Swing the Club Like You Swing a Bat
OK, so maybe you can’t swing like Tiger Woods. Well, here is a new way at looking at the golf swing. I first read about it in the August edition of Golf Digest magazine. The no backswing swing (NBS) was pioneered by some old dude called Dr. Jim Suttie and Dr. T.J. Tomasi. After all, this was created by two doctors so this must be good right??
Yes, and no. The swing is fundamentally sound. In many ways, swinging the club is like swinging a baseball. The motions are similar. What I like about the NBS is that it reduces mishits. To me, it’s a beginner’s swing. If you’re just starting golf and you’re having a hard time hitting the damn ball, this might be a swing to try.
Think of it like playing T-ball. You wind up, stay in your stance, then hit the ball.
What I don’t like about it is that the traditional golf swing promotes tempo and rhythm. If you watch someone like Ernie Els swing the golf club, you notice a certain rhythm and tempo in the way he swings. In many ways, Vijay swings it the same with good rhythm and tempo. The NBS is a herky-jerky movement, you’ll hit the ball for sure but I think you have trouble with the feel of distance and how far to take the club back. I know when I swing, I use the pendulum motion to gage how far I need to take it back and how hard I need to swing through to get the desired distance and feel.
Plus, if you start with the NBS, I think you’ll have a hard time switching back to a conventional swing when you want to start feeling your swing again.
The no backswing swing, golf tips
October 3rd, 2007 at 3:54 pm
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October 11th, 2007 at 4:46 am
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