Magic Golf Move - The Early Backward Wrist Break

Magic Golf Move - The Early Backward Wrist Break

A couple years back my brother in law Steve told me how one magic golf move he employed early in his back swing totally changed his golf game. He went on to say this one "magic move" is so suttle, he couldn't believe what a difference it made in his golf swing.

Steve told me he had been sitting at an 8 handicap for about 4 years and was getting very frustrated at his lack of improvement. He practiced diligently however he had reached a plateau in his golf game.

He went through about four golf pros during this time, and every one of them told him there was nothing wrong with his golf swing. Eventually he started playing less and less golf and was about ready to quit.

Then while we were on vacation my brother in law was looking through an old book store in Boston, Massachusetts when he found an old copy of Joe Dante's "Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf" written in 1972. He found himself so caught up in the book an hour had passed before he realized it...so he bought it.

Steve showed me the book and as I leafed through it I was amazed at all the beautifully drawn illustrations showing how to swing a golf club properly

Andy Brown has since revised this book for the 21st century and offers many media formats to read or listen to the book.

Steve turned to the chapter that explains "the early backward wrist break" and told me this one magic move has totally transformed his golf game! "You know John", Steve said, "golf teachers don't tell you anything about how to break the wrists early in the backswing". Steve believes the first 18 inches of the back swing are the most critical.

Most golfers fan the club face open early in the back swing causing them to swing the club way too much to the inside...This fatal move immediately puts your golf swing off the proper plane. Golfers then usually spend the rest of the golf swing trying to adjust so they can just make contact with the ball...not a good recipe for success!

This book explains how the club head should move in the early part of the back swing...if you correctly perform the early backward wrist break your swing will be on plane early in the swing...Steve says he feels like the club is swinging itself...a truly effortless swing!

I am happy to say that my brother in law Steve is now a scratch golfer thanks to this one magic move that has transformed his golf game!

When you make the backward wrist break perfectly - only one knuckle of your left hand (right handed golfers) and two knuckles of your right hand should be visible and the golf club should be parallel to your target line.

(Photo courtesy of The New Four Magic Moves to Winning Golf by Andy Brown and Joe Dante.)

You pay a lot of money to play this great game of golf...so why not enjoy it more by playing the golf you are capable of?

Try this golf swing takeaway tip and build the early backward wrist break into your golf swing and I promise you will halve your handicap in 2 weeks!

Hit 'em Long and Straight!

John Lynch

To learn more about "The New Four Magic Moves To Winning Golf" and the early backward wrist break, John recommends you visit: TheNewFourMagicMovestoWinningGolf.com

Golf Swing Tip - Hogan's Pane of Glass

 Hogan's Pane of Glass explained in detail.

The best mental image ever devised to keep your golf swing on plane is "Ben Hogan's Pane of Glass". Hogan spends a whole chapter in his book "Five Lessons" on the swing plane using this "pane of glass" imagery. This tells you how important he felt swinging the club on plane is to becoming a great golfer.

Look at the drawing above and burn it into your psyche! This large pane of glass is angled from the ball all the way through the golfer's shoulders and beyond. The angle of the pane is dictated by the golfer's stance. Imagine a hole in the center of this large pane of glass just big enough for the golfer's head to poke through.

Hogan liked to imagine this pane of glass when he swung because it allowed him to swing the club under this imaginary "pane of glass" in the back swing as well as down into impact and into his finish - without breaking the glass!

The truth is Hogan's golf swing was always on plane and he is considered by most to be "the best ball striker who ever lived"!

This image alone has helped me tremendously in learning how to attack the ball from the all powerful inside. When you learn how to swing down from the inside, you develop that all important "lag" in your golf swing - and lag is the secret to effortless power in your golf swing!

If you have an "over the top" swing (aka casting), you can see how you would break this pane of glass at the start of your down swing. By being aware of the pane of glass your hands will drop down to your side during the down swing, maintaining your lag (aka the slot - illustrated beautifully by Hogan in the photo on the right).

You will be attacking the inside quadrant of the golf ball - a very powerful image to have for your golf swing.

The "pane of glass" image also helps your backswing. If you swing the club too much to the outside during the initial part of your back swing, you will break the pane of glass. By keeping Hogan's image in your mind as you start your backswing your arms will stay connected to your body - you are almost forced to swing the club on plane! The wrists will cock by themselves without you giving them any thought.

The other nice thing about using the Hogan "pane of glass" image is it will help with your alignment. As you settle into your stance, imagine Hogan's pane of glass being perpendicular to your target line. This will help you align your feet, your hips, and your shoulders to the target line - all crucial components for proper alignment.

Hogan's pane of glass image also keeps you centered and stacked during the golf swing because your head movement will be minimal - remember your head is poking through the hole in the glass.

So work Hogan's "pane of glass" image into your regular golf routine and learn to become a great striker of the golf ball - just like Ben Hogan!

Hit 'em Long and Straight!

--John

To learn more about "The New Four Magic Moves To Winning Golf" and the early backward wrist break, John recommends you visit: TheNewFourMagicMovestoWinningGolf.com