Re: Correct downswing sequence
Another drill that can be performed in the "one, two, three" manner I described above is this (for right handed golfers, reverse for lefty's). Take your normal stance. ("0ne") As you start your backswing slide your left foot (on the target line) to touch your right foot. ("Two") Just as you reach the top of your backswing start to slide your left foot back to where it was at address. As you are sliding left foot to its original position your downswing is already on its way to impact. You complete the follow-through as you rotate around your left leg.
This is basically same sequence in baseball (or tennis) as well as golf. Watch any baseball player hit a baseball. The first move is the backswing (becomes stationary in baseball), if the player decided he wants to hit the ball he then takes a step or slides towards the mound. At that moment the hitter is determining if he wants to hit the ball or not. If he elects to go ahead and continues to swing towards the on-coming baseball he may contact the ball or not. Even if he misses or gets a home run he will rotate around his left leg on his follow-through. But, in a round about way, the golf swing is the same as the baseball batter's swing. The golfer has the luxury in that the ball is stationary....the ball is just sitting there begging to be hit it.
That's my take on the sequence in golf and I'm sticking to it.
Seeker
Another drill that can be performed in the "one, two, three" manner I described above is this (for right handed golfers, reverse for lefty's). Take your normal stance. ("0ne") As you start your backswing slide your left foot (on the target line) to touch your right foot. ("Two") Just as you reach the top of your backswing start to slide your left foot back to where it was at address. As you are sliding left foot to its original position your downswing is already on its way to impact. You complete the follow-through as you rotate around your left leg.
This is basically same sequence in baseball (or tennis) as well as golf. Watch any baseball player hit a baseball. The first move is the backswing (becomes stationary in baseball), if the player decided he wants to hit the ball he then takes a step or slides towards the mound. At that moment the hitter is determining if he wants to hit the ball or not. If he elects to go ahead and continues to swing towards the on-coming baseball he may contact the ball or not. Even if he misses or gets a home run he will rotate around his left leg on his follow-through. But, in a round about way, the golf swing is the same as the baseball batter's swing. The golfer has the luxury in that the ball is stationary....the ball is just sitting there begging to be hit it.
That's my take on the sequence in golf and I'm sticking to it.

Seeker
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