Inside GOLF Magazine feature TOP 100 Teacher Gale Peterson with a golf lesson everyone can improve from about building your golf swing from the grou...
Inside GOLF Magazine feature TOP 100 Teacher Gale Peterson with a golf lesson everyone can improve from about building your golf swing from the ground up with 5 steps.Here is the Transcript:HI, GALE, HERE, AND I’D LIKE TOHELP YOU BUILD YOUR GOLF SWINGFROM THE GROUND UP.AFTER GETTING A GOOD GRIP ANDGOOD POSTURE, AND AIM ANDALIGNMENT, WE WANT TO BUILD ASWING FROM SMALL TO LARGE.AND, EVERY SWING SHOULD LOOKLIKE IT HAS A TOP AND A FINISH.A CONTINUATION FROM THE TOP ANDTHE FINISH, WITH NO ANTICIPATIONOF IMPACT.SO STAGE ONE IN DEVELOPMENT.WHAT I’D LIKE FOR YOU TO DO ISGET A LOFTED CLUB, MAYBE A 9 ORA PITCHING WEDGE, OR 8 IRON.I’D LIKE FOR YOU TO START WITHSTAGE ONE.STAGE ONE WOULD BE A SMALL SWINGWITH OUR FEET REALLY CLOSETOGETHER AND A MINIMAL AMOUNT OFRISK COCK ON THE WAY BACK.WE’RE GOING TO DRAG THE HANDLEON THE CLUB PAST THE BALL SO, ATIMPACT, THE SHAFT IS GOING TO BELEANING FORWARD.THIS WILL ENCOURAGE THE CLUB TOSWING DOWNWARD AT THE BALL AND,WE'LL HAVE THE SMASH FACTOR.YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT ALL THETIME; WE'LL SMASH THE BALL ORSQUEEZE IT UP AGAINST THE TURF.SO STAGE ONE WOULD BE ACROSS THETOE LINE.WE’RE GOING TO DRAG THE HANDLEPAST THE BALL WITH A LOW FINISHOF THE CLUB HEAD.YOU CAN SEE WHEN I FINISH, THELEFT ARM AND THE SHAFT LOOK LIKEA STRAIGHT LINE THAT’SABSOLUTELY PERFECT.WHEN I GET SO I CAN MAKE A DIVOTIN FRONT OF THE BALL WITH STAGEONE, I WANT TO GO TO STAGE TWO.I'M GOING TO ADD ANOTHER ELEMENTFOR POWER.THAT WILL MAKE MY BALL GO AGREATER DISTANCE.I’LL ADD SOME BEND INMY LEFT WRIST.MY LEFT WRIST HINGES.YOU CAN SEE FROM THAT ANGLE THATTHE LEFT ARM AND THE SHAFT LOOKLIKE A RIGHT ANGLE.FROM THIS DOWN-THE-LINE VIEW, IHAVE A DOWEL IN THE ENDOF THIS CLUB.THIS LOOKS LIKE IT’S POINTEDSLIGHTLY INSIDE THE GOLF BALL.IF I DREW A LINE THROUGH THEBALL, A TARGET LINE – IF THISCLUB SWINGS ON PLANE, THIS DOWELWOULD BE POINTED SLIGHTLY TO THEINSIDE OF THAT TARGET LINE.WHEN I GET SO THE DIVOT OCCURSIN FRONT OF THE BALL FROM THERE,I'M GOING TO ADD ANOTHER SPEEDPRODUCER ELEMENT.THAT THIRD STAGE WOULD BE FROMSHOULDER TURN AND, THAT SHOULDLOAD ME INTO THE INSIDE OF MYRIGHT FOOT.WHAT I’D LIKE FOR YOU TO DO ATSTAGE FOUR IS, ON THE FOLLOWTHROUGH THE ARMS ARE GOING TOROTATE AND, THE CLUB’S GOING TOREHINGE ON THE FOLLOW THROUGH.STAGE FIVE IS A FULL SWING; THEONLY THING I HAVE TO ADD FOR THEFULL SWING WOULD BE A FULL-BODYRELEASE TO THE FINISH.IF MY BODY KEEPS GOING AND MYARMS KEEP GOING, THEN IT TAKESTHE SCOOP AND FLIP OUT OF IT.THAT’S, PROBABLY, THE NUMBER ONECAUSE OF UNSOLID SHOTS ORMISHITS, FAT AND THIN SHOTS.THE SEQUENCE, THE CLUB HEAD GETSTO THE BALL WAY TOO EARLY.LET’S GO THROUGH THE STAGES.STAGE ONE WOULD BE A SMALL SWINGWITH A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF WRISTCOCK AND, I'M GOING TO TURNTHROUGH AND TAKE A DIVOT INFRONT OF THE BALL.TO ADD MORE POWER, I'M GOING TOADD A BIT MORE WRIST COCK ON THEBACK SWING.A LITTLE WIDER STANCE TO SUPPORTA LITTLE BIGGER SWING.I'M GOING TO SWING IT THROUGHSTAGE ONE AND LET MY LEFTWRIST COCK.I'M FINISHING WITH MY BODYTURNED TOWARDS THE TARGET ANDTHE CLUB HEAD BELOW MY HANDS.THIS WOULD BE STAGE THREE.STAGE THREE, I'M GOING TO GOTHROUGH STAGE ONE AND TWO WITHSOME WRIST COCK AND THEN, I'MGOING TO ADD A BIT OF SHOULDERTURN, THAT POWER FROM MY PIVOTWILL GIVE ME MORE ACCELERATIONTHROUGH THE SHOT AND, GIVE MEMORE POWER AND MAKE MY GOLF BALLGO A LITTLE GREATER DISTANCETHAN THE PREVIOUS ONE.HERE’S STAGE THREE.I GET THE WRIST COCK AND THEN,I'M GOING TO ADD THE SHOULDERTURN...IT’S STILL A LOW FINISH.PUNCHING THE BALL OUTONTO THE RANGE.WE’RE GOING TO GO TO STAGE FOURAND, STAGE FOUR HAS STAGE ONEWITH SOME WRIST COCK AND SOMESHOULDER TURN.ON THE FOLLOW THROUGH, AFTERIMPACT, MY RIGHT ARM’S GOING TOSWIVEL OVER MY LEFT, THE SHAFT’SGOING DOWN THE TARGET LINE ANDTHE CLUB’S GOING TO REHINGE SOTHAT THE SHAFT POINTS BACK ATTHE TARGET LINE.IT REHINGES ON PLANE.SO HERE WE GO, STAGE FOUR.STAGE FOUR HAS THE SHOULDERTURNED, THE WRIST COCKED AND NOWA RELEASE.HERE WE GO WITH STAGE FIVE.STAGE FIVE IS A FULL-SWINGFINISH AND, I'M GOING TO KEEP MYBODY GOING TO THE FINISH.HERE’S STAGE FIVE, JUST A LITTLEWRIST COCK, SHOULDER TURN AND AFULL-BODY FINISH.REMEMBER, WORK FROM THE GROUNDUP, BUILD YOUR SWING FROM THEGROUND UP.GO THROUGH STAGE ONE WITHMINIMAL AMOUNT OF WRIST COCK ANDA LOW FINISH.THEN, GO TO STAGE TWO, ADD SOMEWRIST COCK, WITH A LOW FINISH.THEN, TO STAGE THREE, ADD ALITTLE BODY, LOW FINISH.AND THEN, STAGE FOUR, ADD ALITTLE BIT MORE RELEASE.TO GET TO STAGE FIVE, LET YOURBODY GO TO A FULL-SWING FINISHALL THE WAY THROUGH THE SHOT.AGAIN, BUILD YOUR SWING FROM THEGROUND UP.IF YOU’RE HAVING PROBLEMS WITHYOUR GAME, COME SEE US ATBEAUTIFUL SEA ISLAND.
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