THE FOLLOW THROUGH
Again similar to the back swing and the down swing movement, consider the follow through movement as a separate action that begins at the precise moment the club head strikes the ball.
All parts of the golf swing require your full
concentration, but if you want to hit the ball in the direction
you are aiming, the follow through must be performed
correctly.
This is obviously the impact position , however before this impact position was achieved the hands had been held back from achieving the position as shown, for a milli-second whilst the club head was flayed into the impact position
From this impact position the arms relative to the club head remains fixed whilst the upper body and the hips continue to rotate towards the target area which is achieved by using the waist as a universal joint, for example, the the hips will continue to turn to fully face the target area whilst simultaneously the shoulders continue to rotate so that the right shoulder moves under the chin.
The way to achieve this position is to hold the left arm close to the right shoulder for as long as possible whilst the hips and the upper body unit rotate towards the target area.
Professional golfers are far more extreme, when at the impact position the shoulders are facing 45 degree towards the target area.
Follow Through Movement.
Therefore until the precise
moment the club head strikes the ball the hands have been held back from moving past the original address position.
However at this point the right shoulder is much lower than the left shoulder, the left leg is almost fully straightened and the hips are partially facing the target area.
As the ball is struck, the hip movement must continue to force the whole body to turn to fully face the target area at the same speed the club head is moving towards the target area whilst balanced on a slightly straightening left leg, thus swinging the club head through the contact area and forcing the arms to follow the flight of the ball.
I cannot stress too strongly that the whole body must continue to turn to fully face the target area until the end of the follow through movement. Failure to do so will result in hooking the ball severely to your left.
From this point onwards, the whole body rotates as a very solid one piece unit into the follow through whilst balanced on the straight left leg.
The only difference you would see if the frames of a movie of this action moved on would be the left arm and the club head in a straight line, the rest of the body would remain relative to each other part.
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