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    What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

    After 20 years of fighting this game I would vote in favour of the simple natural ability to swing straight down the target line, if you can do that, there's really not much else that can go wrong, and what there is can be easily cured with setup/grip changes.
    All my bad shots are caused by swinging out-to-in
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  • #2
    Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

    Single most important element is impact. Without impact your just taking practice strokes. Sorry feel like being a smart *$$ today.

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    • #3
      Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

      I've seen this answer before, and I love it:


      Trust


      You have to be able to trust your swing. Otherwise, you play hit 'n' pray golf.

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      • #4
        Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

        I have come to the conclusion that the term "a good left hand" has a huge bearing on this point. i.e. It is from the left hand that we strike the ball, and the left side brings the power in from the down swing. Thats my tuppence worth antway

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        • #5
          Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

          The brain.

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          • #6
            Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

            plane, if im not on plane then screw it, a good grip means nothing, posture means nothing, gotta have the right plane

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            • #7
              Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

              Not to take away from that thought of the brain being important, because without it, we are veggie dip, but what I want to offer is the opposite:

              When we swing the club without fear (kind of like LP42's "trust"), you have now taken a leap of faith that your preshot, practice and preperation up to this magic moment of taking the club back is going to happen exactly the way you expect it to go.

              Trying to "make" it happen while you are swinging...well, it's just too late. Turn off all the worry, fear and analytical encomerments and you will see a free swing that has it's best chance of success.

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              • #8
                Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

                Hi folks.
                I cant't believe that nobody as mentioned set-up( is there a prize? ) , yes i know that its pre-swing, but if i was to mention all of the swing faults and general bad shots that occur from a poor set-up, i would be typing from now until bedtime

                cheers folks
                Last edited by aftford; 07-15-2006, 07:06 AM.

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                • #9
                  Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

                  Originally posted by aftford
                  Hi folks.
                  I cant't believe that nobody as mentioned set-up
                  But I can set up perfectly and still swing out to in, in fact I'm an expert at it

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                  • #10
                    Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

                    Originally posted by GregJWillis
                    Trying to "make" it happen while you are swinging...well, it's just too late. Turn off all the worry, fear and analytical encomerments and you will see a free swing that has it's best chance of success.
                    I'd love to be able to switch off and just swing, but if I do, my swingpath is out to in.

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                    • #11
                      Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

                      Originally posted by Robert O' Keeffe
                      I have come to the conclusion that the term "a good left hand" has a huge bearing on this point.
                      This is perhaps my problem in that I am hugely right-hand dominant - I couldn't throw a golf ball across the road with my left hand, and I would look like an 8-year old girl if I tried!
                      Is there any help for this, I cant keep the right arm from being over-active in the swing, causing me to come over the top.

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                      • #12
                        Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

                        Originally posted by LowPost42
                        I've seen this answer before, and I love it:


                        Trust


                        You have to be able to trust your swing. Otherwise, you play hit 'n' pray golf.
                        I've met second hand car salesmen that are more trustworthy than my swing - if I trust it, it goes out to in, so I have to do the opposite and manipulate it though I know it's wrong

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                        • #13
                          Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

                          Lets have you start a different thread if you want to talk specifically about the out-to-in. This is supposed to be "the most important" element debate...fun stuff! Not that boring details about that all you have to do is maintain your spine angle letting your shoulders rotate that axis...stuff.

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                          • #14
                            Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

                            Well IMHO you can set up well, you can have a good drip, you can think about about what you want to accomplish, and you can even adapt to an out to in swing. But even with all of those items, working in your favor, without good balance (tempo/timing) you won't play up to your own expectations. Without balance too many things will be going too many different ways in your swing. GJS

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                            • #15
                              Re: What do you reckon is the single most important element in the golf swing?

                              very tough question, and there are a few things that all seem equal, but if I have to choose only one I will say trained hands. the hands are the most important link in the chain, just like they are while driving a motorcycle. everything else could be great but bad hands can mess it all up.

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