Golf Swing Lessons, Tips Instruction – Power & Consistency by Jim McLean
How to Pivot Correctly for Maximum Power and Consistency. Maximize Resistance, Improve Instep, Weight Shift, Push Off, and Proper Coil. The #1 reason for lack of power & inconsistent shots! Professional golf instructors attribute 90 percent of golf swing faults to incorrect pivoting. Many golfers don’t even realize that they are swaying during their golf swing. What is a sway and how can it affect your golf swing? A sway is the sideways movement of your hips during the golf swing or the lateral movement of center of your balance. In other words, your center of gravity shifts outside your right foot or it can be a combination where your right hip moves laterally outside you right foot and your upper body leans back towards the target. How to Pivot Correctly with PivotPro? SETUP—First, stand up straight and spread your feet shoulder-width apart, start to bend from the waist, and at the same time feel that you stick your backside. Sense that you are getting ready to catch a ball or you are easing yourself to sit down on a high chair. SIMPLY RELAX—Easier said than done. However, here is a trick I learned from a pro. Try relaxing your neck muscles by relaxing your lower jaw and slightly sticking your tongue out – try it – feel the tension going away in your arms. Keep the same relaxed feeling throughout your swing. Another good way to relax is to start from your finger and hands up. Imagine you are holding a child’s hand. This will result in relaxed shoulders, chest and back …