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.