Over The Top Golf Swing…Get Rid Of It!
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One of the most common mistakes with beginner golfers is the dreaded “over the top golf swing”. This is a premature move of the upper body when starting the downswing. This is a “hit” mentality, that can cause sequence and timing issues in your golf swing.
Look at Figure 1 below which is the common over the top move in the golf swing. Now take a look at Figure 2 which is the proper downswing sequence, that will promote an inside attack on the golf ball, and fix a golf slice immediately.
Golf Tips To Cure Your Over The Top Golf Swing
Golf Tip 1: Bump Your Left Hip To Start Downswing
Golf Tip 2: Pause At Top Of Backswing To Give Lower Body A Chance To Start First.
Golf Tip 3: Let Your Arms Drop With No Move Towards Target.
Golf Tip 4: Right Elbow To Hip In Golf Swing As Soon As You Can Ala Ben Hogan.
Golf Tip 5: Rotate Hips BEFORE you drop your arms. This will creat separation between upper and lower body.
Golf Tip 6: Keep Your Left Arm Close To Your Chest Throughout Entire Golf Swing For A Connected Golf Swing.
Important: Improving in golf by stretching will also allow you a full backswing, making it much easier to come down from the inside.
My name is Mike Pedersen, and not only am I a golf swing trainer, but I am a fanatic student of the golf swing. I have spent the past 15 years studying the game.