The golf ball doesn’t move when you swing, but that doesn’t make it any easier to hit it in the center of the face. In fact, the static position of the ball can cause the ball to hit more of a challenge.
Unlike other sports where you swing a ball (baseball, tennis, etc.), in golf, it can be difficult to rely on instincts and athleticism to make contact. Instead, you may fall into the trap of thinking instead of reacting.
One such thought that people with disabilities have that hinders their ability to make big changes is that the club position at impact should match what it looks like at address. In reality, this could not be further from the case.
“No one who plays elite-level golf is going to look the same at impact as they do at address,” he says GOLF Teacher to see Jake Tower.
If you try to return the shaft to its stroke position, you will not be enough front axle lean and you will lose tons of power and spin. So if you want to hit it like the pros do, you need to match their impact positions.
Thurm suggests learning this position with a simple exercise using two stretching sticks. Grab one and tape it to the ground to match your shaft resting at address, then tape the other to the forward bent ground you can see in the pictures above.
The goal here is to match your weak shaft with that of the putter clubs at both address and impact.
“The first thing that’s going to happen is I’m going to push my hands forward,” Thurm says. “My hip center moved forward as well. I can’t find an elite level player whose hips aren’t forward at impact.”
If you can get both the club grip and your hips ahead of the ball at impact, you’ll be in position to make first contact with the ball and hit high, high iron shots.
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