Your eye line can be the key to hitting the ball perfectly. Here’s why.
Image by Kelvin Kelley
While there are many elements in a good golf swingwhat should not be overlooked is the importance of your eyes.
This may sound silly, but think about how much time golfers (especially amateurs) spend trying to correct all sorts of swing flaws and erratic swings, when it could just be their eye that’s leading to a such bad contact.
Your eyes not only detect the lie of the ball and where your aim should be, they also help when it comes to hard hitting the ball. For example, when your eye line is off, it can lead to tilting your head or locking your arms in the wrong position – both of which lead to unstable shots.
So instead of just working on hitting a bunch of balls on the range to try and improve, GOLF Teacher to watch Kelvin Kelley says start correcting your eye line at address to get a better feel for your golf swing. He shows how to do this below.
Use your eye line to turn effectively
“The direction of your body movement is the engine of the golf swing. “In fact, the direction your body moves is much more important than the amount of twist,” says Kelley. “In my research, the spine and the trailing arm are the two most important parts of the golf swing.”
Kelley then paints an easy picture — especially during football season — describing the body movements a quarterback uses while throwing a football.
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“Imagine an NFL quarterback throwing a pass. If their body and spine angle is positioned correctly, they can use their arm to pull their body and throw a strong and accurate pass. If their body twists or twists out of position, the movement becomes inefficient and harder to produce,” says Kelley. “A greater twist or bend of the body does not equate to a stronger pass—which sounds like true even in the golf swing when you start in an efficient position.”
So how does the eye line dictate the movement of the spine in the golf swing? Kelley provides images and some feedback below, with the eyeline and spine highlighted in green.
Kelvin Kelley
If started efficiently, a player can simply maintain eyeline from the address position on the backswing, helping them maintain their original spine angle. This helps them produce a more efficient turn direction in order to return to impact.
Kelvin Kelley
Not all golfers have the same physiology. So if a player finds that keeping eyeline is too restrictive, they can simply maintain their eyeline and spine angle by “looking straight” on the backswing. The upper body will follow this type of head movement, which then allows the upper body to move more in the desired direction.
Kelvin Kelley
Quite often, I see players with a “tilted” spine angle (which is where the body goes toward the ground), which will also be represented by the slanted eye line. Although players can still produce shots from here, more recovery is required from the body – which is not the most efficient way to build endurance.
Adds Kelley, “the next time you’re in front of a mirror, look up to see and manage your eye line, as it’s an easy way to move more naturally into the golf swing. Remember, it’s called hand-eye coordination for a reason.”
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