YOUR ELBOW LINE IN RELATION TO YOUR SHOULDER LINE
DETERMINES THE SWING PATH OF YOUR CLUBFACE
Many professional golf instructors as well as golfers mistakenly believe that it is the relationship between the shoulder line and the target or directional line that determines the swing path of the clubface.
However, the body does not have a clue as to the target or directional line. The target or directional line could be at right angles to the shoulder line and the body would not know the difference.
The body does know how the shoulders are aligned in relation to the elbow line- the imaginary line running across the inside creases of the elbow joints.
When the elbow line is pointing to the inside of the shoulder line an out-to-in swing path of the clubface is created. However, unless locked-in the relationship between the shoulder line and the elbow line can be changed by almost any subsequent body movement.
When the elbow line is pointing to the outside of the shoulder line an in-to-out swing path of the clubface is created. Again, unless locked-in almost any subsequent body movement can change the relationship between the shoulder line and the elbow line.
When the elbow line is aligned parallel with the shoulder line an online swing path of the clubface is created. This relationship likewise can be changed with any subsequent body movement unless it is locked-in.
The only golf method that locks-in an online swing path of the clubface are the Locked-In Techniques™ discussed in such books as my How To Hit A Golf Ball As Straight-As-An-Arrow and How To Lock-In A Perfect Golf Swing, all of which can be found at lockedingolf.com.
Monday, August 2, 2010
Gordon Jackson's Golf Tip of the Day-July 31, 2010
BONE ALIGNMENT IS THE KEY TO CREATING A STRAIGHT GOLF SHOT
In order to hit a straight golf shot on line with your target your elbow, wrist and shoulder bones must be aligned as follows when your clubface contacts your ball at impact:
1. Your elbow bones must be aligned squarely parallel with your shoulder bones.
2. Your wrist bones must be aligned to unhinge squarely to your ball at impact.
3. Your shoulders must be aligned squarely parallel with your intended target line.
4. The mid point of your shoulder bones (at the top of your clavicle bone) must be
aligned squarely perpendicularly to the back of your ball.
The only golf method that establishes these four bone alignments during the setup proceedings and keeps them locked-in during the remainder of the setup routine and golf swing are the Locked-In Techniques I discuss in my golf books such as How To Lock-In A Perfect Golf Swing and How To Hit A Golf Ball as Straight-As-An-Arrow all of which that can be found at lockedingolf.com.
In order to hit a straight golf shot on line with your target your elbow, wrist and shoulder bones must be aligned as follows when your clubface contacts your ball at impact:
1. Your elbow bones must be aligned squarely parallel with your shoulder bones.
2. Your wrist bones must be aligned to unhinge squarely to your ball at impact.
3. Your shoulders must be aligned squarely parallel with your intended target line.
4. The mid point of your shoulder bones (at the top of your clavicle bone) must be
aligned squarely perpendicularly to the back of your ball.
The only golf method that establishes these four bone alignments during the setup proceedings and keeps them locked-in during the remainder of the setup routine and golf swing are the Locked-In Techniques I discuss in my golf books such as How To Lock-In A Perfect Golf Swing and How To Hit A Golf Ball as Straight-As-An-Arrow all of which that can be found at lockedingolf.com.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Gordon Jackson's Golf Tip of the Day-July 28, 2010
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU CENTER THE SWEET SPOT OF YOUR CLUB-
FACE APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF INCH BEHIND YOUR BALL?
Some golfers routinely center the face of their clubs about one-half inch behind their golf ball during their setup proceedings. Typically, through trial and error, they have come to experience a relatively straight ball flight by using this setup procedure.
It theoretically produces a relatively straight ball flight if all the following conditions are met:
First, you must assume a comfortable stance and posture to the ball as well as align your shoulders parallel with your target line while the clubface is positioned about one-half inch behind the ball before assuming a conventional overlap, interlock or baseball style of grip.
Then without moving your feet in any manner, you must assume either a conventional overlap, interlock or baseball style of grip while the sweet spot of your clubface remains centered about one-half inch behind the ball.
Once you assume your grip with the lifeline of your back hand locked squarely on your front-hand thumb, you must the keep your front heel planted, keep both feet in place, keep your head steady and execute a simple backswing and deliver the sweet spot of your clubface to the ball at impact.
This technique theoretically delivers a relatively square clubface to the ball on a path that relatively matches the target line at impact because the clubface is displaced just enough from the back of the ball to square it with the ball during the downswing.
I do not endorse this technique because, unlike my Locked-In Techniques, this procedure does not lock-in a square clubface alignment and an online swing path that remains locked-in during the remainder of the setup proceedings and the golf swing.
It also requires a relatively flat surface.
Nonetheless, you may want to try it just for the experience.
FACE APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF INCH BEHIND YOUR BALL?
Some golfers routinely center the face of their clubs about one-half inch behind their golf ball during their setup proceedings. Typically, through trial and error, they have come to experience a relatively straight ball flight by using this setup procedure.
It theoretically produces a relatively straight ball flight if all the following conditions are met:
First, you must assume a comfortable stance and posture to the ball as well as align your shoulders parallel with your target line while the clubface is positioned about one-half inch behind the ball before assuming a conventional overlap, interlock or baseball style of grip.
Then without moving your feet in any manner, you must assume either a conventional overlap, interlock or baseball style of grip while the sweet spot of your clubface remains centered about one-half inch behind the ball.
Once you assume your grip with the lifeline of your back hand locked squarely on your front-hand thumb, you must the keep your front heel planted, keep both feet in place, keep your head steady and execute a simple backswing and deliver the sweet spot of your clubface to the ball at impact.
This technique theoretically delivers a relatively square clubface to the ball on a path that relatively matches the target line at impact because the clubface is displaced just enough from the back of the ball to square it with the ball during the downswing.
I do not endorse this technique because, unlike my Locked-In Techniques, this procedure does not lock-in a square clubface alignment and an online swing path that remains locked-in during the remainder of the setup proceedings and the golf swing.
It also requires a relatively flat surface.
Nonetheless, you may want to try it just for the experience.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Gordon Jackson's Golf Tip of the Day-July 24, 2010
THE REAL "SECRET" TO HITTING A PERFECT GOLF SHOT
The real secret to hitting a pure and perfect, straight-as-an-arrow, golf shot directly to your target is to first lock-in a straight ball flight alignment. This means you must move some body part in some manner between the time you assume a conventional (diagonal) front-hand grip-- I characterize as a lead-hand grip in many of my books-- and the time you grip your back-hand grip--I characterize as a trail-hand grip in many of my books-- and then lock your back-hand lifeline on your front-hand thumb either one or two times depending on the type of body movement.
You also can lock-in a straight ball flight alignment by moving some body part after you have assumed either a conventional overlap, interlock or baseball grip and then lock your back-hand lifeline on your front-hand thumb a specific number of times.
It took me more than ten years to determine what body parts to move and precisely how to lock my back-hand lifeline on my front-hand thumb a specific number of times to lock-in a straight ball flight alignment. All together I have been able to design, develop and perfect more than 100 techniques to lock-in a square clubface alignment and an online swing path of the clubface.
Many of my Locked-In Techniques are featured in such books as How to Hit a Golf Ball as Straight-as-an-Arrow and How to Lock-In a Perfect Golf Swing. Others are featured in DVDs and Special Reports that can be found on lockedingolf.com.
Some are posted on my different blogs such as the Incomparable Locked-In Golf Technique, the Gigantic Locked-In Golf Technique and the Unmatched Locked-In Golf Technique.
However, locking-in a straight ball flight alignment is just the first step to hitting a pure and perfect straight golf shot. It then requires a test to determine whether you have followed the instructions correctly and truly have locked-in a straight ball flight alignment, plus the steps below to the letter.
1. Once you have locked-in a straight ball flight alignment, you must assume a comfortable stance and posture to your ball.
2, You must then center the sweet spot of your clubface as near to the back of your ball as possible without moving your ball in the process. (This is your "locked-in " bottom-out point. If the sweet spot of your clubface is positioned anywhere else behind your ball it will become the bottom-out point and a straight ball flight to your target will become impossible.)
3. You must then align your shoulders parallel with your target, if not already so aligned, while the sweet spot of your clubface remains centered as near to the back of your ball as possible without moving your ball in the process.
4. You must then keep your head steady (without allowing it to move up or down), your front-heel planted and execute a regular golf swing without attempting to manipulate the club in any way at any point in either the backswing or downswing.
THEN WATCH YOUR BALL FLY AS STRAIGHT-AS-AN-ARROW DIRECTLY TO YOUR TARGET.
The real secret to hitting a pure and perfect, straight-as-an-arrow, golf shot directly to your target is to first lock-in a straight ball flight alignment. This means you must move some body part in some manner between the time you assume a conventional (diagonal) front-hand grip-- I characterize as a lead-hand grip in many of my books-- and the time you grip your back-hand grip--I characterize as a trail-hand grip in many of my books-- and then lock your back-hand lifeline on your front-hand thumb either one or two times depending on the type of body movement.
You also can lock-in a straight ball flight alignment by moving some body part after you have assumed either a conventional overlap, interlock or baseball grip and then lock your back-hand lifeline on your front-hand thumb a specific number of times.
It took me more than ten years to determine what body parts to move and precisely how to lock my back-hand lifeline on my front-hand thumb a specific number of times to lock-in a straight ball flight alignment. All together I have been able to design, develop and perfect more than 100 techniques to lock-in a square clubface alignment and an online swing path of the clubface.
Many of my Locked-In Techniques are featured in such books as How to Hit a Golf Ball as Straight-as-an-Arrow and How to Lock-In a Perfect Golf Swing. Others are featured in DVDs and Special Reports that can be found on lockedingolf.com.
Some are posted on my different blogs such as the Incomparable Locked-In Golf Technique, the Gigantic Locked-In Golf Technique and the Unmatched Locked-In Golf Technique.
However, locking-in a straight ball flight alignment is just the first step to hitting a pure and perfect straight golf shot. It then requires a test to determine whether you have followed the instructions correctly and truly have locked-in a straight ball flight alignment, plus the steps below to the letter.
1. Once you have locked-in a straight ball flight alignment, you must assume a comfortable stance and posture to your ball.
2, You must then center the sweet spot of your clubface as near to the back of your ball as possible without moving your ball in the process. (This is your "locked-in " bottom-out point. If the sweet spot of your clubface is positioned anywhere else behind your ball it will become the bottom-out point and a straight ball flight to your target will become impossible.)
3. You must then align your shoulders parallel with your target, if not already so aligned, while the sweet spot of your clubface remains centered as near to the back of your ball as possible without moving your ball in the process.
4. You must then keep your head steady (without allowing it to move up or down), your front-heel planted and execute a regular golf swing without attempting to manipulate the club in any way at any point in either the backswing or downswing.
THEN WATCH YOUR BALL FLY AS STRAIGHT-AS-AN-ARROW DIRECTLY TO YOUR TARGET.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Gordon Jackson's Golf Tip of the Day- July 22, 2010
WHY SLICES AND PULLS ARE SIBLINGS, WHY PUSHES AND HOOKS ALSO ARE SIBLINGS AND WHY SLICES AND HOOKS ARE FIRST COUSINS
The clubface cycles through various ball flight alignments in response to different body movements such as widening or narrowing the stance after the hands are gripped on the club.
At the very instant the hands are gripped on a club handle with either a conventional overlap, interlock or baseball style of grip the clubface rotates to a slice ball flight alignment and to an out-to-in swing path. This alignment is in the middle of the ball flight spectrum. At this point, the clubface is aligned openly on an out-to-in swing path, creating a slice ball flight alignment..
If you were then to narrow your stance slightly the swing path of the clubface would remain on and out-to-in path but would rotate to a closed alignment and create a pull ball flight alignment. The fact the alignment of the clubface changed but the swing path did not makes the relationship between a slice and a pull that of siblings, figuratively speaking.
However, were you to assume a conventional grip and then widen your stance slightly, the your clubface would rotate to a closed alignment and the path of your clubface would rotate to an in-to-out path, creating a hook ball flight alignment. Since both the alignment and path of the clubface changed as a result of widening your stance slightly, the relationship between a slice and a hook is that of first cousins, figuratively speaking.
When the stance is widened more after the clubface rotates to a hook ball flight alignment the alignment of the clubface will rotate from a closed position to an open position but the path of the clubface will remain on an in-to-out path, creating a push ball flight alignment. Since only the alignment of the clubface changed instead of both the alignment and path of the clubface in response to widening the stance more from a hook, the relationship between a hook and a push is that of siblings, figuratively speaking.
The clubface cycles through various ball flight alignments in response to different body movements such as widening or narrowing the stance after the hands are gripped on the club.
At the very instant the hands are gripped on a club handle with either a conventional overlap, interlock or baseball style of grip the clubface rotates to a slice ball flight alignment and to an out-to-in swing path. This alignment is in the middle of the ball flight spectrum. At this point, the clubface is aligned openly on an out-to-in swing path, creating a slice ball flight alignment..
If you were then to narrow your stance slightly the swing path of the clubface would remain on and out-to-in path but would rotate to a closed alignment and create a pull ball flight alignment. The fact the alignment of the clubface changed but the swing path did not makes the relationship between a slice and a pull that of siblings, figuratively speaking.
However, were you to assume a conventional grip and then widen your stance slightly, the your clubface would rotate to a closed alignment and the path of your clubface would rotate to an in-to-out path, creating a hook ball flight alignment. Since both the alignment and path of the clubface changed as a result of widening your stance slightly, the relationship between a slice and a hook is that of first cousins, figuratively speaking.
When the stance is widened more after the clubface rotates to a hook ball flight alignment the alignment of the clubface will rotate from a closed position to an open position but the path of the clubface will remain on an in-to-out path, creating a push ball flight alignment. Since only the alignment of the clubface changed instead of both the alignment and path of the clubface in response to widening the stance more from a hook, the relationship between a hook and a push is that of siblings, figuratively speaking.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Gordon Jackson's Golf Tip of the Day- July19, 2010
HOW TO DETERMINE WHERE YOUR BALL LANDS
IN BRIGHT SUNNY CONDITIONS
If you have too much sun in your eyes or, too vision impaired, to see the flight of
your ball there is a technique to determine the direction of your ball and approximately
where it lands.
Simply follow these steps:
1. Maintain your follow-through and posture.
2. Close your left eye if right-handed or your right eye if left-handed and then
turn your head in the direction of your target while immobilizing your body.
3. The direction your open eye points (sees) will be the direction your ball flew.
4. Also, by knowing the relative distance your ball would fly with the club in use
you likewise will know approximately where your ball landed
The most significant benefit of this technique is to know whether you hit your
ball in the direction of your target, hooked or pulled it to the inside of your body line
or sliced or pushed to the outside of your body line.
It also could save you a lot of lost time in an attempt to otherwise find your ball.
IN BRIGHT SUNNY CONDITIONS
If you have too much sun in your eyes or, too vision impaired, to see the flight of
your ball there is a technique to determine the direction of your ball and approximately
where it lands.
Simply follow these steps:
1. Maintain your follow-through and posture.
2. Close your left eye if right-handed or your right eye if left-handed and then
turn your head in the direction of your target while immobilizing your body.
3. The direction your open eye points (sees) will be the direction your ball flew.
4. Also, by knowing the relative distance your ball would fly with the club in use
you likewise will know approximately where your ball landed
The most significant benefit of this technique is to know whether you hit your
ball in the direction of your target, hooked or pulled it to the inside of your body line
or sliced or pushed to the outside of your body line.
It also could save you a lot of lost time in an attempt to otherwise find your ball.
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Gordon Jackson's Golf Tip of the day- July 17, 2010
MOST SHANKS ARE NOT TRUE SHANKED GOLF SHOTS
Most so-called shanked golf shots are not true shanks. Most are push-slice golf shots.
They look very much alike in terms of ball flight in that both fly extremely to the out-
side of the body line.
However, it is very difficult to hit a true shanked golf shot because it requires the
hosel of the clubface to contact the ball instead of the face of the club.
Unless you are standing extremely away from the ball at final address a true shank
is difficult to hit.
On the hand other hand a push-slice golf shot is very easy to hit because the face instead
of the club is what contacts the ball at impact. The similar appearance of ball flight is
what causes so many golfers to assume they shanked their ball instead of push-sliced
it.
Most golfers who habitually push-slice their golf shots move around quite a bit before
finally addressing the ball or widen their stance appreciably when finally addressing the ball.
Try this experiment and see for yourself how easy it is to hit a push-slice golf shot.
First, assume a comfortable posture and stance to your ball before gripping your club
handle.
Next, center the sweet spot of your clubface as near to the back of your ball as possible
without moving your ball during the process. Then assume either an overlap, interlock
or baseball type of grip on your club handle. DO NOT UNLOCK YOUR BACK-HAND
LIFELINE FROM YOUR FRONT-HAND THUMB AFTER COMPLETING YOUR GRIP.
Lastly, widen your stance as wide as comfortably possible while keeping your clubface as
near to the back of your ball as possible without moving your ball in the process and then
simply swing your club naturally without trying to manipulate it in any way.
If you follow my instructions precisely you should observe your ball flying extremely
to the outside of your body line in the same flight pattern as a shank. The only
difference is that you did not shank your ball but rather push-sliced it.
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