In my current video series we combine the analyses of Harry Vardon [6-time British Open Champ circa 1900s], Moe Norman, Bryson DeChambeau, Jon Rahm, Ben Hogan and Peter Croker, PGA-Australia [my mentor].

Though we cover the differences between these great golf swings, we also definitively point out very important similarities that escape the attention of most golfers [and/or serve to remind us of key fundamentals we can all tend to forget].

Let’s look at one of those fundamental similarities between these greats of the game that escape most golfers include:

> Keeping The Club Head Low In The Take Back…

– versus cocking the hands early or rolling the forearms early to “work” the club head…

– this early “working” of the club head up or around-inside causes many issues that require various compensations during the rest of the swing which will be difficult to do given the tightening of the grip that will reduce “feel” for the club head.

– …this early “working” of the club head up or inside versus what we see from the great ball strikers also reduces the natural spring loading of the hands-wrists-forearms…

– …while also reducing the spring loading of the shoulders against the hips in the back swing.

– …while also making it necessary to “time” the syncing of the hands and hips and shoulders, versus using the left hand to push against the right hand which automatically syncs the hands-hips-shoulders…

– …that is, once the left wrist cocks or rolls, it can no longer push against the right hand [which is effectively a structural extension of the right side of the body]…

– …and therefore the left hand will not be able to effectively push the body into rotation; in short, this early “working” of the club head creates disconnection between the hands and body.

– So it is the connection between the hands and body which leads to the built-in coordination between the hands and body;

– once the hands and body disconnect then thinking is required to try to reconnect the hands and body…

– …and we all know what “thinking” can do to a golf swing!

> It is by keeping the hands connected that we automatically connect and coordinate the syncing between the hands and the body…

– …thus eliminating the need to think; that is, if you are over-thinking your golf swing, let’s get to the root cause of that “thinking”…

– …versus telling ourselves to stop thinking so much; that is as much of a problem as the thinking itself eh.

Well there are more insights to be had from the analyses of these great ball strikers, but we’ll leave right there for now.

Signing off for now – Ted Williams.

Questions….comments…ideas for future videos and articles; write me at TWilliams@MyGolfingStore.com.