A model backswing is that of Kel Nagle, the Australian who won the Centenary Open Championship.  One of the most consistently straight hitters in the world, Nagle employs a simple, controlled backswing which clearly demonstrates what I have outlined in the immediately preceding paragraphs.

 

  And his perfect hand-and wrist-control, so noticeable in his backswing and easily maintained throughout the subsequent movement, bears out all I have said about the wrist complex which afflicts so many lesser players.

 

  The initial movement away from the ball has taken the club head straight back some twelve to eighteen inches.  Many an instructors arm is in full control, the right maintain that this initial knee still flexed.  Movement is carried out with the left shoulder and left side moving in one synchronized action with the hands and club head.

 

  I disagree.  No body-action is used in the short pitch or chip shot.  The arms alone swing the club in these short shots.  Now the full shot is simply an extension of the short one with body movement added to get a fuller swing which produces more power.  Therefore let us start the movement as we would for the short shots and build up to the bigger shots from the same initial movement.

 

  The movement must start with the hands for they are the unit in direct contact with the club.  From the hands the sense of activation travels up the left forearm and into the upper arm just below the shoulder.  At this point, with the club head twelve to eighteen inches back from the ball, the shoulders commence their turn.  So does the chest which turns over the retracted stomach.  The turn carried through in this way brings the left shoulder close up underneath the chin at the top of the swing.

 

Three vital stages in the backswing.  Eighteen inches and no swing but you are half-way back.

  The stomach must be kept in.  It CAN be done even by portly players.  Yes those of you with a pot belly.

 

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