Move Left Knee Towards Ball
This swing thought has you concentrating on moving the left knee towards the ball during the backswing, or in other … Read More
This section provides a wide variety of helpful swing thoughts – or swing keys – to fill your golfing head with. They are fully illustrated and a detailed description along with tips are provided to make sure they are correctly incorporated into your game or practice sessions.
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What are swing thoughts?
A swing thought highlights a very specific element of the swing that a golfer tries to focus on when hitting a golf shot. They often take the form of metaphors that lead your brain (and muscles) into executing specific actions.
Why are they useful?
They are best used whenever you are trying to correct something in particular or whenever you need to bring your golf swing back to the basics, or to one of its core elements. Over the course of a long enough stretch of time a golf swing will gradually and incrementally change and it will do so often without the golfer realizing it. In trying to hit better shots golfers will incorporate minor adjustments which when combined will result in a dramatically different golf swing. Focusing on key swing thoughts will allow a golfer to bring his swing back to where it was, or to where it needs to be.
Alternatively, focusing on an entirely new swing key can help any golfer who is struggling with a particular aspect of his game fix that problematic area.
How many should I have in my head at one time?
While very useful individually, filling one’s head with too many thoughts can be disorienting and will lead to a lack of focus, which negates the key objective being pursued.
Golfers that play at their best will usually carry no swing thoughts at all during a round and instead will swing instinctively at the ball. Indeed, a study found 75 of PGA Professionals have no swing thoughts at all. At most, a typical golfer should refrain from having more than one swing thought at a time when playing a round of golf. However, whenever practicing and trying to groove a swing it can be helpful to experiment with various swing thoughts. Still, it is important to remember that swing keys steer your brain into focusing on a specific aspect of your swing. And filling one’s head with too many at a time will negatively crowd your brain and will not allow it to focus properly.
This swing thought has you concentrating on moving the left knee towards the ball during the backswing, or in other … Read More
Also Known As: “Keep feet still; don’t lift them from the ground”. This swing thought has you focusing on keeping … Read More
This swing thought encourages you to allow the heel of your left foot to come off from the ground during … Read More
Also Known As: “Don’t bend the left elbow”. This swing thought reminds you to keep your left arm stiff during … Read More
This swing thought encourages you to focus on keeping your backswing compact – or in other words short – and … Read More
Also Known As: “Grip the club like you are holding a tube of toothpaste”. Through a metaphor this swing thought … Read More
This swing thought has you focusing on the back of the golf ball as you first address it, and throughout … Read More
This swing thought has you focusing on the front of the golf ball as you first address it, and throughout … Read More
Also Known As: “Hands ahead of the ball” or “Press hands forward”. This swing thought reminds you to press your … Read More
While swing thoughts are organized on this website by the swing sequence they relate to you are invited to review … Read More
The following top 5 swing thoughts relate specifically to shots made using irons. This differs from the way thoughts are … Read More
The swing thoughts below are your best allies whenever facing shots using wedges. They consist of mental images or focus … Read More
Also Known As: “Keep Your Head on the Same Vertical Spot” or “Don’t Bob your Head Up and Down”. This … Read More
Also Known As: “Don’t lock your knees”. This swing thought has you concentrating on making sure your knees don’t lock … Read More
Also Known As: “Imagine you are holding a bucket of water”. This swing thought uses a metaphor to try and … Read More
This swing thought reminds you to transfer weight during your swing through upper body rotation specifically. This is in contrast … Read More
This swing thought reminds you to shift weight towards the back/right foot during the backswing and towards the front/left foot … Read More
Also Known As: “Finish High”. This swing thought encourages you to adopt a “standing tall” position when you finish your … Read More
This swing thought brings your focus on the correct sequence of actions that make up a golf swing. At the … Read More
This swing thought reminds you to execute your swing using a ‘good’ tempo. This is in contrast to moving from … Read More