More Golf Instruction - The Downswing
By Blair MacGregor

The downswing in golf is most certainly one of the most
vital parts of your game and can be the key between winning and losing on the golf course.

The downswing has been the subject of a lot of misleading
advice, leaving a golfers worried about their backswing and
always trying to improve the backswing, even when it is the
single best part of their game.

Many golfers begin their downswing by turning their
shoulders, which sometimes causes them to end up swinging their
clubs across the intended line of flight from out-to-in--
with their shoulders open on impact.

You must be sure to follow a straight line when making contact with
the ball and then conentrate and follow through; Remember, if your
club curves off, so will the ball--and instead of landing on the green,
you'll end up fishing your ball out of the water somewhere.

While performing the downswing, you must also keep it
powerful enough to get the furthest distance possible and maximize
flight time. To best accomplish this, your shoulders must be square
at the moment of impact - then follow through
with your swing to ensure the ball is forced along
a straight path.

One fault even many of the pros have is a reliance on the dominant
right hand. When the right hand dominates the left hand as
the downswing begins, control is transferred from the left
hand to the right entirely, which makes the right hand throw
the club head forward, over the left hand and arm. This will end up
destroying the club-line while releasing the club head too
early; the result being a weak out-to-in impact.

In order to correct this problem, you must retain control in the left hand
and left arm throughout the backswing and downswing. This
will make the right hand assume its correct role and allow
for the perfect downswing, giving you the power to hit the
golf ball and guiding the ball in straight flight.

Blair MacGregor is the webmaster & publisher of GolfReviewSource.com