| Impact is obviously the most important part of the | | | | That means that the knuckles are to the ground and |
| swing. For all that is said about the stuff that goes on | | | | the hand is more bowed than cupped. The left hand |
| during the swing, the impact position of the best | | | | continues to be that way through impact. I personally |
| players is usually pretty consistent. What's great is that | | | | feel the left hand "roll close" as my right hand begins to |
| your follow through can reveal a lot about how you | | | | cover the left. |
| came through impact. | | | | Your arms should still feel connected at this point, tied |
| Both Arms Extended | | | | together in feeling as you hit through impact. |
| The only point in the swing when both of your arms | | | | The Hips |
| are extended occurs a foot or so past the ball. A | | | | Your hips should still be leading the entire sequence, |
| great drill that you have probably tried yourself involves | | | | ensuring the whole motion happens correctly. Your left |
| flipping a club around so that you are gripping it by the | | | | leg will straighten and your right leg will come off of the |
| hosel. Make some quick swings going back and forth. | | | | ground so that the remainder of the weight that was |
| The "swoosh" sound should occur a foot or two past | | | | on there can now come to your right side. |
| impact. If it doesn't you are probably releasing too | | | | Momentum |
| soon. When you allow your hands to get the "free | | | | Past the point when your arms are at hip/chest level |
| ride" down and let centrifugal force unwind the club, it | | | | through impact, they will come off of your chest and |
| should occur past impact. | | | | momentum will finish the swing. The toe of the club |
| The left arm | | | | should be pointing down, indicating that you rotated the |
| Through impact, one of the most important things that I | | | | club correctly through impact. However, think of the |
| have found is the action of left arm. It cannot chicken | | | | follow through as a mirror of the backswing. Before |
| wing out to the left of your body. One of the greatest | | | | the finish point, the right arm will straighten as the left |
| improvements that I personally made in my swing was | | | | folds in close, and the right arm will be parallel to your |
| keeping the left arm close to and in front of my body | | | | chest (as your left arm was in the backswing). As long |
| after impact. A great drill to ingrain this is to take a | | | | as you have hit down on the ball correctly and begun |
| headcover and stick it under your armpit, pressing as | | | | to practice mirroring your backswing in your |
| tightly as you can with your upper left arm to keep it | | | | followthrough, don't worry about your finish. Momentum |
| there. Then, exaggerate this feeling as you make | | | | will take care of that and you will probably begin to |
| swings through impact. When this action becomes | | | | develop your own style of finish anyway. |
| ingrained, you will not only improve consistency, but | | | | When you begin to work the ball, the finish becomes a |
| your accuracy will improve tremendously. | | | | lot more important. For now, think of it as just an |
| Supination | | | | extension of a good swing. |
| Remember, the left hand is supinating through impact. | | | | |