I'm Confused...Do The Arms Go First or The Body?

Well I had a lesson yesterday that also taught me a lesson. It is real easy for the student to interpret what you asked them to do and multiply it by four and get themselves in more trouble then what they are in in the first place. Don't over cook it.

The student said, wait a minute....you told me to turn my body and now you're telling me to lead with the arms and shut the body down? Yes. Well earlier this student had very little movement in the body and now exaggerated the first assignment to such an extent that he was moving all over the place. What some refer to as "swimming" in the golf swing.

What we're trying to achieve is a balance and coordinated effort between the body and the arms. Under normal circumstance MOST people will feel as though their arms are moving faster than the body but in actuality the motion is coordinated. The arms do move faster on the downswing because of "angular acceleration" just like a line of soldiers marching a column left.

Moral of the story is don't over cook it, and if you do don't fret. Touring pros do it all the time. How do think pros can go from winning a tournament one week and then missing the cut the next! They had a good thing going and then they started to over emphasize it and it bit'em.

Now the pro has to start all over again. I don't feel sorry for him...he probably has a jet plane!