Peter finch golf professional#

Many mid-to-high handicap golfers get so fixated on the ball that they tend to hit at it, rather than sweeping through it (with the ideal feeling being the ball simply getting collected by the club face on the way through). What does that mean, you ask? Well, it’s simple. The best advice I ever received was this: in the perfect golf swing, the ball gets hit by the swing – you don’t swing to hit the ball. Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing. Nothing sums it up better than this famous quote from golf legend Ben Hogan:

Peter finch golf professional#

Think of it like a coiled spring: as you rotate and load into the backswing, you are storing up energy (just as a coiled spring would) before releasing all that energy – in one sweeping downswing motion – through the ball at impact.Ĭonsidering the average professional golfer takes only one second to complete their swing from start to finish (usually 0.75 seconds for the backswing, and 0.25 seconds for the downswing), there’s a lot of specific movements that need to happen in a very short space of time.įor many amateur golfers, especially those new to the game, it can be difficult knowing how the golf swing should feel, and often in seeking the answer they actually get farther and farther away from the truth. The golf swing should feel effortless, with minimal tension. So, what should the golf swing feel like? In order to be a good player, you need your upper and lower body, your feet and your hands all working together in unison – which can take months, even years to perfect.

Golf is a sport that is all about rhythm, tempo, timing and feel.