Golf - What is the most important move a golfer can make during a golf swing?
If I tell you, I will have to shoot you. Oh, all right, here it is, Merry Christmas. You will get a lot of different opinions on this question, but here’s mine (assuming you are right-handed). On the downswing, move your right elbow in front of your hip before you strike the ball. This one move will help other good things to happen (without even having to think about them all). It helps your lower body weight shift from the right leg to the left leg. It promotes an inside-out swing path. It helps you hit downward at the ball. It helps to delay the wrist break until you really need it, like the power of a whip. Watch the slow motion replays of the pros on TV, and you will see they all do this elbow move, no matter how different their swings otherwise may look. (see www.geocities.com/golfwithjoey)