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I've used up many hours sitting in my favourite cafe watching people teeing off from an assortment of greens on the course it serves. There is a good outlook of people driving off up the first and an even improved view of the drive from the 8th tee, which includes the view right down to the green. It is an excellent way to expend a idle lunchtime, watching other people playing the game I wish I may perhaps give more time to. Now I am not going to profess to have the greatest or purest swing out there. It unquestionably has room for improvement and wants a lot more consistency. But watching others take their tee shot, I can definitely spot the good swing from the bad swing before the ball is struck. Frequently the practice swings will show what sort of swing is coming up. From time to time, just the backswing will show the faults. The thing is, I know if I could stand 20 feet away from myself and watch my swing I should be able to point out corrections. Now, this might not be likely, but down on the driving range it is feasible to get my wife to video my swing on the camera video phone. The very first time she did that for me I instantly corrected my swing and lost the worst of my slice in an instant. My swing, like many of the people I watch down in the cafe, was far too flat. By bringing the top of the backswing higher the path to the ball was corrected, the spin was lessened and the ball flew straighter. Why is getting the basic swing right so critical? Golf is a tough game at the best of times. Striking at a static ball leaves fear in most people's hearts. It might be easy, but look at the distance a goal keeper kicks a spot ball against the distance of a dropped ball. We, as humans, find a moving ball easier to strike. So when it comes to the time to hit the 1.68 inch golf ball with a quickly moving club head at the far end of a golf club, held at arm's lenth, the odds are hugely against us. How often when you were beginning did you top and even just take a fresh air shot? Most likely more than you care to admit? By reproducing an 'authentic' golf swing, one that is the accepted shape, we are benefitting from the countless years of playing experience of those who have gone before us have put into planning the perfect swing. The idyllic swing shape puts the clubhead on the straightest line for the longest length of time, which in actual fact is a mere fraction of a second. For this brief moment in time, for that split second immediately before the club strikes the ball to the fraction of a second afterward when the ball has left the tee, the clubhead is moving straight towards the target and at a level height. Getting the ideal swing is not effortless. But we can try!
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Keith Lunt writes for Golf Gear, where you can get involved with golfing talk and a great deal more.
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