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Is your head moving off the ball in your golf swing?
Try This! A very common fault that you may struggle with during the golf takeaway is your head moving off the ball. It creates a lot of instability and inconsistency in your swing because your one fixed point, and the most important part of your nervous system - your eyes - are moving around throughout the swing.
Why does my head shift off the ball during takeaway?
If your head shifts off the ball during takeaway you're probably doing one of two things: You let your hips slide because they don't have any stability (they're not anchored at address) Pushing from the left side is the most common reason. You take the club back and start moving it with your left shoulder.
What happens if your golf stance is too wide?
If your golf stance is too wide, your head has to move when you try to make a proper weight shift. That's why we talk about the fundamentals of how wide your stance should be, relative to the width of your hips. If it's too wide, your head will be forced to move in order for you to make a full weight transfer.
How do I stop moving my head when I hit the ball?
Focus on pulling your right shoulder behind your head. Instead of thinking about pushing the club back away with your left shoulder, you want to pull your right shoulder back, behind your head. Once you learn to do that, your head will stay nice and centered, without moving off the ball as you rotate back.
How do I stop my head from dipping in my backswing?
2:288:47Head Lowering In Backswing Make A Repeatable Golf Swing - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipTo try and hit the golf ball solid. Now what happens nine times out of ten. If you lower it on theMoreTo try and hit the golf ball solid. Now what happens nine times out of ten. If you lower it on the downswing. The opposite happens and you'll lift.
What causes a head dip in backswing?
One of the most common reasons golfers dip their head down and laterally is because of their chin position. If your chin is facing down, it's nearly impossible to rotate your lead shoulder underneath on your backswing.
How do I keep my head steady in my golf swing?
5:176:53HOW TO KEEP YOUR HEAD STILL IN THE GOLF SWING - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipRemember if that head is moving it's not simple at the head he's going down or the head is going upMoreRemember if that head is moving it's not simple at the head he's going down or the head is going up or the head is going to the side it's the upper body which is doing something unwanted.
Should your head drop in golf swing?
3:097:39HOW TO STOP YOUR HEAD MOVING IN THE BACKSWING - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipThere's a very good chance it's going to be down to the amount of side Bend that you have orMoreThere's a very good chance it's going to be down to the amount of side Bend that you have or effectively the angle that you have in your shoulders.
Why can't I keep my head down in golf?
The club head strikes the golf ball first, then continues to drive into the grass where eventually the club bottoms out. When golfers are told to “keep their head down”, it robs them of their ability to shift their weight into their left side, and rotate the hips and chest toward the target.
How do I keep my head level?
0:143:08Keep your head level - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipYou want to swing your arms down and rotate your body. So that your head can stay behind the ball atMoreYou want to swing your arms down and rotate your body. So that your head can stay behind the ball at the moment of impact this club on the ground represents the ball.
Bobalu
With iron swings, a large percentage of PGA pros exhibit an interesting swing characteristic. Their head drops down a little during the backswing... and then their head drops even further on the downswing. Many DTL videos show this. Tiger is an extreme example of course.
Silky
I think we should know why before how, OP. Notice Wayne Defrancesco mentioned Rory's upward movement near impact. Notice Rory and Tiger's left shoulders shooting upward to the sky near impact. This is the so called parametric acceleration. It adds speed to the club head and shallows the path of the club head to impact.
Bobalu
Seems that most feel that secondary spine tilt is the answer to why the head drops down on backswing, and then more on downswing. Question then...does Shawn Clement (in the video above) not have enough secondary tilt? Why does his head always bob up- starting early- during his backswing? What is causing his head bob? Straightening up on backswing? Not keeping his butt back? Loss of primary rather than secondary spine tilt on the backswing? He recovers by somehow getting his head/spine tilt back down on the downswing..
starsail85
I would like to know why the head lowers in backswing , it certainly hasn't helped tiger, I do it myself and would like to know what causes it I thought the spine lengthens when it twists? Could it simply be that the head is heavy and it wants to lower in backswing? Could it be that the right hip turning back level to the ground causes it? A tilted hip turn doesn't seen to do this.
Bobalu
Tiger and Butch talking on Golf Channel Academy Live around 14 years ago, with some mention of head position goals: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcEVIWNPiM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlcEVIWNPiM [/url]
Bobalu
Am i missing something or is there not much difference between the those stills with respect to the left knee. that was your point, correct?
mikah
Am i missing something or is there not much difference between the those stills with respect to the left knee. that was your point, correct?
Moving Your Head Off The Ball? Try This!
Why Does It Happen?
- If your head shifts off the ball during takeaway you're probably doing one of two things: 1. You let your hips slide because they don't have any stability (they're not anchored at address) 2. You're pushing from the left side Pushing from the left side is the most common reason. You take the club back and start moving it with your left shoulder. If...
A Simple Fix
- It's a simple fix; you just need to learn how to do the takeaway correctly. The fix you need will depend on which problem you have. If you find that your head is struggling to stay centered, you have one of the following problems: 1. You're not really anchored, so your hips are allowed to slide and you're moving all over the place 2. You're pushing from the left side (the most common prob…
Are You Pushing from The Left? Try This Drill.
- Again, the most common problem is the second one; pushing the club back away from the left side. If you find that you're struggling with that, here's a simple drill for you: With your right arm, do a little shoulder elevation, right elbow flexion, keeping your upper bicep and your chest connected. Focusing on that bicep/chest connection, rotate your upper body to the right, maintaining that co…