A right Upper Cut versus a right Hook

Out again with another golf student today. She had a beautiful golf swing that we had developed for her using the 21st Century golf swing method.

But like anything golf things do fall apart at the seams when we ignore or forget about the basics. After watching a couple of swings I noticed she was drawing the ball rather strongly, not quite a hook just a big draw.

We started with her grip then her stance and then her takeway. Everything was fine so we practised the little shot. Again nice and crisp. Then we moved to the 1/2 shot again nice and crisp.

Okay then we went to the 3/8 shot with weight shift and hello, the little big draw showed up uninvited!!!

Automatically the alarm bells went off and I could see the problem. I asked her to picture herself as a prize fighter and that her favourite punch was going to be a very strong right upper cut.

So she went through her routine, got to the top of her swing, followed the moving plane and just before impact threw a beautiful right upper cut that sent the ball long and straight.

What she was doing...... which is a major mistake in this swing was just before impact she would throw a right hook, which made her hands cross over and caused her shoulders to open or turn too much.

We don't want the shoulders to turn!!!! We want them to go up and down. The hands TURN the club head through the ball.

So next time you are at the driving range try this technique. Remember right upper cut NOT right hook.