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In the last couple of days I have watch 2 videos from respected teachers that talk about the belt buckle in relation to starting the downswing.
The first one talked about the importance of when you get to the top of the backswing that your 'belt buckle' turns first and then your lower body pulls your upper body through to the impact zone. This to me made a lot of sense as the downswing is the uncoiling of the golf swing and the backswing is the coiling ie. the opposite.
The second video then talked about keeping the 'belt buckle' pointing away from the target when you start your downswing i.e. let your arms initiate and catch up to your lower body. I didn't completely agree with this but happy to try and understand the logic.
I have always believed the lower body starts the downswing (as long as you're not sliding too much) and just pulls the arms and shoulders through to impact.
Any thoughts from members on this?
The first one talked about the importance of when you get to the top of the backswing that your 'belt buckle' turns first and then your lower body pulls your upper body through to the impact zone. This to me made a lot of sense as the downswing is the uncoiling of the golf swing and the backswing is the coiling ie. the opposite.
The second video then talked about keeping the 'belt buckle' pointing away from the target when you start your downswing i.e. let your arms initiate and catch up to your lower body. I didn't completely agree with this but happy to try and understand the logic.
I have always believed the lower body starts the downswing (as long as you're not sliding too much) and just pulls the arms and shoulders through to impact.
Any thoughts from members on this?
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