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Why Emphasize Backswing? Ali(엘리) Kim Pro

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or many of you who enjoy golf, the typical backswing type, it into upper and lower body parts.
Fwhich is not usually distant, is done through set up and on The first is the movement of the lower body.
the way to the takeaway, by not first turning with your shoulder, After addressing, you should think that my right space should be
but using only your arm, while the left stays in the side of left wide from the starting point of the pelvis.
foot. But when the lower body is misused and pushed to the right,
If you look at the swing of the pros or long hitters, you can see or the pelvis is pushed outwards, it becomes reverse and sways
that the upper body rotates a lot and the upper body twists and to the right space, which ends up with no room for downswing.
makes enough space in the backswing top. Do the address as shown in the picture on the right, then rotate
Golfers who cannot hit far or have a tendency to swing only with the pelvis to the back while standing still, so that the right knee
their arms will be able to see their own body stay still and swing does not slide or unfold.
only with arms to the top position. If the right knee is pushed or unfolded, it will not turn, and if the
Backswing, from wedges to drivers, need to have enough space body is pushed to the right or turn awkwardly during the swing,
on the right to create a distance for each club. If you Backswing it will not be able to exert its rotational force.
using only the arms or, worse, sway the upper body to the left, When the arm turns with my body, I need to make room natu-
then you might consider today’s lesson that you are not getting rally.
enough room for your swing. If the upper body sways, the ball When you swing only with arms, like the picture on the left,
will not be able to deliver the force, but instead, it will become swing becomes hard and provides not enough room to rotate
empty and distant, resulting in more missed shots and loss of because the club is close to the body while swinging down from
power, which will add to the loss of the distance. top to bottom.
That’s why many lesson pros emphasize the rotation of the back- If you do backswing with enough space, your left foot will be
swing from the upper body endlessly. ready for downswing, and the club will feel like it’s going to be
The rotation of the upper body is a very basic part of the golf spread in the swing track. Then swing will be easy for any club
swing. and will be able to do powerful swing due to the rotation speed.
Only when you rotate can you create the best power on the spot Minimize the knee movement and rotate the pelvis backward
and accelerate with the action of unrolling the club. when performing the correct picture backswing.
From now on, try to think about ways to make space by dividing When rotating the upper body, both arms must be in my body
and my right shoulder should not fall back.
If you swing like the wrong backswing picture, your knee should
not be pushed sideways or stretched out. When you backswing,
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you should not swing with your arms without turning your up-
per body.
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