Rory Mcilroy’s 5 ‘Game-Changers’ for improving your ball hit

Golf guidance is always developing, but the best advice lies in the test of time. In the new Golf.com series, eternal tips, we are emphasizing some of the biggest tips that teachers and players have shared on the Golf Magazine pages. Today we look back at our number in October 2014 when Rory Mcilroy shared five tips for improved ball hit. For unlimited access to the Digital Archive of the full Golf magazine, join Indoor tODAY; You will enjoy $ 140 value for only $ 39.99/year.

Rory Mcilroy caught part of the story over the weekend. With the victory of his masters in a play off over Justin Rose, The Northern Irishman became only the sixth golf player who finished his Grand Slam career.

The trip to reach that milestone did not come easily. There were many obstacles and heart attacks along the way. Back when Mcilroy finished the first three legs of Slam in 2014, this would look absurd to suggest. With three feet of Slam complete in just three years, it seemed like he would be in MT. Rushes of golf at no time. As we all know now, it wasn’t that easy.

In honor of Mcilroy’s great achievement, we are looking again in our October 2014 issue of Golf magazine when he shared his five keys to improving the ball. If you apply them to your games, we can’t promise you will win the Grand Slam – but you will hit the ball better than ever. Check them below.

5 Rory keys to long drives

Michael Bannon is the only coach I have ever had. It is scary – he knows my shaking better than I do. So when things started sliding south 18 months ago, he knew exactly what to do: go back to the bases that raki in number 1 in the first place, using checkpoints and thinks Michael taught me when I was a little kid. Now my driver, iron and wedge oscillations are again in autopilot. My performance statistics are almost the same as last year, but I can feel a difference. Every blow feels on. Copy my adjustments and you can also rediscover your best swinging.

Change of game no. 1: Enable your address position

You would think I would be able to get into a strong position of the address without thinking, given the tens of thousands of shakes I have made in my life. The truth is that it is just as easy to fall into bad habits here, as it is in every other part of your swing. So I’ll work at my address whenever I practice.

KEYELEGE: Set it so that your arms hang freely and be far enough in front of you to grab the club through the area of ​​influence without your body to take the road.

Michael’s Fixed: A slow configuration leads to a slow pace. The best thing Rory did to improve his address position was to increase his hip slope. Try this: Throw in your configuration with your hands on your hips and your knees bent as shown. Use your fingers to push your hips back. Your back end should “go out” a little, creating a wrinkle in your pants just down your belt. You are doing it correctly if your belt belt shows beyond the ball, not straight in front of you. The right amount depends on the hip stabilizes your turn for a stronger spiral during your back.

Change of game no. 2: a 1 -piece receipt

The first two legs of my swing are critical. If I start the club again on the plane, I will not have to reburry it on the way down, so I can simply rip it without fear of a wrong blow. Given, my intake is not perfect. Occasionally I make the club too far inside (then come down to the fall), or “raise” it up and out (which makes me “trapped” by descending). But I can fix them flaws.

KEYELEGE: “Push” the club immediately. Photograph a wall that runs parallel to your foot line and straight through your hands as you start shaking, holding your hands and club on the wall.

Michael’s Fixed: Sign in to your address position without a club, then cross your arms, left right, so your palms face each other. Start your swinging by pulling your right hand straight back. See how this forces your left shoulder to turn, and how tied do the wings feel in your upper body? If you notice the same feeling when you get real shakes, you will make a perfect intake.

Change of game no. 3: Turn and load

I’m quite flexible to get back as much as I want without embarrassment. In fact, I often turn too much. I can roll my shoulders past 90 degrees without thinking, which makes it difficult to turn everything where it should be in the influence. I’m not doing it so much this season.

KEYELEGE: I stop my swing when my left shoulder hits my chin. If this is too twist for me, then it is a lot for you. If you stop the shoulder bend at 90 degrees while keeping the right bent knee – which allows me to charge a lot of energy – there is no 5 money on the ground that I can’t reach two. Your oscillation will feel stronger, not shorter – a great feeling to have.

Michael’s Fixed: We always work to limit Rory’s turn, but you have to work to rotate more – and not just your shoulders. The next time you practice, turn your lower body more than you will do normally. Try to get your belt tightening to remove from the target when you reach the top. This additional hip twist is what allows your shoulders to rotate a full 90 degree. Single rules? Keep the right knee bent and your hands on the right side of the head. If your hands end up behind your head, you have lost control.

Change of game no. 4: Hit the irons with your lead knee

When I’m hitting the driver, achieving a strong position W is my only goal. If I’m good at the top, all I have to do is let go and the ball will go away. When the ball is on the ground instead of rising, however, there is an extra step.

KEYELEGE: To hit solid cuffs, move down and forward from the top as you drop, so that the bottom of your oscillation occurs just before the ball. It is easy to do if you start landing by running the left knee towards the target, then run it as you approach the impact. This takes your energy and shaky power by moving toward the hit, so you leave nothing behind.

Michael’s Fixed: To feel the way Rory rests on his cuffs, make your back regular, but allow your left heel to come out of the ground as you reach the top. When you start again, replenish your left heel. Do tightly – so much that you feel that your weight moves immediately on your left side. Once you plant, push the soil with your left foot, strengthening the left foot. This creates a strong post to support a strong turning through the ball.

Change of game no. 5: Qedge it close to your body

If there is a field of my game where statistics show significant improvement, it is my full wedges. Last year I ranked 153rd near Pin at the shots from 125 to 150 yards. This year I have moved up to 139 points to No. 14! And I’m knocking shots from this range nearly four meters closer to the hole.

KEYELEGE: Move your body and arms as a single unit. This turns your normal energy swing at a control rate, and control is much more important than short -distance power. Here is a visual that will help: to the address, your shoulders and arms form a triangle in front of your chest. Your goal? Keep the triangle intact and in front of your chest from start to finish. It helps to swing with the “dead wings” and use your torso, not with your feet, like your swinging engine.

Michael’s Fixed: To get a feeling of connecting your arm to your body light full wedges, hold a wedge in each hand to the address and swing them simultaneously. Fraud? Keep the shafts parallel to each other all the way, while also holding your arms and hands in front of your chest. At the bottom of your back and finish, both shafts should show straight down. If you have problems, try feeling as if your chest curve is hitting the goal, and that your hands, arms and club are coming together for travel.