how do i get my chin out the way

[trob2034]

how do i get my chin out the way on my backswing.....i have tried just lifting my chin to get it out the way......feels real weird....


what ramifications might this have on my swing.....i assume this restricts some of my shoulder turn

is there something i can do or adjust to make this automatically happen

[Shamed04]

Re: how do i get my chin out the way

If your setups is correct this should not be an issue...make sure you have enough bend at the waist

[GregJWillis]

Re: how do i get my chin out the way

Make your back and neck in alignment, then maintain your spine angle through the whole swing. Your chin will be out of the way just fine. If you are rolling your back, standing up in the backswaing, and only lifting your arms into your chest without rotating your shoulders, your chin can get in the way.

[trob2034]

Re: how do i get my chin out the way

so with a correct shoulder turn i should not be hitting my chin on my shoulder....is that what you are saying


and what does it mean to bend at the waist

[takinitdeep]

Re: how do i get my chin out the way

Burying your chin in your chest is just poor posture. Try standing straight up with a club and place it down the middle of your back, then, bend from the waist so the club is still touching your back. Now you can take the club to address position so the arms just hang straight down. That should produce a better spine postion.
Also, watch the downswing because if you had the chin touching on backswing chances are you also were hitting your chin with your right shoulder on downswing-ouch.
Keeping your right elbow nearer your right hip on both bs and ds should keep it out of the way.

how do i get my chin out the way on my backswing.....i have tried just lifting my chin to get it out the way......feels real weird....


what ramifications might this have on my swing.....i assume this restricts some of my shoulder turn

is there something i can do or adjust to make this automatically happen

[golf-instructionz]

Re: how do i get my chin out the way

I find it normal; my shoulder touches my chin only on the top of the backswing & it should be that way, without trying lift or lower the chin. In the downswing the shoulder & torso rotate away from my chin as I keep the same spline angle and in followthrough, my shoulder doesn't hit the chin because I have turn my face to see the ball flying off . (right shoulder lands on my right cheek instead)

Trying to lift the chin unnaturally may cause you to lose focus the important swing elements of proper shoulder & hip rotation, weight shifting of the legs and keeping posture angle constant.

[BrianW]

Re: how do i get my chin out the way

How long is your chin

[takinitdeep]

Re: how do i get my chin out the way

Wow, to each his/her own.

I find it normal; my shoulder touches my chin only on the top of the backswing & it should be that way, without trying lift or lower the chin. In the downswing the shoulder & torso rotate away from my chin as I keep the same spline angle and in followthrough, my shoulder doesn't hit the chin because I have turn my face to see the ball flying off . (right shoulder lands on my right cheek instead)

Trying to lift the chin unnaturally may cause you to lose focus the important swing elements of proper shoulder & hip rotation, weight shifting of the legs and keeping posture angle constant.

[Timothy Slaught]

Re: how do i get my chin out the way

Hello;

I have three suggestions for the problem of the "chin" restricting a proper backswing.

1) In taking your posture make sure the chin is not pressed against the chest. Not only is the "chin in the chest" a sign of poor spine positioning but most certainly that of tension. Make sure the chin is off the chest and that there is a supple feel to the neck which will allow movement in the chin by way of a swiveling action. Relax your jaw at address to help reduce tension.

2) With the chin off the chest at address, you may need to get used to viewing the ball with more periferal vision. This is a good thing because you really do not want to view the ball with excesive focus. Most right handed players are also right eye dominant and the tendency is to focus so intently with the right eye on the ball that the head remains angled 45 degrees to the target during the backswing causing the reverse pivot.

3) Get used to viewing the ball in your set-up with the left eye. This is easier for left eye dominant players but can easily be mastered by the majority who are right eye dominant. Instructors will often place an eye patch over the right eye for training purposes. Many golfers are not even aware how important the eye focus is until they place the emphasis on the left eye. What for many appeared to be a chin problem, turned out to be an eye problem. If you use the left eye, you will be surprised how easy it is to fully turn behind the ball and still "see" the ball. If you overuse the right eye, the head, chin included probably restrict your backswing.