Golf Backswing: Get golf tips on how to trigger the proper initiation of the backswing. Learn correct weight transfer sequence, plane path & pause with right & left wrist, hand, arm, leg, knee, elbow, shoulder and hip moves.

Finally, stop sway, poor pivot mechanics, and clubface positions with checkpoint swing thoughts, Youtube videos, techniques and drills below. All golf programs, whether online, on DVD or in a book must have them. So I share my thoughts with you.

Of course, your golf grip, stance and downswing are important elements of the swing that have to be mastered for your golf backswing to be effective.

I have listed 10 good and simple tips, swing thoughts or drills and a featured backswing video below to help you cure your backswing and takeaway faults.

Tip 1: Low Putter-Like Takeaway – Begin the takeaway by keeping the clubhead low to the ground and smoothly moving it straight back like you are taking back a putter. You don’t want to be a jerk. A golf backswing jerker that is.

Tip 2: Back Heel Weight Transfer – When swinging the club back, feel as if your weight is slowly transferring to the inside and front of your back heel. By the time the club is over your shoulder this pressure on the inside of your back heel will support the weight of your arms, club, shoulder and hips that have rotated to the back. This is crucial for maintaining balance.

Tip 3: Anchored Right Leg – The back leg is the anchor holding your backswing together in the correct posture and body positions. Maintain its bend and position and keep your weight inside the back leg as the club goes back. This anchoring allows your hips, core and shoulders to coil storing up power.

Tip 4: Glass Plane Over Legs - Act as if there is a glass plane six inches or so in front of you legs. Don’t let you hands or club head go behind this glass until your hands and club are above waist level. At waist level the club should be pointed down the target line just above your toes.

Tip 5: Don’t Pull / Rotate Shoulders – Don’t develop the lazy front shoulder swing fault and power leak many amateur golfers develop without even knowing. The front shoulder is to be rotated around the spine not pulled around the body by the right arm and hand. Pulling the front shoulder will bring you out of posture, destroy your coil and cause a calamity of a swing.

Tip 6: Hips & Shoulder Turn Ratio – Your hips should only turn as much as needed to allow a full shoulder turn. If you over do you hip turn you will sap power out of your coil. The more differential you have between the shoulder and hip turn, the further the ball will travel. Tip 3 should help you achieve your best possible ratio.

Tip 7: Consistent Wrist Hinge Timing – Different swing teachers will stress an early, late or gradual wrist hinge. I have tried all of the above. My advice is to go with the style that you can perform the most naturally. Further, make sure you stick with the same wrist hinge timing from swing to swing. If you don’t, you will struggle with your swing tempo.

Tip 8: Precise Left Forearm Rotation – Funny thing is that most golfers don’t even know that their left forearm rotates on the backswing. Nonetheless, most do it naturally. A problem, however, arises in how much they rotate it. Focus on rotating you lead forearm about 90 degrees on every backswing. Being precise will go a long way.

Tip 9: Hip Sway Not Okay - Your hips turn, but must not sway on the golf backswing. Hip sway will bring your weight outside of your back foot and throw you off balance, amongst other things. This poor hip movement is a sign that you have not followed tip 3 above.

Tip 10: Horizontal Head Sway Okay – Head sway horizontally away from the ball is okay in the backswing. In fact, it is the result of a full shoulder turn. Vertical head movement, however, is not proper technique on your golf backswing.

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