To enjoy golf without injury for a long time
We need to be 'a Swinger' rather than 'a Hitter'
However, it is not easy to start the transition
with Gravity
I will discuss how to use Gravity and Ground Force
Hi, this is David Cho here
As a car has a Brake and a Accelerator pedal
We can use our muscles to grap (stop) or to throw
At the top of backswingor at the impact
We may use our muscles to grab (to use our power)
which actually makes our swing slower
So, we need to use our muscles to throw (release)
and we can throw the club intentionally or naturally
We can throw the club intentionally
But, it may cause poor consistency
high risk of injury (hitting ground first with irons)
I will explain how to use natural force
to throw the club properly without unnecessary tension
Firstly, we need to know
which muscles we use most
We need to relax our arms and shoulders
as we are not grabbing or stopping something
At the top of backswing, we may put pressure
on our shoulders and arms
This pressure make our swing slower
at the impact, we may put pressure
on our arms and shoulders
If you free your arms, you will feel the speed
But with this pressure, you lose speed
as we press down the brake pedal when driving
Therefore, we need to start the downswing
with our lower body and core muscles
to free your arms and shoulders
which makes your arms very light
I will swing without tension on my arms
I felt like swinging without effort
But it still makes resonable distance
To relax your arms and shoulders
we need to use other muscles
and force
That is Ground Force and Core muscles
I make another swing using these
The gravity is the first natural source of power
That makes your backswing comfortable
After backswing
If you intend to hit the ball hard using arms
You will have unnecessary pressure on your arms
during making backswing
But if you plan to drop your arms and the club
with Gravity
Your arms will be relaxed automatically
Because you are not hitting the ball after backswing
instead, dropping arms and the club with Gravity
However, it is not easy to use Gravity at the transition
I will explain
how to be able to use Gravity
If you turn around your arms at backswing
Then you will turn around the other way at downswing
Then it will be hard to use Gravity at the transition
However,
If you feel that your arms and the club
go up to reach the top of backswing
towards just outside of your right shoulder
When an object goes up, then it will have a momentum to drop
When making backswing like this
we need to make sure two things
Firstly we need to understand
our hands and the club actually move up
rather than turning around with our body
at the takeaway
as we can not have two movements at a backswing
If you recognize that your arms and the club
move up at the takeaway
there is no problem to move up the club to the top
which will make your backswing as one action
Secondly,
Moving up your hands
doesn't mean a steep backswing top
if you turn around your arms at the backswing
that will easily make a flying elbow
(disconnection of your arms and the body)
But, if you move up your arms at backswing
while your body rotates
then your elbow will be at the right position
By the way, how much do your arms
need to be dropped?
If you drop a lot
then you will not be able to accelerate
the club through the impact fully
but you will obtain 'Consistency'
So, it is better to drop just a bit
to make enough acceleration through the impact
which makes your swing look more natural
and please make sure
you are not set the shaft vertical
you should feel that the shaft still remain horizontal
The second natural source of power is Ground Force
Leveraging the ground
Using this leverage, we need to rotate our hips
We need to stretch our right leg
so that right knee just move back withour rotation
We need to stretch our left leg to rotate our left hip
like this
In conclusion,
When you bend your knees at the transiton
at the same time, your arms drop by Gravity
Bending your knees slightly at the transition
need to be your habit by enough practice
Today, we will focus on using Gravity
Then we will feel
that our arms drop slightly by Gravity at the transition
and just stretch our right leg without rotation
while stretching our left leg to rotate our left hip
I will make a swing with the two natural force
Thanks for watching