You have moved slowly into the final stage of the backswing.  You will be similarly unhurried as the downswing commences with the return of the left heel to the ground at the same time as you drive gently down and across the chest with the hands and left forearm and move into the lateral shift of the lower part of the body which is so vital to the maintenance of power in the hands.

  You will unleash this power in the hitting area and will note, by a glance in the mirror, that with the hands almost level with the ball spot your club head is in that all-important eight o'clock position.

  As you employ the carpet-beater action at and through the ball, the back of the left hand will be kept in line with the forearm as the club is swept into the follow-through.

  The right knee folding in, "K" fashion, towards the left, helps to carry your club head through into the "apex" of the swing, straight along the line after the ball until at last it comes off that line into the relaxed finish which is held from the waist, a perfectly balanced position with the weight concentrated on the outside of the left foot.

  From this high finish into which the hands have been carried, to a point not lower than the level of the left ear, drop the hands and club head in the recoil action in front of the body.  Hold it and check on the club-face which should be square in the manner I have described.

  If you find difficulty in achieving any of these positions go back to the start and proceed in slow motion sequence, getting the feel at each stage until you trace where you have gone astray.

  This may seem a laborious business but, as I have emphasized, there is no short cut to success at this game.  You must be prepared to accept slow but definite progress.

  You may quickly assimilate certain of the principles I have advocated and make marked improvement up to a point.  If you are accustomed to struggling round in the 90s you may well drop down into the 80s.  If you are an 80-plus shooter, you may, with an improved but still incomplete shape to your swing, invade the high 70s on your best days, but if you are already a reasonably good player determined to become better, with the occasional breaking of 70 as your target, you must check back on each phase of the movement until you find which part is letting you down.

  This website offers the opportunity for golfers of all classes to build or rebuild their golf game on a sound basis, to know what they are attempting, and what they need to achieve to strike the golf ball well. And it enables them to find just where their individual weaknesses are and how to work on them.

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