Posts Tagged ‘downswing’

In this month’s video golf tip, Mel dispels some myths and provides helpful tips about how to start the downswing. Improve this aspect of your game and you’ll stop coming over the top and be rewarded with better distance and accuracy.

In this month’s Mel in Motion video golf tip, Mel shows us a drill that clarifies the confusions about how to properly start the backswing and downswing.

Related Tips:

March 2002: Downswing Key – The Position of the Right Forearm
November 2002: Preventing the “FAT” Shot
June 2004: A baseball pitcher’s motion is closer to a good golf swing than … Read more »

Hitting the ball “fat” or behind the ball can be caused by one of two things or a combination of both.

1. Starting the downswing with your arms instead of with a lateral weight shift.

The very first move of the downswing is a slight lateral slide of the hips moving the weight from the right side (for right handed golfers) to … Read more »

This month’s tip was a request from Matt Glenn of Grove City, PA  who asks, "Even though … Read more »

In my September 2000 golf tip I emphasized the correct position at the top of the backswing in order to prevent “coming over the top”. This month … Read more »

This month’s tip is suggested by Bob Ferraro of Philadelphia who asks : "I have a problem "coming … Read more »

In my February 98 article I talked about getting to the top of the backswing. Now I’ll discuss that all important move to start the downswing – The Power … Read more »