books on golf over the past 40+ years, this may be the single best golf instructional book ever written. It’s short, it’s clear, it’s well-illustrated, and it’s an approach to instruction that WORKS. As I recall, Ballard was selected as the “teacher of the decade” for the 1980′s by Golf Magazine, and with good reason. His fundamental principle of “connection” is, as he says, not merely the key to golf but to any number of sports. He has identified the fundamental principle that distinguishes the great ball-strikers from the hacks and also-rans. Regardless of what they may SAY they do, or FEEL they do, Ballard has identified what the great ball-strikers really DO. I recently took some lessons at the Kapalua Golf Academy and came home thinking “That sounds just like what Jimmy Ballard was saying 20 years ago.” I picked up a copy of this book and confirmed that it indeed was what Ballard was saying 20 years ago. You may need some professional guidance to confirm that you are grasping what Ballard is saying, but I’m convinced that what he is saying is pretty much the one overriding key to the golf swing. I’m astounded that this book is out of print because it deserves to live alongside of Hogan’s Five Lessons and a handful of other indisputable classics.
Golf Swing
Playing your best golf is very fulfilling and here is some golf swing advice on how to do it. First of all, you must learn to master the fundamentals. This includes having a proper grip, setup, and stance. Good alignment will help you hit your shots straighter and allow you to swing the club on the correct path more naturally and more easily.
Once you’ve gotten your golf swing setup fundamentals down, it’s time to learn some important keys to a proper golf swing. Make sure your golf swing has smooth tempo. Do not try to rush your swing and try to swing the same tempo on every shot.
Having a golf swing that is on plane will allow you to hit more consistent, straighter golf shots. To get the club on plane in your backswing, try to feel like you are swinging the club directly over your right shoulder. On the follow through, you should simply mirror the backswing and swing the golf club over your left shoulder to finish your swing. When golfers swing the club too steeply or too much around their bodies it becomes difficult to get the club into the proper impact position for any kind of consistency.
A proper turn and weight shift are essential components of a good swing as well. Make sure you turn and shift so you feel your weight go to the inside part of your back foot. If your weight rolls towards the outside of your foot you have moved too much laterally and are probably trying to force your turn incorrectly. A proper shoulder to hip turn ratio is 2 to 1. This means the shoulders should turn twice as far as the hips do in the golf backswing. Generally, a good golfer will be able to turn their shoulders a full 90 degrees. The hips will then have turned half that distance or 45 degrees.
Good swing sequence can help any golf significantly improve their direction with their golf shots and hit the ball much straighter. Because the shoulders turn twice as far as the hips do in the golf swing, the shoulders must start their turn first. Ideally, the golf club is swung back in the takeaway, then the shoulders start to turn and about halfway back into the backswing the hips turn. You always want the golf club to lead in the golf swing. You clubs swings and your body responds or follow the club. Turning the body before swinging the club up in the backswing leads to being out of sync and a loss of power and consistency with your golf shots will result.
Once you’ve mastered your golf fundamentals including the setup, swing plane, and swing sequence, you’ll be well on your way to playing great golf and shooting low scores on a regular basis. For more information on on how to play your best golf, check out http://www.thegolfswinggenius.com.
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