The Single Plane Golf Swing: Play Better Golf the Moe Norman Way by Todd Graves & Tim O'Connor

Author:Todd Graves & Tim O'Connor [Graves, Todd]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781612548920
Publisher: Brown Books Publishing Group
Published: 2015-11-11T21:00:00+00:00

THE BACKSWING | PUTTING IT IN MOTION

The first move

The first move of the backswing begins with the upper and lower body moving in sequence. This movement starts as the lead shoulder moves the tilted triangle (formed by the shoulders, hands, and arms) back and inside. As the lead shoulder moves, the hips also begin to rotate and turn as a unit to move the club into the backswing. You want to feel that the lead side of your body is initiating the backswing, specifically that the lead arm and shoulder are activating the motion and pushing the club back. The lead shoulder feels “horizontal” while the lead arm (rod) keeps the club connected to the Pivot Point.

It’s important to stress that the lead side moves as one unit. The hands do not move independently of the body in the initial move. The lead side moves together, maintaining the relationship between the Pivot Point and the club. Your arms and torso feel as though the club is somehow attached to the Pivot Point as the club moves back and to the inside.

As the club moves back, the handle of the club continues to point at the Pivot Point. You don’t have to do anything to maintain this connection with the Pivot Point. Instead, maintain the feeling that as you turn, the club and Pivot Point turn together in unison—as one piece. From the down-the-line view, the hips turn as the arms move inward, moving the club under the Single Plane line as we discussed on page 71. To achieve Position One and maintain the Pivot Point relationship, the hips and club must move in unison during the backswing turn. (You have reached Position One when your club is at about 8 o’clock.)

The hips turn around a stable trail leg with your knee slightly flexed. Note that the hips only turn about 15 percent from their original position at address. They turn just a bit more than half of the backswing. The key is to feel like you are turning around a stabilized trail leg and that the leg somewhat resists the rotation of the hips, so you feel a bit of tension on the inside of the trail foot and knee. This feeling limits the rotation of the trail hip, which is a good thing, while the lead hip continues to rotate.

(If the trail hip over-rotates, the club moves off-plane and too far inside.) It is difficult to over-rotate your hips if you feel like you are posting around the trail leg. The hips do not lead the backswing. They follow the movement of the torso. You want to feel that the turning torso is turning the hips around a stable trail leg.

The role of the stable trail leg is very important. By staying in position, it causes the lower spine to move forward in the backswing as the hips rotate. (This happens naturally as you rotate on the backswing due to the curvature of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar sections of your spine.

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