Rotate the body, not the club face.
I have been fortunate to spend time with professional golfers and their coaches, reporting on everything that makes them so good at the game that we all love. And one thing that constantly surprises me is that professionals often look for just that swing feeling. Something they can trust that works for them. And when they find it, they rarely diverge from it.
A few weeks ago, I asked some players about their swing thought not to be missed (you can read about those right here), and I was reminded once again this week at 3M Open, when Alex Noren jumped out in contention with a finish T-3.
Her swinging thought, which you might have noticed earlier, was something she started working on in college in the state of Oklahoma. He used to hit an uncontrollable push-draw, and in research to improve his driving, he began to plow a fade from left to right.
“When I was in college people said to me, ‘You have to hit him in the jungle. You have to hit him on the fairway, “said Noren.
To help him do this, he would exercise – and exaggerate – a feeling of holding his torso and hands in front of the club head as he turned down.
Watch a supercut of him trying the move below:
Why do you do it? Because when he holds his hands and torso in front of the club head, he keeps the body rotating and therefore prevents the hands from becoming hyperactive and closing the club face. In simple terms: It keeps large muscles in action and your hands become unstable. It’s one to try if you’re a golfer who tends to hit blocks or hooks.
Noren’s body continues to move, which prevents his hands – and the club face – from closing.
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And as you can see, it’s real swing it looks nothing like hiswing sensation, but it is overreacting to the feeling that helps him bring his swing to where he wants it, where he feels comfortable hitting his favorite pull-fade.
