Golf swing - Arms or body?

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4 жыл бұрын

Golf swing - Arms or body?
What should be more dominant in your golf swing -- your arms or body? In this video I summarize the pros and cons of each to help you decide what will benefit your game.
Sue Shapcott, PhD., PGA GB&I
www.changegolfinstruction.com

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@annerollogolf9640 4 жыл бұрын

No easy answers in golf !! Very interesting. Love your tips Sue

@ChangeGolfInstruction 4 жыл бұрын

I know... There's always a 'but...'

@rickjohnson831 Ай бұрын

Here’s what I say. After decades of golf, I’ve found that the body gives you a smoother swing. It’s bigger and it turns easily. Tuck your right elbow to your side and turn. Perfect every time.

@ChangeGolfInstruction Ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. Perfect EVERY time. That's quite a promise 😁. Tucking the right elbow and turning reflects a one-plane swing, For some people that works. For others a two-plane swing is better. Partly it depends on what your goals are...

@dogloverjb6873 Жыл бұрын

I swing my arms and allow my body to react to my swinging of my arms.

@ChangeGolfInstruction Жыл бұрын

I like that as a visual....👍

@videoooogames4902 3 жыл бұрын

Great video...thank you...arms swing is best for me too

@ChangeGolfInstruction 3 жыл бұрын

You bet! Thanks for watching.

@K000T 4 жыл бұрын

Sue as we have seen with my swing, if I get to much arms and hands I forget about my lower body and have a really bad hook. I need to focus on moving my hips toward my target rather than opening them up. When I open my hips to early it causes my over the top which causes my slice. I've been working on it a bit, but can't wait to get back out there and get my lessons going with you again.

@ChangeGolfInstruction 4 жыл бұрын

Your analysis of your swing is perfect Jeremy!

@ericakauten6841 4 жыл бұрын

Plane One or Plane Two - ????? Worth another video perhaps?? I feel better now about not using my body as much as I see others do. Will keep attempting to whip the club and strengthening hands.

@ChangeGolfInstruction 4 жыл бұрын

You are definitely a 2-plane swinger! Just FYI. I'll rustle up a video for you Erica 😀

@ericakauten6841 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChangeGolfInstruction Two sounds better than one so I think I'm happy (probably shortlived).

@JayZoop 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking about that and don't you alternate between arms and body. 1.) The takeaway and backswing is arms. 2) The start of the swing and getting power from the ground is body, 3.) Then the arms and wrists finishes off at the very end. In the end it's all about feel.

@ChangeGolfInstruction 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's what works for you. But if you use more body through impact you will have a harder time squaring up the face. And if you use more arms you will have a tendency to close the face.

@Supper-zero 4 жыл бұрын

Sue, do you ask a quarterback, baseball pitcher, hockey player or someone swinging a baseball bat if they should use just their arms or just their body? what kind of sports do you teach, with this whole notion of breaking down the golf swing into one position or movement is what makes learning golf so difficult for beginners. It would be simpler to differentiate the two swings as more focus on arms for distance and more body rotation for accuracy- period.

@ChangeGolfInstruction 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for your feedback. We all see things differently and it's good to hear a different perspective. Very best wishes with your golf. Very sincerely, Sue

@vreeke777 6 ай бұрын

Not agree what do your mean with body it’s shoulder rotation what give the swing path wich is most important

@ChangeGolfInstruction 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'm not exactly sure what you are saying, but I think you are saying that the shoulders control the path? Like always, that's true, but how you initiate the downswing -- including what your lower body does -- affects it too. If I have misinterpreted your comment, then maybe you can clarify.

@vreeke777 6 ай бұрын

@@ChangeGolfInstruction thank you for comment, hitting balls is about swing path and clubhead aim for amateurs to keep it simple ( Proffesional do not watch KZfaq) body move make the arms going right to left Happy new year

@ChangeGolfInstruction 6 ай бұрын

I agree with you. But as the downswing starts from the ground up (which doesn't include the shoulders) you can influence your path by using the hips correctly too. If you don't, then the shoulders will open too soon and give you a horrible path.

@vreeke777 6 ай бұрын

@@ChangeGolfInstruction thank you bud separate underbody from upperbody can only be done by younger people

@ChangeGolfInstruction 6 ай бұрын

Not in my experience (and decades of teaching older golfers)! We're not talking X-factor. Just sequencing. Don't write off us old folks so easy! 🥴

@vreeke777 4 ай бұрын

Sorry this is video not radio show something please

@ChangeGolfInstruction 4 ай бұрын

? 🥴. I don't understand your comment -- can you state it in a different way?

@vreeke777 4 ай бұрын

@@ChangeGolfInstruction you talk to much , we like to see an example most wanted in slowmotion because golfswing is one second only thank you

@ChangeGolfInstruction 4 ай бұрын

@@vreeke777 Ha ha. Okay. Sorry 🤣🥴