Ernie Els Golf Swing

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Ernie Els or the Big Easy as he is known, has one of the most powerful yet gentlest golf swings in the world. The Ernie Els Golf Swing is a swing that combines exceptional strength, and power with a delicate touch. Graceful and fluid, the Ernie Els Golf Swing is a sight of pure rhythm and tempo where it sweeps the club back low and slow in the early stages of the takeaway or the classic one-piece action. This introduces width and co-ordination in the swing immediately- essential for all full shots, but particularly with the longer clubs. Looking closely at Ernie Els Golf Swing, one would see that his upper body, hands, arms and the club all move away from the ball in harmony. The wrists are almost completely passive- they only start to hinge as the hand reach a point just beyond the right hip. Let's look more closely at the Ernie Els Golf Swing in details.

1. The Address

Ernie Els emphasizes the importance of good posture and a comfortable, relaxed set-up to the ball. Like all the best players, his head is kept up, at address and his arms hang down naturally, free of tension, from the shoulders.

2. Turn and Set

Having made the perfect one-piece takeaway. Ernie cocks the wrists, setting the club on an ideal plane. His supper body starts to rotate, with his left shoulder truning uder the chin.

3. At the top

This is a superb position at the top of the backswing, and is a model for anyone working to improve their swing. The shoulders have made a full 90 degrees trun, the hips and knees resisting the rotary motion of the upper body.

4.The Downswing

In all the best swings the club drops slightly inside the line on the way down. The Erniel Els Golf Swing mainatins perfect balance and rhythm, placing him in the ideal position to attack the back of the ball.

5.Through Impact

Once again this is the perfect position of the Ernie Els Golf Swing- one that handicap players should visualize and copy. Ernie's head maintains its postion slightly behind the impact point while the club freewheels into the followthrough.

6. The Follow Through

A perfectly balanced finish, is a sure confirmation that all the elements of the Ernie Els Golf Swing have been put together correctly- a major key to solid and consistent iron play.

Golf Swing Sequence

In order to make a good golf swing sequence, three main points should be kept in mind:

• Keep your head behind the ball from start to finish.
• Put 60 percent of your weight on your right foot since the ball is forward in your stance and the ball is on a tee.
• Make sure that your left shoulder starts slightly higher than your right (which should happen naturally since your right
hand is lower on the club than your left).

Stance

Before starting the golf swing sequence make a good stance first. Position the ball off the inside of your left heel. Your head should be just behind the ball, but your hands need to be directly in line with the ball. Your grip should tilt your shoulders so that your left shoulder is slightly higher than your right one. Your feet should be shoulder width apart.

First Move

To begin your golf swing sequence, your hands, arms, shoulders, and the clubhead should turn back and inside away from the ball, with your wrists beginning to hinge.

Halfway Back

As you move the club farther back in your golf swing sequence, your wrists hinge more as your hands move toward your right hip. The club should be at a 45-degree angle to your right hip, with your weight slowly moving into your right heel.

Top of backswing

At the top of your backswing, the shaft of the club should be roughly parallel to the ground.
That depends on your own range of motion—more flexible golfers could take the shaft past
parallel, while less flexible golfers might not be able to reach parallel. Ideally, your left arm at
this point of your golf swing sequence should be as long as it was at address. Your left shoulder should be behind the ball to make a full turn, and the clubhead should be pointing in the general direction of the target. Most of your weight should be toward the inside of your right heel.

Starting Downswing

As you begin your downswing in your golf swing sequence, you should feel as if the center of your body is unwinding while your head stays back. The grip end of the club should be moving downward along an inside path toward the ball, and your weight should start moving into your left foot. As you reach this position, your hands will be driving the grip end of the club to the ball. Notice that the clubhead is lagging behind your hands and your knees are still facing the ball.

Impact

At impact, your head should be behind the club. In this golf swing sequence. your left arm, your left shoulder, and the club should form a straight line coming up from the ball. The inside of your right foot should still be on the ground, and your hips and belt buckle should have rotated toward the target.

Halfway Through

Just after impact, the club should be pointing toward the target. Your right heel will be coming
up off the ground, and your right wrist will have rolled over your left wrist.

Finish

At the finish of your golf swing sequence, all your weight should be over your left heel. Your right shoulder should be lower than your left, just as when you started the swing. The shaft of the club should be right behind your neck. Your right heel will be up in the air, with only the right toe touching the ground, and your belt buckle should be pointing toward the target. (That will depend on your flexibility: The belt buckle could be more left for those with a greater range of motion, or more right for those who are less flexible. Either way is generally okay.)

A balanced finish is critical to completing a good golf swing sequence. Without balance, you will not be able to successfully repeat the swing on a consistent basis. While the position may be uncomfortable when you are just beginning to play, you will need to practice it and get your body used to supporting your weight in that position. To work on your swing balance, close your eyes
for an entire practice of your golf swing sequence and hold the finish position for five seconds without opening your eyes. Being able to do so is a good indication of your ability to make a balanced swing.

Golf Swing Pull

The golf swing pull is a shot that starts left and stays left, unlike a hook, which starts right of the target and curves left. The pull is caused when the club comes from outside the target line on the downswing and you pull across your body.

Players who suffer from a golf swing pull would do well to spend time hitting shots with the ball below their feet. This sets the swing on a more upright plane, and eliminates the excessively in-to-out wing path that cause big golf swing pull. Gradually the downswing attack is forced to become more on line and the tendency to pull will disappear. Or one could also use bigger grips that could then slow down your hands and help you beat the problem.

A lot of people who commit a golf swing pull can be traced to their improper backswing. Look for four things in your backswing:

1. Your left arm and your shoulders must be on the same slope. In other words, your arm and shoulders are parallel.

2. The top of your swing is basically controlled by your right arm, which forms a right angle at the top of the swing. Your elbow is about a dollar bill’s length away from your rib cage.

3. Your shoulders turn so that they’re at 90 degrees to the target line.

4. The clubface is angled parallel to your left arm and your shoulders. Your left wrist controls this position. Ideally, your wrist angle remains unchanged from address to the top. That way, the relationship between the clubface and your left arm is constant. If your wrist angle does change, the clubface and your left arm will be on different planes — and that’s a problem.

If your wrist angle changes, it’s either bowed or cupped. A bowed (bent-forward) left wrist at the top makes the clubface “look” skyward in what is called a closed position. From that position, a golf swing pull is likely. A cupped (bent-backward) wrist makes the clubface more visible to someone looking you in the face. A cupped wrist leads to an open position, which probably results in a slice.

Most of the time golf swing pull is caused when your shoulders “open” too fast in the downswing. For the proper sequence, your shoulders should remain as close to parallel to the target line as possible at impact. Here’s a checklist that will help you cure your golf swing pull:

1. Check your alignment. If you’re aimed too far to the right, your body will slow down on the downswing and allow your shoulders to open at impact to bring the club back to the target.

2. Check your weight shift. If you don’t shift your weight to your left side on the downswing, you’ll spin your hips out of the way too fast, causing your shoulders to open up too quickly and hit a putrid pull. So shift those hips toward the target on the downswing until your weight is on
your left side after impact.

3. Check your grip pressure. Too tight a grip on the club will cause you to tense up on the downswing and come over the top for a pull.

4. Check your distance from the ball. Too close and you’ll instinctively pull inward on your forward swing — which means pulling to the left.